This book is an educational text on the initiation, management, growth, performance and resilience of tourism enterprises in the age of digital disruption and global uncertainty. The book addresses the unique characteristics of tourism enterprises, how they are created, how they are managed, the...

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 offers a number of paths through which to navigate the shifting local and global configurations of leisure and health in terms of concepts and practices. The book is organized around three central considerations - how to listen to the experiences of diverse people to engage with...

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...

Divided into four sections, this book covers the sustainability, community involvement and destination-marketing aspects of festivals and events. Part 1 of the book (chapters 1-5) includes the aspects of sustainability in events, issues and concerns raised due to pandemic and post-pandemic...

Gateway communities that neighbour parks and protected areas are impacted by tourism, while facing unique circumstances related to protected area management. Economic dependency remains a serious challenge for these communities, especially in a climate of neoliberalism, top-down policy...

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...