The Management of Tourism considers and applies management concepts, philosophies and practices to the business of tourism. The book goes beyond a conceptual discussion of tourism, to cover management perspectives both in operational and strategic terms. It has been written to provide students with an understanding of the fundamental business management aspects of tourism, together with the specific techniques required for successful management of the variety of tourism businesses.
The text places the management of tourism in a structured framework, ordered around four...
The Management of Tourism considers and applies management concepts, philosophies and practices to the business of tourism. The book goes beyon...
The Management of Tourism considers and applies management concepts, philosophies and practices to the business of tourism. The book goes beyond a conceptual discussion of tourism, to cover management perspectives both in operational and strategic terms. It has been written to provide students with an understanding of the fundamental business management aspects of tourism, together with the specific techniques required for successful management of the variety of tourism businesses.
The text places the management of tourism in a structured framework, ordered around four...
The Management of Tourism considers and applies management concepts, philosophies and practices to the business of tourism. The book goes beyon...
The Sage Course Companion in Travel and Tourism is an accessible introduction to the subject that will help readers extend their understanding of key concepts and enhance their thinking skills in line with course requirements. It provides support on how to revise for exams, how to present calculations, and how to prepare for and write assessed pieces. Readers are encouraged not only to think like a Travel and Tourism professional but also to think about the subject critically.
The Sage Course Companion in Travel and Tourism is an accessible introduction to the subject that will help readers extend their understanding of key ...
The Sage Course Companion in Travel and Tourism is an accessible introduction to the subject that will help readers extend their understanding of key concepts and enhance their thinking skills in line with course requirements. It provides support on how to revise for exams, how to present calculations, and how to prepare for and write assessed pieces. Readers are encouraged not only to think like a Travel and Tourism professional but also to think about the subject critically.
The Sage Course Companion in Travel and Tourism is an accessible introduction to the subject that will help readers extend their understanding of key ...
In this book, the author discusses the evolution of the concept of sustainable tourism development, its manifestations and limitations. He proposes alternative approaches which retain environmental sutainability as a prerequisite of tourism development and sets out a blueprint for the future.
In this book, the author discusses the evolution of the concept of sustainable tourism development, its manifestations and limitations. He proposes al...
Over the last decade, the concept of dark tourism has attracted growing academic interest and media attention. Nevertheless, perspectives on and understanding of dark tourism remain varied and theoretically fragile whilst, to date, no single book has attempted to draw together the conceptual themes and debates surrounding dark tourism, to explore it within wider disciplinary contexts and to establish a more informed relationship between the theory and practice of dark tourism. This book meets the undoubted need for such a volume by providing a contemporary and comprehensive analysis of...
Over the last decade, the concept of dark tourism has attracted growing academic interest and media attention. Nevertheless, perspectives on and un...
This significant and timely volume aims to provide a focused analysis into tourist experiences that reflect their ever-increasing diversity and complexity, and their significance and meaning to tourists themselves. Written by leading international scholars, it offers new insight into emergent behaviours, motivations and sought meanings on the part of tourists based on five contemporary themes determined by current research activity in tourism experience: conceptualization of tourist experience; dark tourism experiences; the relationship between motivation and the contemporary tourist...
This significant and timely volume aims to provide a focused analysis into tourist experiences that reflect their ever-increasing diversity and com...
This book explores and challenges the relationship between tourism and development and establishes a conceptual link between the discrete yet interconnected disciplines of tourism studies and development studies. This revised and expanded second edition provides not only a comprehensive theoretical foundation in development studies but also a critical analysis of contemporary themes and issues relevant to the study of tourism and its potential contribution to development. The second edition contains new chapters on the following topics: - Tourism and Poverty Reduction - Cultural Heritage,...
This book explores and challenges the relationship between tourism and development and establishes a conceptual link between the discrete yet inter...
This book explores and challenges the relationship between tourism and development and establishes a conceptual link between the discrete yet interconnected disciplines of tourism studies and development studies. This revised and expanded second edition provides not only a comprehensive theoretical foundation in development studies but also a critical analysis of contemporary themes and issues relevant to the study of tourism and its potential contribution to development. The second edition contains new chapters on the following topics: - Tourism and Poverty Reduction - Cultural Heritage,...
This book explores and challenges the relationship between tourism and development and establishes a conceptual link between the discrete yet inter...
Tourism is widely considered to be an important factor in socio-economic development, particularly in less developed countries. However, despite almost universal recognition of tourism's development potential, the extent to which economic and social progress is linked to the growth of a country's tourism sector remains the subject of intense debate. Tourism and Development in the Developing World offers a thorough overview of the tourism-development relationship. Focusing specifically on the less developed world and drawing on contemporary case studies, this updated second edition...
Tourism is widely considered to be an important factor in socio-economic development, particularly in less developed countries. However, despite al...
