This thesis examines the ways women in Zanzibar have incorporated working in tourism in their daily lives by comparing those who work in tourism as entrepreneurs with employees, working in hotels and restaurants. It particularly examines how and to what extent women are capable of finding their own ...

Fast food has been extensively criticised for its link to health and environments problems and for its tendency to undermine traditional food cultures. Notwithstanding these aspects, this study questioned the assumption that fast food by definition has negative impact on health, environment and...

The book lists the title, author, year and institution for 654 theses submitted in Colombia up to May 1988 which cover tourism and the hotel industry. Institution addresses are given, and the entries are classified. The subjects covered are: tourism; tourism development; hotel industry; travel...

The first section of the study covers desk research; after an introductory literature review, an examination is made of the motives and types of foreign tourists visiting towns. Part II discusses the differences in tourism to Swiss towns and that to other areas of Switzerland, and then makes a...

This thesis is based on 5 publications, which are reprinted together with a 48-page overview of the entire study. Sandfly fever (SF) was studied among Swedish UN soldiers in Cyprus, Swedish tourists and indigenous Cypriots. 11 of 298 (4%) UN soldiers had a SF virus infection caused by the Sicilian...

A study of camp sites near major rivers in the Netherlands concluded that camp sites tend to be small; that there is a disproportionately large number of permanent places as against holiday places; that there are too many big companies; that the sites are too uniform; that camping on farms or in...

This doctoral thesis comprises five volumes. Volume 1 analyzes past and present tourist flows in Western France in relation to available transport (road, rail, sea and air). Volume 2 studies the various types of tourist accommodation in the region, such as hotels, second homes, camping sites, guest ...

A compilation of dissertations listed in Dissertation Abstracts International Volumes 38 to 41. Keywords searched were airline, camping, hotel, leisure, parks, recreation, tourism, tourist, and travel.

Bed and breakfast (B&Bs) in Michigan, USA, have the potential for providing an important form of lodging to travellers and at the same time preserving some of the state's historically significant buildings and homes. Industry success will depend on greater cooperation between B&B operators,...