Destination competitiveness and sustainability are important issues for many stakeholders within the tourism industry. In recent years, destinations have faced some challenges with respect to maintaining sustainability; they must be cleaner, greener and safer in order to safeguard the life quality of holidaymakers and local residents.

Providing an invaluable review of the latest research on the topic, global case studies provide a perspective of the worldwide challenges and solutions arising in the management of tourism destinations. The analysis presents an interdisciplinary...

Visitor management may be considered as a component of destination management at all levels of a destination. It involves a wide range of stakeholders. This book demonstrates current knowledge on visitor management.

Visitor Management in Tourism Destinations provides insight into critical concepts such as the visitor experience, service quality, the uses of indicators and frameworks, and interpretation. It also addresses current issues including the social and political dimensions of visitor management, the implementation of monitoring, vandalism and augmented reality.

Visitor management may be considered as a component of destination management at all levels of a destination. It involves a wide range of stakeholders...

Warm-water island destinations face unprecedented adjustment challenges in the wake of the increasing process of globalization and are in search of appropriate policy responses. It is critical for these islands to understand how these challenges affect tourism performance and impact their residents. This book provides a platform for emerging systemic perspectives of the various aspects of island tourism concerning these global challenges with the view that strategies for the management and development of tourism in island environments can be improved. Several chapters focus on Cuba and the...