Tourism
Author : George Young
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 38,92 MB
Release : 1973
Category :
ISBN :
Cultural Tourism in a Changing World
Author : Melanie Kay Smith
Publisher : Channel View Publications
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 37,70 MB
Release : 2006-09-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1845412710
Book Description
At the interface between culture and tourism lies a series of deep and challenging issues relating to how we deal with issues of political engagement, social justice, economic change, belonging, identity and meaning. This book introduces researchers, students and practitioners to a range of interesting and complex debates regarding the political and social implications of cultural tourism in a changing world. Concise and thematic theoretical sections provide the framework for a range of case studies, which contextualise and exemplify the issues raised. The book focuses on both traditional and popular culture, and explores some of the tensions between cultural preservation and social transformation. The book is divided into thematic sections - Politics and Policy; Community Participation and Empowerment; Authenticity and Commodification; and Interpretation and Representation - and will be of interest to all who wish to understand how cultural tourism continues to evolve as a focal point for understanding a changing world.
An Introduction To Travel And Tourism
Author : Pran Nath Seth
Publisher : Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 34,68 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Tourism
ISBN : 9788120724822
Book Description
Cross-cultural Behaviour in Tourism
Author : Yvette Reisinger
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 45,19 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0750656689
Book Description
Reisinger and Turner illustrate the importance of cultural background in the tourist experience in this in-depth study. The authors cover the concepts, definitions and measures of these cultural components and the tools used to analyse them.
Austria
Author : Sean Sheehan
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 50,78 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780761414971
Book Description
Presents the geography, history, economy, and social life and customs of Austria, the birthplace of such people as Kurt Waldheim, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sigmund Freud, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Tourism Reassessed: Blight or Blessing
Author : Frances Brown
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 13,84 MB
Release : 2010-02-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1136352783
Book Description
Tourism Reassessed: Blight or blessing? provides a balanced assessment of the effects of tourism on 20th century life and evaluates its significance in international relations. Inspired by Sir George Young's book, Tourism: Blessing or blight?, published 25 years ago, this book places tourism firmly within its wider context. Tourism Reassessed sees tourism as: · A factor of international relations · A facet of the global economic order It takes a new approach by examining the place of tourism in the global political economy, analysing both how far it is shaped by the political-economic system and its own role in shaping that system. Tourism Reassessed is ideal for educators and researchers in tourism and all those studying or interested in the subject. Policy makers in governments and international and national organizations in tourism and related fields will find this essential reading.
Tourism and Politics
Author : Peter M. Burns
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 37,43 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 008045075X
Book Description
Tourism and Politics: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Democracy and Tourism: Exploring the Nature of an Inconsistent Relationship -- Section 1: Politics, Democracy and Organisations -- Chapter 2: Tourism as Political Platform: Residents' Perceptions of Tourism and Voting Behaviour -- Chapter 3: Privatisation during Market Economy Transformation as a Motor of Development -- Chapter 4: Group politics and tourism interest representation at the supranational level. Evidence from the European Union -- Chapter 5: The Politics of Exclusion? Japanese Cultural Reactions and the Government's Desire to Double Inbound Tourism -- Chapter 6: Taming Tourism: Indigenous Rights as a Check to Unbridled Tourism -- Chapter 7: Celebrating or Marketing the indigenous? International right organisations, national governments and tourism creation -- Chapter 8: The Politics of Institution Building and European Co-operation: reflections on an EC-TEMPUS project on Tourism and Culture in Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Chapter 9: Towards the Responsible Management of the Socio-Cultural Impact of Township Tourism -- Chapter 10: Hegemony, globalization and tourism policies in developing countries -- Chapter 11: The Politics of Tourism: Ethnic Chinese Spaces in Malaysia -- Chapter 12: Preparing Now for Tomorrow: The Future for Tourism in Scotland up to 2015 -- Chapter 13: Governing Tourism Monoculture: Mediterranean Mass Tourism Destinations and Governance Networks. -- Chapter 14: 'The MTV Europe Music Awards Edinburgh 03: Delivering Local Inclusion? -- Chapter 15: The Lost Gardens and Airport Expansion: Focalisation in Heritage Landscapes -- Section 3: Circulation, Flows and Security -- Chapter 16: The War is Over so Let the Games Begin -- Chapter 17: Hostile Meeting Grounds: Encounters between the Wretched of the Earth and the Tourist through Tourism and Terrorism in the 21st Century -- Chapter 18: Defending Voyuerism: Dark tourism and the problem of Global Security -- Chapter 19: Rethinking Globalization Theory in Tourism -- Chapter 20: The End of Tourism, the Beginning of Law?; Politics, democracy, and organisations -- Scapes, mobility and space -- Circulation, flows and security.
Tourism
Author : Charles R. Goeldner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 547 pages
File Size : 16,33 MB
Release : 2011-09-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1118071778
Book Description
The 12th Edition of Tourism: Principles, Practices, Philosophies explores major concepts in tourism, what makes tourism possible, and how tourism can become an important factor in the wealth of any nation. Written in global terms, it provides an overview of the principles, practices, and philosophies that affect the cultural, social, economic, psychological, and marketing aspects of human travel and the tourism industry. Among the topics given expanded coverage in this edition are: B&Bs, time shares, meetings and conventions, sustainable tourism, climate change, social media, and mobile marketing.
A Dictionary of Travel and Tourism Terminology
Author : Allan Beaver
Publisher : CABI
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 47,84 MB
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780851990200
Book Description
This fully revised and updated second edition provides over 7,000 definitions of travel and tourism terminology used throughout the world, highlighting the many differences between US and European usage. It covers all aspects of the tourism industry, including hospitality, transport, and ancillary services. It explains the operating language of the travel industry, acronyms and abbreviations of organizations, associations and trade bodies, IT terms and brand names, and provides website addresses. Entries vary from one-line definitions to 500 word articles, and references are provided for further reading. This new edition contains over 500 new entries and the unique cross referencing system has been extended; for example accessing any entry about business travel leads to over 70 others. It is an essential reference tool for anyone involved in tourism research, and everyone in the travel industry.
Critical Debates in Tourism
Author : Tej Vir Singh
Publisher : Channel View Publications
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 29,31 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1845413423
Book Description
The book is a landmark volume which examines perplexing tourism debates such as the relevance of mass tourism, climate change, authenticity, tourism and poverty and slow tourism. Multidisciplinary in content, it covers applied aspects of sociology, anthropology, humanities and biosciences. The book is unique in its presentation and style and will be an essential resource for scholars, academics and practitioners.
