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Tourism Management: Managing for Change

A complete synthesis of tourism, from its beginnings through to the major impacts it has on today's global community.

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  • ""Tourism management covers tourism supply and demand; the sectors involved (transport, accommodation, attractions, government); specialist businesses; the future of tourism, including forecasting; tourism's global impacts; and issues, such as terrorism, which affect the global nature of tourism. Key trends are examined, from the impact of technology for the way in which low-cost airlines have transformed the market"--Jacket."
  • "A complete synthesis of tourism, from its beginnings through to the major impacts it has on today's global community."@en
  • "One of the leading texts in the field, Tourism Management is the ideal introduction to the fundamentals of tourism as you study for a degree, diploma or single module in the subject. It is written in an engaging style that assumes no prior knowledge of tourism and builds up your understanding as you progress through this wide ranging global review of the principles of managing tourism. It traces the evolution and future development of tourism and the challenges facing tourism managers in this fast growing sector of the world economy. This book is highly illustrated with diagrams and colour ima."@en
  • "One of the leading texts in the field, Tourism Management is the ideal introduction to the fundamentals of tourism as you study for a degree, diploma or single module in the subject. It is written in an engaging style that assumes no prior knowledge of tourism and builds up your understanding as you progress through this wide ranging global review of the principles of managing tourism. It traces the evolution and future development of tourism and the challenges facing tourism managers in this fast growing sector of the world economy. This book is highly illustrated with diagrams and colour ima."
  • "One of the leading texts in the field, Tourism Managementis the ideal introduction to the fundamentals of tourism as you study for a degree, diploma or single module in the subject. It is written in an engaging style that assumes no prior knowledge of tourism and builds up your understanding as you progress through this wide ranging global review of the principles of managing tourism. It traces the evolution and future development of tourism and the challenges facing tourism managers in this fast growing sector of the world economy. This book is highly illustrated with diagrams and colour images, and contains short case studies of contemporary themes of interest, as well as new data and statistics. This fourth edition includes new material focused on: .nbsp, Pro poor tourism and poverty .nbsp, The importance of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) Markets .nbsp, The growing significance of low cost travel by air and on land .nbsp, Tourism and sustainability, which runs throughout the book as a major theme, highlighting the challenge of climate change and future tourism growth .nbsp, The growing significance of social media and Web 2.0 in tourism"
  • "The third edition of this bestselling and highly acclaimed introductory text? a?one stop shop? to the essentials of tourism management."@en
  • ""Tourism Management' is a complete synthesis of tourism, from its beginnings, through to the major impacts it has on today's global community, the environment and economy."--[Source inconnue]."
  • ""One of the leading texts in the field, Tourism Management is the ideal introduction to the fundamentals of tourism as you study for a degree, diploma or single module in the subject. It is written in an engaging style that assumes no prior knowledge of tourism and builds up your understanding as you progress through this wide ranging global review of the principles of managing tourism. It traces the evolution and future development of tourism and the challenges facing tourism managers in this fast growing sector of the world economy. This book is highly illustrated with diagrams and colour images, and contains short case studies of contemporary themes of interest, as well as new data and statistics. This fifth edition has been revised and updated to include: New content on: sports, festivals and event tourism, social media impacts on tourism, global economic downturn affecting tourism as well as emerging themes in tourism such as slow travel, dark tourism, volunteer tourism and medical tourism. Updated case studies on BRIC markets and new case studies from Middle East and Asia. Enhanced Tourism and sustainable development coverage, which runs throughout the book as a major theme, highlighting the challenge of climate change and future tourism growth Transport section includes more international perspectives from China and South America. Updated companion website which includes: additional case studies, quizzes, PPT's, further reading, web reading as well as video links and longer reflective case study per chapter to aid both teaching and learning"--"
