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Moral Encounters in Tourism by Mary Mostafanezhad 9781138270374
RRP: £49.99£43.50This first full length treatment of the role of morality in tourism examines how the tourism encounter is also fundamentally a moral encounter. Drawing upon interdisciplinary perspectives, leading and new authors in the field address topics that range... -
Tourists, Signs and the City: The Semiotics of Culture in an Urban Landscape by Michelle M. Metro-Roland 9781138250369
RRP: £49.99£43.50Drawing upon the literature of landscape geography, tourism studies, cultural studies, visual studies and philosophy, this book offers a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding the interaction between urban environments and tourists. This is a... -
New Directions in Rural Tourism by Lesley Roberts 9781138250284
RRP: £49.99£43.50Although there has been an increasing interest in rural tourism in terms of research, training and teaching in recent years, its conceptualization and the relationships between concept and strategy are still poorly represented and not well understood... -
Tasting Tourism: Travelling for Food and Drink by Priscilla Boniface 9781138250277
RRP: £49.99£43.50Along with basic practical reasons, our practices concerning food and drink are driven by context and environment, belief and convention, aspiration and desire to display - in short, by culture. Similarly, culture guides how tourism is used and operates... -
Narratives of Travel and Tourism by Dr. Tijana Rakic 9781138250208
RRP: £49.99£43.50Travel and tourism 'stories' have been told and recorded within every culture, in every period of oral and written history, and across the breadth of the fact/fiction continuum. Taking two broad themes as its starting point - travellers and their... -
Heritage Tourism and Cities in China by Honggang Xu 9781138481022
RRP: £135.00£117.28China has surged into the 21st century as one of the most rapidly modernizing countries in the world. Its burgeoning cities reflect this extraordinary growth with a dazzling array of new architectural forms and designs. In its transformation, the... -
Sports Event Management: The Caribbean Experience by Ben Tyson 9781138245914
RRP: £53.99£46.87Exploring sports event management from a Caribbean, small island developing state perspective, this volume uses the events of the recently held Cricket World Cup 2007 (CWC 2007) as a launching pad for identifying best practices and the way forward. The... -
Lifelong Learning for Tourism: Concepts, Policy and Implementation by Violet V. Cuffy 9781138222427
RRP: £135.00£117.68Since the middle of the last century tourism has demonstrated almost continual growth, with international tourist arrivals now recorded in excess of one billion per annum. Given the global socio-economic significance of tourism, it is imperative to... -
Strategic Questions in Food and Beverage Management by Roy C. Wood 9781138219366
RRP: £135.00£117.28This book provides students with a series of critical reviews of issues in food and beverage management addressing a variety of managerial dilemmas of a more complex nature such as how important is the meal experience and is food an art form? These are... -
Wild Animals and Leisure: Rights and Wellbeing by Neil Carr 9781138209282
RRP: £135.00£117.68Wild animals form an integral component of the human leisure experience. They are a significant part of the leisure industry and are economically valuable entities. However, as sentient beings, animals also have rights and welfare needs, and, like... -
Domestic Animals, Humans, and Leisure: Rights, Welfare, and Wellbeing by Janette Young 9781138209275
RRP: £135.00£117.28Domestic animals are an integral component of human leisure experience and can enhance the physical, social, and mental wellbeing of humans. The interplay of human and animal experiences of justice, wellbeing, rights, and roles within leisure is the... -
The Rise of Thana-Capitalism and Tourism by Maximiliano E. Korstanje 9781138209268
RRP: £79.99£69.60We live in a society that is bombarded by news of accidents, disasters and terrorist attacks. We are obsessed by the presence of death. It is commodified in newspapers, the media, entertainment and in our cultural consumption. This book explores... -
Tourism, Resilience and Sustainability: Adapting to Social, Political and Economic Change by Joseph M. Cheer 9781138206786
RRP: £135.00£117.68In a world increasingly faced with, and divided by, regional and global crises, resilience has emerged as a key concept with significant relevance for tourism.A paradigmatic shift is taking place in the long-term planning of tourism development, in which... -
