
ilość książek w kategorii: 34346
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Main Street Festivals: Traditional and Unique Events on America's Main Streets
ISBN: 9780471192909 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Main Street America is kicking up its heels--and you're invited to the party
Goodbye sprawl-and-mall--hello downtown Long-neglected town centers are coming to life once again, and the buzz is back on main streets all across the country. Come celebrate their rebirth with this one-of-a-kind guide to over 700 local festivals and events nationwide. From the weird and wacky to the wild and wonderful, the fun starts with Main Street Festivals. Which will you do first? Enter a rubber duck race . . . Join a "walk of art" scavenger hunt . . . Find hot-rod... Main Street America is kicking up its heels--and you're invited to the party
Goodbye sprawl-and-mall--hello downtown Long-neglected tow... |
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124,18 |
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Tourism Development: Principles, Processes, and Policies
ISBN: 9780471284475 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. For tourism professionals and urban and regional planners, this highly readable text introduces tourism development as a process with its own organizational structures and its own responses to the economic cycle of supply and demand. Here, the author keeps pace with the changing trends in tourism, its link with economic theory, and academic research as well as accessibility to travelers with across-the-board economic backgrounds.
For tourism professionals and urban and regional planners, this highly readable text introduces tourism development as a process with its own organiza...
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598,41 |
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The Travel Industry
ISBN: 9780471287742 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The Travel Industry Third Edition What makes a positive visitor experience? Authors Chuck Y. Gee, Ph.D., DPS (Hon.), James C. Makens, Ph.D., and Dexter J.L. Choy, Ph.D. assert that public policies--local, regional, and even global--play a vital role in defining the quality of a visitor's experience. The savvy hospitality and travel professional will not only understand these influences, but know how to shape them. The Travel Industry helps the student achieve both goals. This innovative third edition focuses on topics of a more global nature, such as concepts of trade barriers as impediments...
The Travel Industry Third Edition What makes a positive visitor experience? Authors Chuck Y. Gee, Ph.D., DPS (Hon.), James C. Makens, Ph.D., and Dexte...
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683,04 |
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Introduction to Travel and Tourism: An International Approach
ISBN: 9780471288626 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The fundamentals of travel and the impacts of tourism throughout history and the world Introduction to Travel and Tourism: An International Approach presents an all-encompassing exploration of the travel industry. Whether you are planning a career in travel or simply enjoy new places, this book offers in-depth information from a global perspective. Authoritative discussion covers tourism, attractions, food, planning, accommodations, transportation and more, with a full examination of economics, cultural impact, environmental effects, and governmental involvement.... The fundamentals of travel and the impacts of tourism throughout history and the world Introduction to Travel and Tourism: An Inte... |
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601,70 |
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The Professional Housekeeper
ISBN: 9780471291930 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. With the advent of new technology, new markets, and new products, the rapidly changing responsibilities of the professional housekeeper demand a resource manual for today's lodging industry. In this Fourth Edition of The Professional Housekeeper, the authors address the evolving role of the professional housekeeper as a manager. No longer responsible only for cleaning duties and time schedules, today's professional housekeeper must be knowledgeable about staff diversity issues, building relations with unions, and maximizing the uses of available technology while staying aware of the bottom...
With the advent of new technology, new markets, and new products, the rapidly changing responsibilities of the professional housekeeper demand a resou...
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739,98 |
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Tourism Planning: An Integrated and Sustainable Development Approach
ISBN: 9780471293927 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This book provides the reader with guidelines and approaches in the development of tourism that respond to community desires and needs. Planning techniques applicable to both developed and underdeveloped countries address tourist attractions, urban tourism, large resorts, and limited special interest tourism.
This book provides the reader with guidelines and approaches in the development of tourism that respond to community desires and needs. Planning techn...