  • ""One of the leading texts in the field, Tourism Management is the ideal introduction to the fundamentals of tourism as you study for a degree, diploma or single module in the subject. It is written in an engaging style that assumes no prior knowledge of tourism and builds up your understanding as you progress through this wide ranging global review of the principles of managing tourism. It traces the evolution and future development of tourism and the challenges facing tourism managers in this fast growing sector of the world economy. This book is highly illustrated with diagrams and colour images, and contains short case studies of contemporary themes of interest, as well as new data and statistics. This fifth edition has been revised and updated to include: New content on: sports, festivals and event tourism, social media impacts on tourism, global economic downturn affecting tourism as well as emerging themes in tourism such as slow travel, dark tourism, volunteer tourism and medical tourism. Updated case studies on BRIC markets and new case studies from Middle East and Asia. Enhanced Tourism and sustainable development coverage, which runs throughout the book as a major theme, highlighting the challenge of climate change and future tourism growth Transport section includes more international perspectives from China and South America. Updated companion website which includes: additional case studies, quizzes, PPT's, further reading, web reading as well as video links and longer reflective case study per chapter to aid both teaching and learning"--"@en
  • "One of the leading texts in the field, Tourism Management is the ideal introduction to the fundamentals of tourism as you study for a degree, diploma or single module in the subject. It is written in an engaging style that assumes no prior knowledge of tourism and builds up your understanding as you progress through this wide ranging global review of the principles of managing tourism. It traces the evolution and future development of tourism and the challenges facing tourism managers in this fast growing sector of the world economy. This book is highly illustrated with diagrams and colour images, and contains short case studies of contemporary themes of interest, as well as new data and statistics. This fourth edition includes new material focused on: . Pro poor tourism and poverty . The importance of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) Markets . The growing significance of low cost travel by air and on land . Tourism and sustainability, which runs throughout the book as a major theme, highlighting the challenge of climate change and future tourism growth . The growing significance of social media and Web 2.0 in tourism."@en
  • "Tourism Management: managing for change is a complete synthesis of tourism, from its beginnings through to the major impacts it has on today's global community, the environment and economy. Provocative and stimulating, it challenges the conventional thinking and generates reflection, thought and debate. This bestselling book is now in its third edition and has been fully revised and updated to include complete set of brand new case studies, a new four colour page design to enhance learning and improved online companion resources packed with must have information to assist in learning and teach."
  • ""Tourism Management: Managing for Change" is a complete synthesis of tourism, from its beginnings through to the major impacts it has on today's global community, the environment and economy. Provocative and stimulating, it challenges the conventional thinking and generates reflection, thought and debate. This bestselling book is now in its second edition and has been fully revised with updated statistics and a complete set of brand new case studies. "Tourism Management" covers the fundamentals of tourism, introducing the following key concepts: The development of tourism; Tourism supply and demand; Sectors involved: transport, accommodation, government; and The future of tourism: including forecasting and future issues affecting the global nature of tourism. In a user-friendly, handbook style, each chapter covers the material required for at least one lecture within a degree level course. Written in a jargon-free and engaging style, this is the ultimate student-friendly text, and a vital introduction to this exciting, ever-changing area of study. The text is also accompanied by a companion website packed with extra resources for both students and lecturers.; A complete synthesis of the tourism industry, second edition includes a complete set of new case studies including 2012 Olympics, Southwest airlines, and policies for tourism in South Africa, as well as updated statistics. A companion website packed with extra resources both for students and lecturers."
  • "'Tourism Management' is a complete synthesis of tourism, from its beginnings, through to the major impacts it has on today's global community, the environment and economy."
  • "'Tourism Management' is a complete synthesis of tourism, from its beginnings, through to the major impacts it has on today's global community, the environment and economy."@en
  • "An ideal first reference, this textbook provides an introduction to tourism, from its beginnings through to the impact it has on today's global community, the environment and economy. It covers the fundamentals of tourism: the development of tourism; tourism supply and demand; sectors involved - transport, accommodation, government; and, the future of tourism - including forecasting and future issues affecting the global nature of tourism. This latest edition has been fully revised and updated to include fascinating new case studies on important industry developments such as TripAdvisor, ecotourism in Brazil, volunteer tourism and spa hotel development in Australia. It is accompanied by a companion website for students containing extra learning materials. Multiple choice questions allow you to test your learning and make sure you've fully understood key concepts and links to sample chapters and journal articles allow you to dig deeper into areas of particular interest. Extra free content for students is available on the book's companion website. It is a complete synthesis of the tourism industry, a vital all-in-one guide to all the key issues for those new to Tourism Studies."

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