This book is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about humour in all kinds of tourism settings. It discusses the many ways in which humour can occur during tourism exchanges including guided tours, tourism marketing and promotion and travel narratives. Other themes include the role of humour in enhancing the tourist experience, the benefits of tourism humour, considerations of when humour may appear inappropriate in tourism settings and the development of tourism humour theory. The work includes much original material collected by the authors. The book will be of interest to...

This book is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about humour in all kinds of tourism settings. It discusses the many ways in which humour can occur during tourism exchanges including guided tours, tourism marketing and promotion and travel narratives. Other themes include the role of humour in enhancing the tourist experience, the benefits of tourism humour, considerations of when humour may appear inappropriate in tourism settings and the development of tourism humour theory. The work includes much original material collected by the authors. The book will be of interest to...

Coral reefs are important destinations and resources for tourism and bring various benefits to local communities that rely on them as a food source, for financial income, employment and recreational opportunities. However they are under increasing threat from climate change and its related impacts such as coral bleaching and ocean acidification, as well as anthropogenic stresses from human activities including over-fishing, anchor damage, coastal development, agricultural runoffs, sedimentation and coral mining.

This book adopts a multidisciplinary approach to review these issues...