Commercial homes in tourism / : an international perspective [WorldCat Entities]

"This is the first book to give recognition to this distinct, economically important and expanding form of tourism business by, bringing together recent and international research on this common form of commercial tourism accommodation."@en
"Examines significant conceptual dimensions of a commercial home from an international perspective. This book considers commercial home as an investigative lens to examine wider issues of society, hospitality and tourism, including social marginalization, and seasonality and the lifestyle entrepreneur."@en
"Examines the commercial home from an international perspective, focusing on the various forms of commercial accommodation including farmstays, historic houses, and self-catering accommodation. This title helps to explain a range of behaviours and practices, for example the importance of setting and the nature of the host/guest exchange."
""This book is structured around three themes. The first is dimensions of the commercial home and includes discussion of issues pertaining to forms and characteristics and female entrepreneurship. The second theme considers the commercial home as an investigative lens to examine wider issues of society, hospitality and tourism such as the commercial home as a tool for rural economic development. The third theme, extending the commercial home paradigm, looks at new areas of development, including the Malaysian Muslim home as a site for economic and political action and the use of the home in marketing regional localities." More at http://www.routledge.com/books/Commercial-Homes-in-Tourism-isbn9780415470186."@en