Routledge Advances in Tourism
About the Book Series
Tourism has been the fastest growing industry of the last decade as disposable incomes grew throughout the world. This series highlights state of the art and cutting edge Tourism research in the following areas:
* the management and organization of tourism
* tourism and development
* the benefits and the disadvantages of the effects of tourism
Tourism and the Creative Industries: Theories, policies and practice
1st Edition
Edited
By Philip Long, Nigel D. Morpeth
April 25, 2018
This book focuses on the theoretical, policy and practice linkages and disjunctures between tourism and the creative industries. There are clear and strong intersections between the sectors, for example in the development and application of new and emerging media in tourism; festivals and cultural ...
Knowledge Networks and Tourism
1st Edition
Edited
By Michelle McLeod, Roger Vaughan
May 25, 2017
The receipt of knowledge is a key ingredient by which the tourism sector can adjust and adapt to its dynamic environment. However although its importance has long been recognised the fragmentation within the sector, largely as a result of it being comprised of small and medium sized ...
Tourism Art and Souvenirs: The Material Culture of Tourism
1st Edition
By David Hume
May 25, 2017
This book examines the relationship between art and tourism through the study of the material culture of tourism: tourist art and souvenirs. It thoroughly examines how to categorise the material culture of tourism within the discourses of contemporary art and cultural anthropology, and demonstrates...
Wellness Tourism: A Destination Perspective
1st Edition
Edited
By Cornelia Voigt, Christof Pforr
May 25, 2017
Core values of society, health and wellbeing impact today on all aspects of our lives, and have also increasingly influenced patterns of tourism consumption and production. In this context wellness has developed into a significant dimension of tourism in a number of new and long established ...
Tourism and Political Boundaries
1st Edition
By Dallen J. Timothy
August 12, 2014
The importance of political boundaries in the development, function and flow of tourism cannot be overemphasized. In light of today's political transformations and processes of globalization, this book provides a systematic examination of the relationships between boundaries and tourism, and ...
Tourism in the Age of Globalisation
1st Edition
Edited
By Chris Cooper, Salah Wahab
April 24, 2014
The revolutionary progress achieved in information and communication technology is gradually transforming the world into a global village. This volume, edited by an eminent board of international specialists, evaluates the nature and resilience of the emerging global economy and its implications ...
Mediterranean Tourism: Facets of Socioeconomic Development and Cultural Change
1st Edition
Edited
By Yorgos Apostolopoulos, Lila Leontidou, Philippos Loukissas
April 02, 2014
This book comments on the complexities of Mediterranean tourism, with contributions from researchers, consultants, managers and advisors from thirteen countries. It is an excellent reference tool for undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as industry practitioners, for the examination of ...
Tourism in China: Destination, Cultures and Communities
1st Edition
Edited
By Chris Ryan, Gu Huimin
August 06, 2013
China is forecast to be the primary tourist destination and tourist-generating country by 2020. However, much of the writing on tourism in China has come from people within the English academic world who are not involved in the issues related to Chinese tourism development. This book provides ...
Tourism Enterprises and Sustainable Development: International Perspectives on Responses to the Sustainability Agenda
1st Edition
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By David Leslie
June 24, 2013
The tourism industry has increasingly recognized and responded to growing environmental concerns. In recent years, there has been an emergence of a variety of categories of tourism considered more environmentally friendly: green, eco-tourism, and sustainable tourism. Much of the literature that has...
Tourism and Poverty
1st Edition
By Regina Scheyvens
June 24, 2013
Tourism and Poverty addresses a critical question facing many academics, governments, aid agencies, tourism organizations, and conservation bodies around the world: can tourism work as a tool to overcome poverty? This book is the first to present a focused description and critique of the issues ...
Tourist Mobility and Advanced Tracking Technologies
1st Edition
By Noam Shoval, Michal Isaacson
June 24, 2013
The remarkable developments in tracking technologies over the past decade have opened up a wealth of possibilities in terms of research into tourist spatial behaviour. To date, most research in the field has been based on data derived from less objective – hence methodologically ...
Managing and Marketing Tourist Destinations: Strategies to Gain a Competitive Edge
1st Edition
By Metin Kozak, Seyhmus Baloglu
September 05, 2012
Destination marketing is more challenging than other goods and services. The basis of competitive advantage shifts from tourism resources only (destination marketing) to a location-based or city-wide integrated management (place marketing). In this book, tourism scholars Metin Kozak and Seyhmus ...