ilość książek w kategorii: 5434
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Ecotourism in Scandinavia: Lessons in Theory and Practice
ISBN: 9781845931346 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Interest in ecotourism in Scandinavia has seen recent growth. Extended forests, rivers and lakes allow for a great variety of nature-based activities, such as hiking, mushroom collecting, kayaking, snow mobiling and bird watching, making Scandinavia a unique region from a nature-based tourism perspective. Ecotourism in Scandinavia: Lessons in Theory and Practice is the first book to comprehensively describe, analyze and evaluate aspects of Scandinavian ecotourism and will appeal to researchers and students of ecotourism.
Interest in ecotourism in Scandinavia has seen recent growth. Extended forests, rivers and lakes allow for a great variety of nature-based activities,...
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cena:
543,01 |
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Global Wine Tourism
ISBN: 9781845931704 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Wine regions are attracting increasing numbers of tourists through tours, wine festivals and events, and winery, restaurant and cellar door experiences. Using a host of case studies from Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, this book reviews the latest wine tourism research and management and marketing strategies. The book highlights the lessons learnt for wine, tourism and related industries and concludes by examining the future of the wine tourism industry.
Wine regions are attracting increasing numbers of tourists through tours, wine festivals and events, and winery, restaurant and cellar door experience...
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cena:
515,57 |
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Understanding Western Tourists in Developing Countries
ISBN: 9781845931957 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Developing countries are increasingly reliant on tourism to generate income. To do this successfully, it is critical for them to have an understanding of the tourist phenomenon. This book provides a clear overview of -West- South- tourism, reviewing and evaluating both theoretical perspectives as well as empirical studies of organized tours, backpackers, independent tourists and volunteer tourism. It concludes by outlining how developing countries can plan to attract the right kind of tourists.
Developing countries are increasingly reliant on tourism to generate income. To do this successfully, it is critical for them to have an understanding...
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cena:
482,79 |
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Marine Ecotourism: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
ISBN: 9781845932596 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The planet's most fascinating and yet tantalizingly under-researched component is now a rapidly growing tourism frontier. The sea attracts millions of tourists annually with its diverse array of exclusive activities, but its sheer size brings with it considerable problems for management.
Within the context of other economic activities that may compromise the success, if not the very existence of marine ecotourism, this text examines the wide range of marine ecotourism resources, not only natural, but also cultural and man-made. Covering economic, marketing planning and regulation... The planet's most fascinating and yet tantalizingly under-researched component is now a rapidly growing tourism frontier. The sea attracts millions of...
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cena:
515,57 |
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The Native Tourist : Mass Tourism Within Developing Countries
ISBN: 9781853838033 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Domestic tourism in developing countries is rapidly outstripping international tourism and could soon involve ten times the numbers. This is an examination of the numbers involved, their profile, behaviour, impacts and the relevant policy responses. The volume looks at the impacts of local mass tourism in various socio-economic and environmental contexts and on diverse social groups. It provides analysis and overviews of seven of the main countries involved in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Domestic tourism in developing countries is rapidly outstripping international tourism and could soon involve ten times the numbers. This is an examin...
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cena:
700,05 |
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The Native Tourist: Mass Tourism Within Developing Countries
ISBN: 9781853838040 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Domestic tourism in developing countries is rapidly outstripping international tourism and could soon involve ten times the numbers. This is an examination of the numbers involved, their profile, behaviour, impacts and the relevant policy responses. The volume looks at the impacts of local mass tourism in various socio-economic and environmental contexts and on diverse social groups. It provides analysis and overviews of seven of the main countries involved in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Domestic tourism in developing countries is rapidly outstripping international tourism and could soon involve ten times the numbers. This is an examin...
