New approaches to tourism study demonstrate a notable ???critical turn??? ??? a shift in thought that emphasises interpretative and critical modes of tourism inquiry. The chapters in this volume reflect this emerging critical school of tourism studies and represent a coordinated effort of tourism scholars whose work engages innovative research methodologies. Since such work has been dispersed across a variety of tourism-related and other research fields, this book responds to a pressing need to consolidate recent advances in a single text. Adopting a broad definition of ???criticality???, the...

This text aims to provide a deeper insight into the cultural role of tourism imagery. It argues that tourism, and particularly tourism imagery, should be considered within the broader extent of society. The book analyzes the tourism image as a mean-making institution and examines the systems of discourse which shape the creation and production of the image. The reader is invited to be an active participant in the process of understanding the importance and function of the tourism image in its wider social and cultural role.

In today's increasingly complex tourism environment, decision-making requires a rounded, well-informed view of the whole. Critical distance should be encouraged, consultation and intellectual rigour should be the norm amongst managers and there needs to be a radical shift in our approach to educating future tourism and hospitality managers and researchers.

This second edition intends to move the debate forward by exploring how critical tourism inquiry can make a difference in the world, linking tourism education driven by the values of empowerment, partnership and ethics to policy...