Tourism Concepts and Practices
Capturing the taste of the industry, Tourism: Concepts and Practices explores this exciting field using a systems approach. Building on the author’s experience, it looks at the characteristics of tourism and the demand side first, then organizing tourism, followed by the operating sectors. Full-color photographs, industry profiles, and a career emphasis reveal the opportunities tourism holds for both consumers and professionals. Special geography spotlights examine the reasons people travel and the places people go.
Table of Content
PART I: THE CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURISM
- Tourism Introduction, Past and Present Tourism
- Motivation for Leisure Travel
- Tourism Marketing
- Tourism Economics
PART II: ORGANIZING TOURISM
- Tourism Organizations and Policy
- Tourism Planning and Sustainable Development
- Tourism Research
PART III: OPERATING SECTORS 1
- Attractions and Entertainment
- Conventions, meetings and Expositions
PART IV: SOCIAL, CULTURAL, HERITAGE AND ECOTOURISM
- Tourism Sociology
- Cultural and Heritage Tourism
- Ecotourism
PART V: OPERATING SECTIONS 2
- Distribution Organizations
- Transportation
- Lodging and Restaurants
- Tourism in the Future
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Salient Features
- Builds on the author’s experience–using examples that capture the world’s largest and fastest growing industry.
- Uses a systems approach–to form the foundation of the text.
- Emphasizes real-world connections–using case studies, professional profiles, corporate profiles, career information and more!
- Includes Focus On contributions–authored by industry experts.
- Offers Geography Spotlights–that look at reasons people travel and the places people go.
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