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An International Handbook of Tourism Education
Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 137.00As tourism matures as an academic subject and the number of tourism higher education providers continues to expand world-wide, there is an increasing interest in its educational aspects. At the same time the development of research into education issues related to tourism means that there is now a developing literature on the subject. This international... more...
Developments in Tourism Research
Taylor & Francis 2007; US$ 102.00This book aims to be a showcase for cutting edge research offering a high-edited selection of the best paper submitted to the 2006 tourism conference at the University of Surrey, which itself is a celebration of 40 years of tourism education at the University. The emphasis of the book is on contributions which offer new insights and approaches to... more...
Modelling in Tourism Management
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011; US$ 199.00This e-book looks at the role of modelling in tourism management. In the last five decades, the role and importance of quantitative research in tourism has been well understood because of the emerging need for methodological evidence related to theoretical assumptions. Furthermore, the inter-disciplinary characteristics of tourism management enabled... more...
Advances in Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, Volume 1
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007; US$ 99.95Seeks to promote synergies among culture, work, leisure, tourism, and hospitality scholars more...
The White Island
Transworld 2012; US$ 13.34The White Island is, and always has been, a magnet for hedonists. Its history reads like a history of pleasure itself. It is also a story of invasions and migrations, of artists and conmen, of drop-outs and love-ins. The Carthaginians established a cult to their goddess of sex there, and named the island after Bez, their god of dance. Roman... more...
The Critical Turn in Tourism Studies
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 143.00In today?s increasingly complex tourism environment, decision-making requires a rounded, well-informed view of the whole. Critical distance should be encouraged, consultation and intellectual rigour should be the norm amongst managers and there needs to be a radical shift in our approach to educating future tourism and hospitality managers and researchers.... more...
The Critical Turn in Tourism Studies
Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 125.00New approaches to tourism study demonstrate a notable ?critical turn? ? a shift in thought that emphasises interpretative and critical modes of tourism inquiry. The chapters in this volume reflect this emerging critical school of tourism studies and represent a coordinated effort of tourism scholars whose work engages innovative research methodologies.... more...
Media Strategies for Marketing Places in Crisis
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 63.95Growing competition between countries and cities over attracting infrastructure, investment, tourists, capital and national and international status mean that today, a negative image is more harmful than ever. Whatever the cause of the negative image, places perceived as dangerous, frightening, or boring are at a distinct disadvantage. Many decision... more...
The Tourism Encounter
Stanford University Press 2010; US$ 21.95This book considers the recent growth of tourism in transitional societies in Latin America and the Caribbean. Research in Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Peru reveals that tourism often takes up where social transformation leaves off and may even benefit from the formerly off-limits status of nations that have undergone periods of conflict or rebellion. more...