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cena:
222,03 |
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Architecture and Tourism: Perception, Performance and Place
ISBN: 9781859737040 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Architecture and Tourism examines the relationship between tourism and the built environment and shows how photography, film, and souvenirs have been deployed to help mediate and mythologize specific sites. It also explores how tourist itineraries, behavior, and literature support larger cultural objectives. Drawing upon case studies in the United States, Cuba, Ghana, Greece, France, Italy, Libya, Mauritius and Spain, Architecture and Tourism explores the touristic experience, representation and meaning of place within distinct cultural contexts. From the former sites of the slave... Architecture and Tourism examines the relationship between tourism and the built environment and shows how photography, film, and souvenirs ... |
cena:
660,66 |
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Architecture and Tourism: Perception, Performance and Place
ISBN: 9781859737095 / Angielski / Miękka / 275 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Architecture and Tourism examines the relationship between tourism and the built environment and shows how photography, film, and souvenirs have been deployed to help mediate and mythologize specific sites. It also explores how tourist itineraries, behavior, and literature support larger cultural objectives. Drawing upon case studies in the United States, Cuba, Ghana, Greece, France, Italy, Libya, Mauritius and Spain, Architecture and Tourism explores the touristic experience, representation and meaning of place within distinct cultural contexts. From the former sites of the slave... Architecture and Tourism examines the relationship between tourism and the built environment and shows how photography, film, and souvenirs ... |
cena:
172,74 |
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Hospitality Accounting
ISBN: 9781861520869 / Angielski / Miękka / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Covering the key areas of financial accounting, this text includes cases, mini-cases and questions which help to emphasize the application of theory to practical business issues.
Covering the key areas of financial accounting, this text includes cases, mini-cases and questions which help to emphasize the application of theory t...
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cena:
472,57 |
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Tourism Collaboration and Partnerships: Politics, Practice and Sustainability
ISBN: 9781873150221 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores the concept, techniques and implications of establishing stakeholder collaboration in sustainable tourism. The importance of involving a wide range of stakeholders in tourism planning and management is increasingly recognised. This reflects a move to less top-down, more decentralised and more inclusive forms of governance in tourism and in other policy fields. Twenty-two leading researchers and practitioners from around the world contribute their views and expertise to this pioneering volume. Case studies examining key issues are drawn from Europe, North and South America,...
This book explores the concept, techniques and implications of establishing stakeholder collaboration in sustainable tourism. The importance of involv...
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cena:
507,95 |
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Dynamic Tourism
ISBN: 9781873150290 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book portrays a fresh approach to tourism. It argues for increased and radical change by the tourism industry and claims that this change is made necessary by the emergent sophistication and increased experience of tourists who require a different style of treatment and type of product. Dynamic Tourism is presented as a formula to meet the needs of the prevalent consumer society, to cater for its changing wishes, to reflect society s contemporary concerns and to accommodate the ongoing projected growth of tourism. The focus is upon the tourist, highlighting the need for the tourism...
This book portrays a fresh approach to tourism. It argues for increased and radical change by the tourism industry and claims that this change is made...
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cena:
507,95 |
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Recreational Tourism: Demands and Impacts
ISBN: 9781873150573 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Chris Ryan, as editor of Tourism Management, the author of several books and a researcher with an international reputation, has revisited his book, Recreational Tourism, after a gap of more than ten years. This new edition is an appraisal of that which is still thought to be valid, but with a significant updating in the light of new research. The structure of the book has been slightly changed to better reflect, not only current thinking, but the nature of existing texts and the greater degree of specialisation that now exists in the tourism literature. The book is primarily concerned with... Chris Ryan, as editor of Tourism Management, the author of several books and a researcher with an international reputation, has revisited his book,... |
cena:
457,13 |
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Tourism Impact Analyses
ISBN: 9783836426787 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tourism is more and more popular as a part of development strategy in
developing countries due to three main motivations: tourism contributes to economic growth; tourism improves income distribution; and tourism develops and enhances the clean environment. Do these expected merits from tourism happen in every developing country? Does tourism growth reduce income disparity of the nation? Is tourism development pro-poor growth? Is tourism growth a green development strategy? What are the major factors that determine the direction and size of the expected virtues? The book examines these... Tourism is more and more popular as a part of development strategy in developing countries due to three main motivations: tourism contributes to |
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271,27 |
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Tourism and Hospitality Education and Training in the Caribbean
ISBN: 9789766401191 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This comprehensive text is vital reading for managers, academics, consultants, and students involved in the growing tourism and hospitality sector in the Caribbean. In twenty-four articles, the book analyzes significant initiatives, trends and the challenges facing education and training institutions in the Caribbean. Chapters on sustainable tourism, environmental management and national resource development cover a wide variety of critical topics facing the industry. Case studies from The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Trinidad...
