ABSTRACT

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.

chapter 2|21 pages

Tourism: Its origins, growth and future

chapter 3|24 pages

Demand: Why do people engage in tourism?

chapter 6|29 pages

Accommodation and hospitality services

chapter 7|35 pages

Tour operating and travel retailing

chapter 8|26 pages

Visitor attractions

chapter 9|30 pages

The management of tourism

chapter 10|30 pages

The public sector and tourism

chapter 11|37 pages

Managing the visitor and their impacts

chapter 12|31 pages

The future of tourism: Post tourism?