Global Tourism
The next decade
- 2nd Edition - September 4, 1998
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Author: William F. Theobald
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 0 7 4 4 - 6
The success of Global Tourism has led to this fully revised and updated second edition which retains all the strengths of the original book and is enhanced by the inclusion of five… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe success of Global Tourism has led to this fully revised and updated second edition which retains all the strengths of the original book and is enhanced by the inclusion of five new chapters -
* The effects of tourism on societies past and present *Selecting policy instruments for sustainable developments *Alternative tourism: a comparative analysis of meaning and impact *Aid, government and tourism studies in less developed countries *Why destination preservation makes economic sense
Using the perspective and expertise of 33 leading educators and practitioners, Global Tourism chronicles the effect of tourism on contemporary society.
Global Tourism explores the critical issues facing those involved in the tourism domain. It discusses:
· The philosophical and directional difficulties facing the tourism industry
· The importance of social issues and ills in current and future tourism practice
· .The sustainable development issues of tourism
Those individuals dealing with travel and tourism planning, marketing and management at local, regional and national levels will find this book invaluable. All those involved in education in leisure, recreation, hospitality and travel, and students of tourism will benefit from reading this title.
William Theobald is Professor and Chairman of both the Interdisciplinary Graduate Programme in Travel and Tourism and the Leisure Studies Division at Purdue University, USA where he teaches recreation and tourism management.
* The effects of tourism on societies past and present *Selecting policy instruments for sustainable developments *Alternative tourism: a comparative analysis of meaning and impact *Aid, government and tourism studies in less developed countries *Why destination preservation makes economic sense
Using the perspective and expertise of 33 leading educators and practitioners, Global Tourism chronicles the effect of tourism on contemporary society.
Global Tourism explores the critical issues facing those involved in the tourism domain. It discusses:
· The philosophical and directional difficulties facing the tourism industry
· The importance of social issues and ills in current and future tourism practice
· .The sustainable development issues of tourism
Those individuals dealing with travel and tourism planning, marketing and management at local, regional and national levels will find this book invaluable. All those involved in education in leisure, recreation, hospitality and travel, and students of tourism will benefit from reading this title.
William Theobald is Professor and Chairman of both the Interdisciplinary Graduate Programme in Travel and Tourism and the Leisure Studies Division at Purdue University, USA where he teaches recreation and tourism management.
Draws together current thinking and practice in the tourism industryand presents arguments in a structured framework
Worldwide range of contributors
All chapters thoroughly revised and updated and 4 new chapters included
Worldwide range of contributors
All chapters thoroughly revised and updated and 4 new chapters included
National, state, regional & local authorities dealing with travel & tourism planning, marketing and management; Educators in leisure, recreation, hospitality and travel; Students of tourism.
Clarification and meaning: issues of understanding - The context, meaning and scope of tourism (William Theobald); What are travel and tourism: are they really an industry? (Thomas Davidson); There's no business like old business: tourism, the nostalgic industry of the future (Graham Dann); Tourism and world peace (Turgut Var & John Ap); Results and residuals: the issue of impacts - The positive and negative impacts of tourism (Brian Archer & Chris Cooper); Face to face: the socio-cultural impacts of tourism (Edmund Swinglehurst); Native peoples and tourism: conflicts and compromise (David Mercer); Tourism-resident impacts: examples, explanations and emerging solutions (Philip Pearce); Alternative tourism: a comparative analysis of meaning and impact (Donald Macleod); Changing directions: planning and development issues - Tourism and sustainable development (Peter Murphy); Ecotourism: opportunities for developing countries (Donald Hawkins & Maryam Kahn); Privatization in third world small-scale tourism enterprises (Valene Smith); Tourism development: a Latin American perspective (Regina Schlutter); Tourism carrying capacity management problems (Peter Williams & Alison Gill); Places and products: marketing and consumer issues - Why destination preservation makes economic sense (Stanley Plog); Styles of travel (Gordon Taylor)l; Analyzing tourism behaviour with lifestyle and vacation style topologies (Josef Mazanec, Andreas Zins & Sara Dolnicar); Developing strategic approaches to tourism destination marketing: the Australian experience (Bill Faulkner); Homogeneous products: the future of established resorts (Michael Morgan); Bureaucracy and procedure: geopolitical and policy issues - The role of government incentives in tourism (Steven Wanhill); Selecting policy instruments for sustainable development (Bill Bramwell); Opening of the former communist countries of Europe to inbound tourism (Stephen Witt); Exploring the political role of gender in tourism research (Linda Richter); People, places, things: alternative issues - Event tourism and the authenticity dilemma (Donald Getz); The synergism between shopping and tourism (Marilyn Jansen-Vebeke); Globalization and emerging tourism education issues (Frank Go); Aid, government and tourism studies in less developed countries: the route from muddle to co-operation in Fiji (David Harrison).
- Edition: 2
- Published: September 4, 1998
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN: 9780080507446
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William F. Theobald
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus, Travel & Tourism Program, Purdue University, USA