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Routledge Focus on Tourism and Hospitality

About the Book Series

Routledge Focus on Tourism and Hospitality presents small books on big topics and how they intersect with the world of tourism and hospitality research. The idea is to fill the gap between journal article and book. This new short form series offers both established and early-career academics the flexibility to publish cutting-edge commentary on key areas of tourism and hospitality, topical issues, policy-focused research, analytical or theoretical innovations, a summary of the key players or short topics for specialized audiences in a succinct way.

6 Series Titles


The Associational Tourism Economy An Introduction to Collaboration - Clusters, Networks, Ecosystems

The Associational Tourism Economy: An Introduction to Collaboration - Clusters, Networks, Ecosystems

1st Edition

By Alexander Safonov
March 20, 2025

This timely and innovative book provides a comprehensive introduction to the concept of the associational tourism economy, exploring the collaborative nature of tourism as an interconnected system, with a focus on tourism clusters, networks, and ecosystems. When tourists travel, they interact with ...

The Future of Blockchain in Tourism and Hospitality Global Insights

The Future of Blockchain in Tourism and Hospitality: Global Insights

1st Edition

By Fatima Zahra Fakir, Erdem Baydeniz
October 22, 2024

This timely and innovative book presents a critical exploration of how blockchain technologies may be useful in enhancing the sustainability, viability, and social responsibility of the tourism and hospitality sectors.  A key component of many contemporary financial structures and exchanges ...

Solo Travel, Tourism and Loneliness A Critical Sociology

Solo Travel, Tourism and Loneliness: A Critical Sociology

1st Edition

By Hugues Séraphin, Maximiliano E. Korstanje
July 04, 2024

This timely and topical book presents a unique critical exploration of the sociology of single travel and theory of consumption in relation to loneliness and tourism. Logically structured and interdisciplinary in scope, this book introduces disrupting questions around the convergence of the ...

Managing People in Commercial Kitchens A Contemporary Approach

Managing People in Commercial Kitchens: A Contemporary Approach

1st Edition

By Charalampos Giousmpasoglou, Evangelia Marinakou, Anastasios Zopiatis, John Cooper
May 27, 2024

Managing People in Commercial Kitchens: A Contemporary Approach uses original research to argue that senior managers (head chefs) should differentiate their people management practices in kitchen brigades from those used in the hospitality industry more generally (induction, socialisation, and ...

Smart Tourism Destination Governance Technology and Design-Based Approach

Smart Tourism Destination Governance: Technology and Design-Based Approach

1st Edition

By Tomáš Gajdošík
May 27, 2024

Drawing upon empirical research and critical literature review, Smart Tourism Destination Governance: Technology and Design-Based Approach provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of smart tourism destination governance and its related challenges. Building on the author’s extensive research ...

Mountaineering Tourism A Critical Perspective

Mountaineering Tourism: A Critical Perspective

1st Edition

By Michal Apollo, Yana Wengel
January 29, 2024

This book offers a critical account of the historical evolution of mountaineering and its relation to the phenomenon of tourism, providing an overview of recent developments linked to the diversification, commodification and commercialisation of mountaineering activity. Mountaineering, broadly ...

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