The Green Travel Guide by Greg Neale 9781138471573
RRP: £115.00£99.36This book suggests ways in which we can enjoy our holidays and our travel even more: by becoming green travellers. It also suggests different types of green holidays and encourages some of the better examples of good environmental practice in... -
Human Rights and Tourism by Atsuko Hashimoto 9781138491069
RRP: £37.99£33.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781138491069Author Atsuko HashimotoFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint CRC PressPublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 159g -
Tourism and Nationalism in Nepal: A Developing Country Perspective by Kalyan Bhandari 9781138184398
RRP: £58.99£51.08This book explores the role of tourism in the expression of nationalism in Nepal. It investigates assemblage of images, emblems, and symbols of Nepali nationhood in various touristic representations and narratives from Nepali travellers and diasporic... -
Sport, Leisure and Tourism Information Sources by Martin Scarrott 9781138176591
RRP: £135.00£117.28Sport, Leisure and Tourism is a practical guide to finding information, encouraging readers to make active use of libraries in their research. This book provides readers with an understanding of the major information search tools which are available... -
Stats To Go by John Buglear 9781138176072
RRP: £135.00£117.28'Stats to Go' is a user-friendly guide for hospitality, leisure and tourism students who need to learn statistics and statistical techniques. 'Stats to go' is an ideal companion to hospitality, leisure and tourism studies as the breadth of coverage... -
Development and Management of Visitor Attractions by John Swarbrooke 9781138129528
RRP: £130.00£113.11Now in its second edition, the successful 'Development and Management of Visitor Attractions' has been fully revised and updated to cover the latest issues in this ever-changing area of tourism. New features/topics include: * The Millennium Dome *... -
Tourism and Indigenous Heritage in Latin America: As Observed through Mexico's Magical Village Cuetzalan by Casper Jacobsen 9781138088252
RRP: £135.00£117.28Following the surge of regional multiculturalism and indigenous political mobilization, how are indigenous Latin Americans governed today? Addressing the Mexican flagship tourist initiative of 'Magical Villages,' this book shows how government tourism... -
Events, Places and Societies by Nicholas Wise 9781138482470
RRP: £135.00£117.68Events can be synonymous with a particular place, helping shape and promote a location. Given the rise of the global events industry, this book uncovers how events impact upon places and societies, looking at a range of different events and geographical... -
Leisure and Food by Heather Mair 9781138082809
RRP: £32.99£29.16Leisure and food seem to be a natural fit, but the recent, unprecedented focus on all aspects of food has not been reflected in the field of leisure studies. This book is the first to combine these vital aspects of human interest by exploring the... -
Sports Events, Society and Culture by Katherine Dashper 9781138082502
RRP: £45.99£40.13This innovative and timely volume moves beyond existing operational and pragmatic approaches to events studies by exploring sports events as social, cultural, political and mediatised phenomena. As the study of this area is developing there is now a need... -
Event Volunteering.: International Perspectives on the Event Volunteering Experience by Karen A. Smith 9781138082311
RRP: £49.99£43.50Volunteers make important contributions across the spectrum of event settings, most visibly at high profile mega events such as the Olympic Games they are volunteers are lauded as 'Games makers', 'unsung heroes' and the like. Less visibly volunteers are... -
Food and Wine Events in Europe: A Stakeholder Approach by Alessio Cavicchi 9781138082274
RRP: £45.99£40.13Food and wine events have gained popularity internationally. Their importance in local economic development has grown, especially in Europe, as they are seen as a source of income for local economic systems, a way for creating new job positions and... -
Managing Ethical Consumption in Tourism by Clare Weeden 9781138082069
RRP: £45.99£40.13Neither the tourism industry nor the tourist has responded convincingly to calls for more responsibility in tourism. Ethical consumption places pressure on travellers to manage a large number of decisions at a time when hedonic motivations threaten to... -
Effecting Positive Change through Ecotourism: The Future We Want by Kelly S. Bricker 9781138390133