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776,21 |
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The Global Etiquette Guide to Asia: Everything You Need to Know for Business and Travel Success
ISBN: 9780471369493 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Everything You Need to Know for Business and Travel Success
The Global Etiquette Guide to Asia * Country to country protocols and customs * International business musts and faux pas * Dining, hosting, gift giving, and more * Cross-cultural exploration The Global Etiquette Series Did you know: * In Indonesia, you should always present your business card with both hands? * You might offend your Japanese hosts by refilling your own teacupat dinner or forgetting to refill theirs? In today s high-stakes,... Everything You Need to Know for Business and Travel Success
The Global Etiquette Guide to Asia * Country to country protocols and c... |
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98,35 |
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International Travel and Tourism
ISBN: 9780471531463 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Describes where and how Americans travel abroad. Analyzes American travel and relates this information to tourism and travel operations. In this revised edition there are new chapters which cover international air travel and hotelkeeping, air safety and the travel agent. There is also an up-to-date overview of the international travel business included in a new introductory chapter.
Describes where and how Americans travel abroad. Analyzes American travel and relates this information to tourism and travel operations. In this revis...
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600,21 |
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Straying from the Flock: Travels in New Zealand
ISBN: 9780471718635 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. An illuminating road trip through the history, life, and attractions of one of the most beautiful countries in the southern hemisphere
The beauty and grandeur of New Zealand has captured the imagination of movie-goers over the past couple of years, and the country is a dream destination for many around the world. Straying from the Flock is an intimate and personal account of one passionate traveler's visit to this incredible country, its mountains and beaches, fjords, rainforests, vineyards, and hidden eateries. Each of the fifty chapters describes one day in his travels-fishing,... An illuminating road trip through the history, life, and attractions of one of the most beautiful countries in the southern hemisphere
The beaut... |
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64,61 |
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Backpacking in Michigan
ISBN: 9780472032686 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. With 65 photographs and 77 detailed maps, this indispensable guide to the state's hiking trails gives beginners to advanced hikers all the information they need to plan their next Michigan overnight or weekend backpacking trip. Featuring 50 trails---27 in the Lower Peninsula---ranging from one-hour to multiple-day treks in both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas, Backpacking in Michigan has something for every hiker. Information on hike length and difficulty, elevation gain, the amount of time needed to complete the hike, camping facilities, and nearby towns accompanies each of the trail... With 65 photographs and 77 detailed maps, this indispensable guide to the state's hiking trails gives beginners to advanced hikers all the informat... |
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87,74 |
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Lake Country: A Series of Journeys
ISBN: 9780472065165 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. One writer's quest to locate herself within the wet, wild, and diversely human cultural heritage that has shaped her
One writer's quest to locate herself within the wet, wild, and diversely human cultural heritage that has shaped her
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87,74 |
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Walking to Mackinac : A Husband and Wife Explore Michigan
ISBN: 9780472087976 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. According to his wife, U. S. Representative David E. Bonior is a contemplative man who has had some pretty "harebrained" ideas. It was just such an idea that led Bonior and his wife Judy to walk the 325 miles from their home in Mount Clemens--a suburb of Detroit--to the quaint coastal sidewalks of Mackinaw City, the Lower Peninsula's northernmost point. Walking to Mackinac chronicles the Boniors' three-week journey to connect with the people and the history of their home state, to explore Michigan at human pace, and to appreciate it more fully. The Boniors plotted their own... According to his wife, U. S. Representative David E. Bonior is a contemplative man who has had some pretty "harebrained" ideas. It was just such an... |
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78,44 |
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The Land Between the Rivers: Thomas Nuttall's Ascent of the Arkansas, 1819
ISBN: 9780472114115 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. An adventure story from the wilds of early America, The Land between the Rivers recreates the journeys of the English botanist Thomas Nuttall, one of American history's most well-traveled scientists.
During the early nineteenth century, Nuttall explored the waters, valleys, plains, and mountains of the Great Lakes, Ohio River, Mississippi River, as well as the Missouri, Arkansas, Red, and Canadian river valleys of the former Louisiana Territory. In this fascinating account of Nuttall's travels through the wilderness of the middle west, author Russell Lawson-using Nuttall's own... An adventure story from the wilds of early America, The Land between the Rivers recreates the journeys of the English botanist Thomas Nuttall, ...
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170,56 |
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Through the Dark Continent, Vol. 2: Volume 2
ISBN: 9780486256689 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Perhaps best known as the intrepid adventurer who located the missing explorer David Livingstone in equatorial Africa in 1871, Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) played a major role in assembling the fragmented discoveries and uncertain geographical knowledge of central Africa into a coherent picture. He was the first European to explore the Congo River; assisted at the founding of the Congo Free State, and helped pave the way for the opening up of modern Africa.
