This book introduces the reader to the establishment of sustainable tourism across the Americas. Covered in eight chapters, the book discusses the evolution and application of the concept in the Americas from its origins as well as documenting established success stories of sustainable tourism...

This book provides a comprehensive overview and framework of study of the politics of religious tourism. By understanding the politics of religious tourism through the various perspectives and approaches from the disciplines of political science, law, public policy, and other fields, this book: (i) ...

This book explores the relationship between technology and social transformation in tourism, hospitality and gastronomy. In recent years, technology has transformed the tourism and hospitality industry in areas such as guest experience and service quality, as well as operational areas such as...

This anthology of articles previously published in the journal Shima explores emergent themes that describe how island peoples adapt and respond in localised cultural islandscapes as a consequence of tourism expansion. The chapters in this anthology explore multiple aspects of tourism experience...

The tourism, hospitality and events industries comprise one of the largest and most diverse workforces in the world, creating high demand for graduates with strong technical and managerial competencies. Case-based learning encourages students to think, understand, and apply the concepts and...

This book outlines contemporary strategies for tourism development in the post-socialist countries of Eastern Europe. This collection of eight chapters reviews tourism development and planning across Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Romania and Ukraine and the...

This book presents the conceptual framework of the Norwegian economic geographer Sondre Svalastog and functions as a practical tool for analyzing and identifying resources when working towards a more sustainable tourism industry. Tourism resources and their sustainability are analysed through the...

This book explores the marketing approaches, techniques and tools used by various countries in East and Southeast Asia both collectively and individually to manage their tourism offerings and position them in the global tourism market. Containing an introduction, 11 chapters, and a conclusion, the...

This book addresses the need to examine tourism development and planning in the Middle East from a sustainability perspective by embracing case studies and examples from the region. Through its collection of nine chapters, the book considers tourism planning and development from the economic,...

This book aims to bring together the interrelationships between tourism, recreation and biological invasions, as a way to provide a better understanding on how these factors interact and affect nature conservation, tourism development and recreational opportunities and how to manage these issues...