ABSTRACT

Worldwide Destinations Casebook features 38 comprehensive case studies of international tourism destinations, 10 of them brand new and 28 updated. A companion to the core textbook Worldwide Destinations 5th edition, these cases contextulaise the learning and provide real life illustrations of the theories covered.

This new edition covers subjects such as climate change, eco-tourism, destination regeneration and social impact. Case studies are drawn from all regions of the world and include:

  • London Docklands regeneration
  • A tourism strategy for Morocco
  • 'New World' tourism - Outbound tourism from China
  • Antarctica: tourism or conservation?
  • Re-visioning tired destinations: Australia's gold coast
  • Tourism in New York
  • The Way of St. James: the pilgrimage as a cultural resource
  • Ecotourism in the Ecuadorian Amazon

The casebook brings a range of benefits to the classroom and by encouraging active learning allows students to gain valuable experience in:

  • Problem solving and decision making
  • Focusing on key issues within a clearly defined situation
  • The development or honing of critical thinking skills
  • Recognising that there is no one 'correct' answer to a problem
  • Judging the relevance of different types of evidence and techniques

Worldwide Destinations Casebook is the ultimate resource for contectualizing theory and is essential reading for any tourism student.

part I|7 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|5 pages

How to use this Book

part II|101 pages

Cases Illustrating the Elements of the Geography of Travel and Tourism

chapter 1|8 pages

Mobilities

Concepts and Definitions of Travel, Tourism and Migration

chapter 2|6 pages

Crisis and Risk Management in Tourism

chapter 3|5 pages

Understanding the ‘New Tourist'

chapter 5|9 pages

The Galápagos Islands

Balancing Resource Conservation and Tourism Development

chapter 6|8 pages

The way of St James

The Pilgrimage as a Cultural Resource

chapter 7|7 pages

The Impact of Climate Change on Tourism

chapter 10|6 pages

Low-Cost Carriers

Revolution or Evolution?

chapter 11|6 pages

Space

The Final Tourism Frontier?

chapter 12|5 pages

Tourism as Agent of Poverty Alleviation

part III|222 pages

Cases Illustrating Regional Travel and Tourism Geography

chapter 13|10 pages

European Policy and Tourism

chapter 15|6 pages

The New Forest

Managing Tourism in an Environmentally Sensitive Area

chapter 16|7 pages

The Isle of Man

Rejuvenating a Cold Water Destination

chapter 17|9 pages

Bruges

The Impact of Tourism in the Historic City

chapter 19|6 pages

Berlin

The Revitalisation of a European Capital

chapter 20|7 pages

Venice

Heritage in Danger

chapter 21|6 pages

Tourism Issues in Yemen

chapter 22|8 pages

Managing Nile Cruise Tourism

chapter 23|5 pages

Campfire

Local Community Involvement in Safari Tourism

chapter 24|7 pages

Vision 2010

A Tourism Strategy for Morocco

chapter 25|7 pages

Dubai

Where the Future of Tourism Begins

chapter 26|6 pages

Township Tourism

chapter 27|7 pages

Adventure Tourism in Nepal

chapter 28|7 pages

The Maldives

Tourism in an Island Nation

chapter 29|6 pages

Kangaroo Island

Debating Tourism Development

chapter 30|8 pages

The Revisioning of Tired Destinations

Australia's Surfers Paradise

chapter 31|5 pages

Outbound Tourism from China

chapter 32|7 pages

Tourism in Macau

chapter 33|6 pages

Tourism in New York City

chapter 34|8 pages

Nunavut

The Involvement of Indigenous Communities in Tourism in the Canadian Arctic

chapter 35|8 pages

Tourism in Hawaii

chapter 36|6 pages

The Regeneration of Rio de Janeiro

chapter 37|8 pages

Ecotourism in the Ecuadorian Amazon

chapter 38|8 pages

Antarctica

Tourism or Conservation?

part IV|16 pages

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