Tourism is generally regarded as the world's largest industry, with massive impact on people's lives. Unfortunately, it also usually exports the values and presuppositions that are associated with its own cultural origins. This book draws upon a variety of important philosophical traditions to develop an original perspective on the relations between ethical, economic and aesthetic values in a tourism context. It considers the ethical/political issues arising in many areas of tourism development, including the profound cultural and environmental impacts on tourist destinations; the reciprocity...
Tourism is generally regarded as the world's largest industry, with massive impact on people's lives. Unfortunately, it also usually exports the value...
Tourism is generally regarded as the world's largest industry, with massive impact on people's lives. Unfortunately, it also usually exports the values and presuppositions that are associated with its own cultural origins. This book draws upon a variety of important philosophical traditions to develop an original perspective on the relations between ethical, economic and aesthetic values in a tourism context. It considers the ethical/political issues arising in many areas of tourism development, including the profound cultural and environmental impacts on tourist destinations; the reciprocity...
Tourism is generally regarded as the world's largest industry, with massive impact on people's lives. Unfortunately, it also usually exports the value...
The first book to focus solely upon qualitative research in tourism, it combines discussions of the philosophies underpinning qualitative research, with chapters written in a reflexive style that demonstrate the ways in which the techniques can be
The first book to focus solely upon qualitative research in tourism, it combines discussions of the philosophies underpinning qualitative research, wi...
The first to focus solely upon qualitative research in tourism, this book combines discussions of the philosophies underpinning qualitative research, with reflexive chapters that demonstrate how these techniques can be used.
Incorporating a range of case studies written by leading international scholars, this book makes clear the ways in which these pieces of research have been informed by the authors' epistemological, ontological and methodological standpoint. Based on a range of empirical tourism studies set in the context of theoretical discussion, it demonstrates the...
The first to focus solely upon qualitative research in tourism, this book combines discussions of the philosophies underpinning qualitative researc...
Redefining 'community' and considering the effects tourism has on culture, this detailed book delivers an ethnographic account of both the toured and touring community in Goreme, central Turkey.
Hazel Tucker presents an in-depth analysis of the interactions between tourists, the local community and place. She demonstrates the implications that community ownership and participation in tourism have for the politics of representation and identity, and also for the nature of the tourist experience. Dealing with contentious theoretical issues related to globalization and culture,...
Redefining 'community' and considering the effects tourism has on culture, this detailed book delivers an ethnographic account of both the toured a...
Tourism studies and media studies both address key issues about how we perceive the world. They raise acute questions about how we relate local knowledge and immediate experience to wider global processes and both play a major role in creating our map of national and international cultures. The Media and the Tourist Imagination adopts a multidisciplinary approach to explore the interactions between tourism and media practices within a contemporary culture in which the consumption of images has become increasingly significant. The contributions are divided between those written from media...
Tourism studies and media studies both address key issues about how we perceive the world. They raise acute questions about how we relate local knowle...
Religion and spirituality are still among the most common motivations for travel. Many major tourism destinations have developed in large as a result of their connections to sacred people, places and events.
Tourism, Religion and Spiritual Journeys provides a comprehensive assessment of the primary issues and concepts related to the intersection of tourism and religion. The book provides a balanced discussion of both theoretical and applied subjects that destination planners, religious organizations, scholars, and tourism service providers must...
Religion and spirituality are still among the most common motivations for travel. Many major tourism destinations have developed in large as a resu...
China has emerged as the fastest growing outbound tourism market in the world. Tour groups from China are fast becoming a normal sight at all the worlds major tourism destinations. This fascinating book analyzes the history and development of Chinese international travelling, the politics and economics behind the upsurge, and the background of travellers with respect to their origin and characteristics. br The book investigates the growing involvement of international tour operators, and the implications of such growth for tourism products and services and for the study of tourism. Wolfgang...
China has emerged as the fastest growing outbound tourism market in the world. Tour groups from China are fast becoming a normal sight at all the worl...
Consumptive forms of wildlife tourism (hunting, shooting and fishing) have become a topic of interest - both to the tourism industry, in terms of destinations seeking to establish or grow this sector, and to other stakeholders such as environmental organisations, animal-rights groups, and the general public. Hunting tourism, in particular, has come under fire with accusations that it is contributing to the demise of some species. Practices such as "canned hunting" (within fenced safari parks) or the use of hounds are described as unethical, and fishing tourism too has attracted recent...
Consumptive forms of wildlife tourism (hunting, shooting and fishing) have become a topic of interest - both to the tourism industry, in terms of d...
Analyzes the impact and effectiveness of creative strategies in tourism development and charts the emergence of 'creative tourism'. This book demonstrates the strengths and weaknesses of creativity as a tourism development strategy and marketing tool.
Analyzes the impact and effectiveness of creative strategies in tourism development and charts the emergence of 'creative tourism'. This book demonstr...