In this classic account of one of his most important expeditions, the venerable Victorian recounts the incredibly difficult and... Perhaps best known as the intrepid adventurer who located the missing explorer David Livingstone in equatorial Africa in 1871, Henry Morton Stanley (1...
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95,10 |
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The Oregon Trail
ISBN: 9780486424804 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Keen observations and a graphic style characterize the author's remarkable record of a vanishing frontier. Detailed accounts of the hardships experienced while traveling across mountains and prairies; vibrant portraits of emigrants and Western wildlife; and vivid descriptions of Indian life and culture. A classic of American frontier literature.
Keen observations and a graphic style characterize the author's remarkable record of a vanishing frontier. Detailed accounts of the hardships experien...
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80,00 |
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The Travels of IBN Battuta: In the Near East, Asia and Africa, 1325-1354
ISBN: 9780486437651 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 243 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The Arab equivalent of Marco Polo, Sheikh Ibn Battuta (1304-77) set out as a young man on a pilgrimage to Mecca that ended 27 years and 75,000 miles later.
The only medieval traveler known to have visited the lands of every Muslim ruler of his time, Ibn Battuta was born into a family of highly respected religious judges and educated as a theologian. Leaving his native city of Tangier in 1326, he traveled -- over the next several years -- to East Africa, Byzantium, Iraq, southern Russia, India, Ceylon, and China. His account of the journey, dictated on his return, not only provides vivid... The Arab equivalent of Marco Polo, Sheikh Ibn Battuta (1304-77) set out as a young man on a pilgrimage to Mecca that ended 27 years and 75,000 miles l...
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64,61 |
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New York for Kids: 25 Big Apple Sites to Color
ISBN: 9780486441269 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Here's a great introduction to Manhattan for young people. Illustrations of 25 Big Apple sites with great appeal to grade-school-age children depict the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, the ships at South Street Seaport, mummies at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and dinosaurs at the American Museum of Natural History, as well as: Grand Central Station; Chinatown; Central Park Zoo; Brooklyn Bridge; American Indian Museum; Madison Square Garden; Empire State Building; Wall Street and Trinity Church; Times Square; United Nations; and eleven other popular New York City attractions. An...
Here's a great introduction to Manhattan for young people. Illustrations of 25 Big Apple sites with great appeal to grade-school-age children depict t...
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20,18 |
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Voyages of Discovery: Captain Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific
ISBN: 9780520065642 / Angielski / Miękka / 1989 / 520 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Voyages of Discovery is the story of the last great age of European sea exploration, when state-supported expeditions driven by both scientific and political motives set out to map the remaining unknown parts of the globe. Focusing on the voyages of the preeminent explorer, Captain James Cook, who commanded three round-the-world expeditions between 1768 and 1780, Lynne Withey illuminates the Pacific islanders' views of their "discoverers" as well.
Voyages of Discovery is the story of the last great age of European sea exploration, when state-supported expeditions driven by both scientific...
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176,79 |
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Sherpas: Reflections on Change in Himalayan Nepal
ISBN: 9780520069411 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Drawing on elements of various genres--anthropological monograph, literary memoir, and photojournalism--James Fisher has devised this multivocal format to trace the impact of modern education and mass tourism on contemporary Sherpa society and to present and assess the Sherpas; views of their collective future.
Drawing on elements of various genres--anthropological monograph, literary memoir, and photojournalism--James Fisher has devised this multivocal forma...
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176,79 |
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Goa, and the Blue Mountains; Or, Six Months of Sick Leave
ISBN: 9780520076112 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Published in 1851, this is the first book written by the famed Victorian explorer Richard F. Burton. It is an account of his journey through portions of southwest India while he was on sick leave from the British Indian army. Traveling through Bombay to the Portuguese colony of Goa, he went through Calicut and other cities on the Malabar coast, ending up in the Nilgiri mountains at the hill station of Ootacamund. The observant traveler, not the intrepid adventurer, is the narrator of the account, and its intended audience was the voracious Victorian consumer of travel literature. Coupled...
Published in 1851, this is the first book written by the famed Victorian explorer Richard F. Burton. It is an account of his journey through portions ...
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187,46 |