RRP: £135.00£117.28This book is designed to show how ecotourism theory can be put into practice by exploring innovation, program applications, and research-supported case studies in ecotourism. The chapters reflect results of applied research focused on socio-economics of... -
Successful Pubs and Inns by Michael Sargent 9781138166127
RRP: £86.99£75.54'Successful Pubs and Inns plots a clear course towards successful innkeeping. It is ideal for those planning a career in the licensed trade, professionals already within the business and for students. It is of particular value to those who are... -
Introduction to the UK Hospitality Industry: A Comparative Approach by Bob Brotherton 9781138159587
RRP: £135.00£117.28'An Introduction to the UK Hospitality Industry: a comparative approach' is a core text for introductory hospitality modules and courses. Unique in its structure; this text looks at key aspects and compares them with each sector of the industry to give... -
Tourism: How Effective Management Makes the Difference by Roger Doswell 9781138161054
RRP: £135.00£117.68Tourism: How effective management makes the difference builds tourism's components and impacts into a total framework showing how it should be made subject to an overall planning and management process. This is an essential guide which also explains... -
Special Event Production: The Process by Doug Matthews 9781138137905
RRP: £120.00£103.61This must-have guide to special event production looks deep the behind-the-scene of an event, and dissects what it is that creates success. It analyses the process - the planning and business aspects to provide a unique guide to producing events. It... -
Improving Food and Beverage Performance by Keith Waller 9781138151017
RRP: £135.00£117.68The food and beverage aspect of hotel operations is often the most difficult area to control effectively, but it plays a crucial role in customer satisfaction. Improving Food and Beverage Performance is able to show how successful catering operations can... -
Arts, Entertainment and Tourism by Howard Hughes 9781138150683
RRP: £135.00£117.28'Arts, Entertainment and Tourism' is a pioneering text that, by focusing on the consumer, investigates the relationship between these 3 industries and how this relationship can be developed to its best competitive advantage. Issue-led, this text draws... -
The Holiday Makers by Jost Krippendorf 9781138149595
RRP: £135.00£117.28The Holiday Makers is thought-provoking and profound in its analysis of the present and future patterns of work and leisure. The author analyses the different forms of tourism, examines the effects on the indigenous countries and their people, and... -
International Cases in Tourism Management by Susan Horner 9781138144491
RRP: £135.00£117.68International Cases in Tourism Management includes: * Profiles of individual companies * Case studies on destination management and marketing * Material on different management functions in tourism, such as marketing and human resource management * Case... -
Tourism and Hospitality in the 21st Century by S. Medlik 9781138143791
RRP: £135.00£117.68'Tourism and Hospitality in the 21st Century' is a collection of essays which consider the future of tourism and hospitality. The international team of contributors represent a wide range of interests involved in tourism and hospitality. Divided into... -
The Routledge Handbook of Tourism Research by Cathy H. C. Hsu 9781138081642
RRP: £45.99£40.53The Routledge Handbook of Tourism Research is a compendium of some of the most relevant issues affecting tourism development today. The topics addressed in this book provide some new thinking for those involved in tourism research. This book takes the... -
Tourism in Brazil: Environment, Management and Segments by Gui Lohmann 9781138081499
RRP: £45.99£40.13Since the 1990s, tourism has become a major driver of economic activity and community development in Brazil. New policies and approaches, growing expertise and investment in tourism have brought significant transformation in tourism products, destination... -
International Sports Events: Impacts, Experiences and Identities by Richard Shipway 9781138081383
RRP: £45.99£40.13This book offers new insight into International Sports Events (ISEs), examining the relationship between sport, tourism and events. It assesses sports events through the lens of both sports participants and spectators, based on three primary themes:... -
The Critical Turn in Tourism Studies: Creating an Academy of Hope by Irena Ateljevic 9781138081260
RRP: £45.99£40.13In today's increasingly complex tourism environment, decision-making requires a rounded, well-informed view of the whole. Critical distance should be encouraged, consultation and intellectual rigour should be the norm amongst managers and there needs to...