The Tourism and Leisure Industry: Shaping the Future

ISBN-13: 9780789021038 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 358 str.

Klaus Weiermair; Christine Mathies

Opis

Gives the knowledge and skills needed to keep a business on top of the competitive field of tourism and leisure. Analyzes and explains demographics, global supply and demand, globalization, intercultural behaviour and mobility, to help you forecast future consumer needs.

Spis treści

• About the Editors
• Contributors
• Preface and Acknowledgments
• Introduction. After the Anthill Was Stomped: The Customization of Life and Leisure
• A Revolution in World Population and Living Arrangements
• A Revolution in Work
• A Revolution in the Bases of Modern Economies—Postcapitalist Economies of Knowledge and Experience
• A Revolution of Networked Economies and Globalization
• The Impact of Globalization
• Multipolar and Multicivilizational Politics and Power
• Revolutionary Changes in Environment
• A Revolution in Urban Areas
• A Revolution in the Mass Customization of Products and Services
• Conclusion
• SECTION I: CHANGES IN DEMOGRAPHICS, STAGES OF LIFE, AND LEISURE BEHAVIOR
• Chapter 1. Leisure Futures: A Change in Demography?
• Introduction
• Framework
• Demographic Change
• Data
• Results
• Conclusion
• Chapter 2. Concerns and Considerations About the Future of Youth Leisure: An International Perspective
• Introduction
• Case Studies
• Critical Questions and Issues for the Future of Youth Leisure
• Time Use, Experience, and Human Development
• Civic and Societal Benefits
• Opportunities for Participation and Provision of Service
• Conclusion
• Chapter 3. A Leisure Lifestyle Study of Generation X in New Zealand
• Introduction
• Background
• Methodology
• Results
• Discussion
• SECTION II: THE GLOBALIZATION OF LEISURE OR REDISCOVERING SLOWNESS?
• Chapter 4. Spacing and Timing in Leisure Activities
• Scenario
• The Study of Leisure Activities
• Space and Time
• Spacing and Timing
• Examples and Cases
• Conclusion
• Chapter 5. The Rediscovery of Slowness, or Leisure Time As One’s Own and As a Self-Aggrandizement?
• Introduction
• The Formation of Personal Time
• Leisure Time As an Institution
• Vacation Time
• Slowness During Vacation
• Chapter 6. Can Slow Tourism Bring New Life to Alpine Regions?
• Introduction
• Slow Tourism: An Antidote to Speed and a Promising Niche
• Slow Tourism and Its Principles
• Conclusion
• Chapter 7. Leisure Investments: Global Supply and Demand
• Introduction
• How, Then, Can We Even Begin to Look Ahead?
• Megaperspectives
• The Future
• Alternatives
• SECTION III: (INTER)CULTURAL LEISURE BEHAVIOR
• Chapter 8. Intercultural Behavior: Glimpses of Leisure from an Asian Perspective
• Introduction
• Collectivism and Face
• Asian Hierarchy of Needs
• The Concept and Meaning of Leisure: An Asian Perspective
• Implications for Leisure Service Provision
• Conclusion
• Chapter 9. Cultural Tourism and the Leisure Paradigm: The Australian Experience
• Introduction
• Understanding Leisure and Tourism
• Leisure and Cultural Tourism
• Leisure and the Arts
• Australian Cultural Participation
• Cultural Tourism
• Conclusion
• Chapter 10. A Comparison of Leisure Styles in Germany, France, Italy, Great Britain, Spain, and Portugal
• Introduction
• Methodology
• Lifestyles As a Criterion for Segmentation in the Leisure Age
• Description of European Leisure Styles
• Factors Impeding Homogenization of Results
• Trends
• Conclusion
• SECTION IV: CHANGING PATTERNS IN LIFESTYLE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR LEISURE BEHAVIOR
• Chapter 11. The Hybrid Consumer of Leisure Squeezed Between Fun Maximization, Chill Out, and the Radical Search for Inner Values
• Introduction
• The Body As a Branding Tool
• Chapter 12. Wellness: A New Perspective for Leisure Centers, Health Tourism, and Spas in Europe on the Global Health Market
• The European Health System Enters the Global Market
• Health Care: Basic Innovation for the Next Millennium?
• The WHO’s New Definition of Health
• The Wellness Concept
• Differentiation of Wellness Facilities
• Target Groups: From Young Females To Senior Citizens and Mal

O autorze

Kaye Sung Chon