ABSTRACT
Although globalization has led to increased cross-border traffic, there has been little examination of how crossing political boundaries affects tourism and vice versa. Bringing together case studies from Europe, the USA and Southern Africa, this volume discusses current issues and policies, destination management and communication, and planning in cross-border areas. Topics studied include borders as tourist attractions and destinations in their own right, as barriers to travel and the growth of tourism, boundaries as links of transit and the growth of supranationalism. The book concludes that the role of borders has changed dramatically in recent years. Many more borders that have traditionally hosted large-scale tourism are becoming more difficult to cross, primarily because of safety and immigration concerns. On the other hand, places that were once forbidden to foreigners are now opening up and new destinations are becoming more commonplace.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|37 pages
Conceptual Issues and Policies
chapter 3|13 pages
Interregional Co-operation between Europe's Island Regions
part II|65 pages
Destination Marketing and Management
chapter 4|28 pages
Inbound Tourism: Systematic Approaches of International Tourism Behaviour
part III|35 pages
Communication and Information
chapter 7|26 pages
Collaborative Stakeholder Planning in Cross-border Regions
chapter 8|7 pages
Tourism Information and Communication Systems in Border Areas
part IV|119 pages
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