This comprehensive text is vital reading for managers, academics, consultants, and students involved in the growing tourism and hospitality sector in ...
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cena:
154,50 |
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Tourism Management and Policy: Perspectives from Singapore
ISBN: 9789810247720 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tourism development is not merely about boosting tourist figures and bringing in more tourist dollars. Undoubtedly, it has to do with developing tourism resources, infrastructure, products and attractions, but it is also about a society, polity and economy meeting the challenges of globalization, the new millennium, and nation-building. This volume deals with those issues from different perspectives and through the case of Singapore, a city-state highly integrated into the global economy. It addresses specific areas like tourism manpower, theme parks and beaches, as well as the broader issues...
Tourism development is not merely about boosting tourist figures and bringing in more tourist dollars. Undoubtedly, it has to do with developing touri...
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cena:
540,73 |
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Medical Tourism in Developing Countries
ISBN: 9780230600058 / Angielski / Twarda / 245 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Western patients are increasingly travelling to developing countries for health care and developing countries are increasingly offering their skills and facilities to paying foreign customers. The potential and implications of this international trade in medical services is explored in this book through analysis of the market.
Western patients are increasingly travelling to developing countries for health care and developing countries are increasingly offering their skills a...
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cena:
200,77 |
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Benchmarks in Hospitality and Tourism
ISBN: 9780789019141 / Angielski / Twarda / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After an overview of benchmarking concepts and processes, this book explores benchmarking's strengths and weaknesses, describes ways to apply benchmarking to tourist facilities and destinations, and examines the role of customer satisfaction and loyalty in benchmarking. Case studies presented are dr
After an overview of benchmarking concepts and processes, this book explores benchmarking's strengths and weaknesses, describes ways to apply benchmar...
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cena:
917,30 |
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Tourism Forecasting and Marketing
ISBN: 9780789020871 / Angielski / Miękka / 166 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Stay up to date with the most effective practices in tourism demand forecasting
Tourism Forecasting and Marketing presents vital, up-to-date research on the latest practice and applications of tourism demand modeling and forecasting. The book addresses both econometric and time series approaches to forecasting, focusing on the concepts, model specification, data analysis, and methodologies used in day-to-day tourism planning. An international panel of practitioners and academics call on a diverse range of empirical research findings to discuss commonly used theoretical frameworks for... Stay up to date with the most effective practices in tourism demand forecasting
Tourism Forecasting and Marketing presents vital, up-to-date res... |
cena:
299,28 |
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Human Resource Management : International Perspectives in Tourism and Hospitality
ISBN: 9780826468246 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a high-level edited collection, featuring original contributions from some of the most important academics in this field (Conrad Lashley, Connie Mok, Julia Christensen Hughes). Using the data gathered by the editors as a springboard, the book provides a thorough examination of the problems and issues raised. Section 1 looks at Employee Resourcing, and features chapters on selection, recruitment and labour turnover - a particular problem for these industries. Section 2 looks at Employee Development. It includes chapters on staff training, multi-site management and reward management....
This is a high-level edited collection, featuring original contributions from some of the most important academics in this field (Conrad Lashley, Conn...
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cena:
340,44 |
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Tourism, Technology and Competitive Strategies
ISBN: 9780851989501 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tourism, the world's fastest growing industry, is now entering a more mature phase. During the 1970s and 1980s mass tourism, with its rigid, standardized packages, developed rapidly and provided many consumers with their first experiences of international travel. Today, a complex and multi-faceted industry, tourism faces growing pressures - consumer demand for more individually tailored holidays, an increasingly competitive operational environment, opportunities provided by new technology and growing environmental concerns. This book analyzes the major challenges facing tourism today. The...
Tourism, the world's fastest growing industry, is now entering a more mature phase. During the 1970s and 1980s mass tourism, with its rigid, standardi...
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cena:
217,76 |