THE BUSINESS OF TOURISM /
"Tourism as an industry is constantly changing: Trends and attitudes are frequently susceptible to changes in what people look for in a holiday, which can change with economic context, generational shifts or the political landscape. In The Business of Tourism, Chris Holloway and Claire Humphrey...
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| description | "Tourism as an industry is constantly changing: Trends and attitudes are frequently susceptible to changes in what people look for in a holiday, which can change with economic context, generational shifts or the political landscape. In The Business of Tourism, Chris Holloway and Claire Humphreys help students to not only understand these new changes but to study them with a critical mindset. An essential text for students of tourism management or travel & tourism, its historical context is combined with background theory and research, plus up-to-date international case studies, to examine in detail the tourism product alongside its impacts and the nature of a tourist." -- |
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| spelling | KOHA-OAI-TEST:5607222021-06-19T15:30:33ZTHE BUSINESS OF TOURISM / Holloway, J. Christopher, author 375493 Humphreys, Claire, author 633113 textLos Angeles : SAGE Publications,2020©2020eng"Tourism as an industry is constantly changing: Trends and attitudes are frequently susceptible to changes in what people look for in a holiday, which can change with economic context, generational shifts or the political landscape. In The Business of Tourism, Chris Holloway and Claire Humphreys help students to not only understand these new changes but to study them with a critical mindset. An essential text for students of tourism management or travel & tourism, its historical context is combined with background theory and research, plus up-to-date international case studies, to examine in detail the tourism product alongside its impacts and the nature of a tourist." --Includes bibliographical references and index.1. An introduction to tourism -- 2. Tourism in its historical context -- 3. The demand for tourism -- 4. The economic impacts of tourism -- 5. The socio-cultural impacts of tourism -- 6. The environmental impacts of tourism -- 7. The structure and organisation of the travel and tourism industry -- 8. Tourist destinations -- 9. Tourist attractions -- 10. Event tourism -- 11. Business tourism -- 12. The hospitality sector: accommodation and catering services -- 13. Tourist transport by air -- 14. Tourist transport by water -- 15. Tourist transport on land -- 16. The management of visitors -- 17. The structure and role of the public sector in tourism -- 18. Tour operating -- 19. Selling and distributing travel and tourism -- 20. Ancillary tourism services."Tourism as an industry is constantly changing: Trends and attitudes are frequently susceptible to changes in what people look for in a holiday, which can change with economic context, generational shifts or the political landscape. In The Business of Tourism, Chris Holloway and Claire Humphreys help students to not only understand these new changes but to study them with a critical mindset. An essential text for students of tourism management or travel & tourism, its historical context is combined with background theory and research, plus up-to-date international case studies, to examine in detail the tourism product alongside its impacts and the nature of a tourist." --PSZ_JBTourismTourismURN:ISBN:9781526459442 |
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