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Tourism in China: Policy and Development Since 1949 by David Airey 9781138081239
RRP: £45.99£40.53Tourism in China has grown rapidly since the country started implementing its open-door policy in 1978. Tourism development is now an essential agenda item for the Chinese government's plan for economic & social growth. Policy and policy-making for... -
Tourism and Agriculture: New Geographies of Consumption, Production and Rural Restructuring by Rebecca Maria Torres 9781138081215
RRP: £43.99£38.44Shifting global consumption patterns, tastes and attitudes towards food, leisure, travel and place have opened new opportunities for rural producers in the form of agritourism, ecotourism, wine, food and rural tourism and specialized niche market... -
Children's and Families' Holiday Experience by Neil Carr 9781138081208
RRP: £43.99£38.44Children's and Families' Holiday Experiences is based on the recognition of the active social role of children in shaping the nature of their holiday experiences and those of their parents and other adults. The volume provides significant insights into... -
Regimes of Value in Tourism by Emilie Crossley 9781138106796
RRP: £32.99£29.16Drawing from ethnographic work in five continents, this book demonstrates how different regimes of value in tourism can coexist, collide, and compete across a varied geographic terrain. Much theory in tourism economics defines 'value' as a measure of... -
Managing Airports by Anne Graham 9781138134942
RRP: £135.00£117.68Managing Airports presents a comprehensive and cutting-edge insight into today's international airport industry. Approaching management topics from a strategic and commercial perspective rather than from an operational and technical angle, the book... -
In Search of Hospitality by Conrad Lashley 9781138134331
RRP: £135.00£117.28'In Search of Hospitality' is a unique contribution to the study of hospitality, exploring the practice of hospitality across disciplines, and adopting an international perspective where appropriate. This title brings together an extraordinary... -
Tourism and Indigenous Peoples by Tom Hinch 9781138134027
RRP: £130.00£112.51Tourism and Indigenous Peoples is a unique text examining the role of indigenous societies in tourism and how they interact within the tourism nexus. Unlike other publications, this text focuses on the active role that indigenous peoples take in the... -
Urban Tourism in China by Mimi Li 9781138115668
RRP: £43.99£38.44China has witnessed a dramatic development of tourism in urban context in the past thirty years, especially with its success in hosting the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 and the Shanghai World Exposition in 2010. Urban areas as tourism destination are... -
Sustainable Tourism Practices in the Mediterranean by Ipek Kalemci Tuzun 9781138097377
RRP: £135.00£117.28Sustainable Tourism Practices in the Mediterranean showcases and examines the current and future trends in sustainable tourism in this popular region where tourism is one of the leading determinants of economic development. This volume examines the... -
Eventscapes: Transforming Place, Space and Experiences by Graham Brown 9781138097247
RRP: £135.00£117.28Eventscapes: Transforming Place, Space and Experiences directly examines the interrelation between events' simultaneous dependence on and transformation of the places in which they are held. This event-environment nexus is analysed through a variety of... -
Resilient Destinations and Tourism: Governance Strategies in the Transition towards Sustainability in Tourism by Jarkko Saarinen 9781138061774
RRP: £135.00£117.28Sustainability is one of the most important issues currently facing the tourism sector. Recently, the role of resilience thinking has been highlighted in sustainable development discussions as an alternative perspective. This book approaches these... -
Managing and Adapting to Global Change in Tourism Places by Alan A. Lew 9781138061590
RRP: £32.99£29.16Today, more than ever, communities need to develop resilience strategies to adapt to the varied and often unpredictable forces of global change. The focus of this collection of articles from Tourism Geographies is on global change in tourism places... -
New Research Paradigms in Tourism Geography by Alan A. Lew 9781138058828
RRP: £43.99£38.44This collection of papers from Tourism Geographies emphasizes new and emerging research paradigms in the geographic study of tourism. The papers included in this collection follow one of two threads: explicitly supporting specific research frameworks, or... -
Marketing Research for the Tourism, Hospitality and Events Industries by Bonita Kolb 9781138042162
RRP: £47.99£41.81This is a user-friendly textbook that covers qualitative, quantitative and social media methods, providing tourism, hospitality and events students and course leaders with an accessible guide for learning and teaching marketing research.The book contains... -
Tourism Ethnographies: Ethics, Methods, Application and Reflexivity by Hazel Andrews 9781138061767
RRP: £135.00£117.28How is ethnography practiced in the context of tourism? As a multi- and interdisciplinary area of academic enquiry, the use of ethnography to study tourism is found in an increasingly diverse number of settings. This book is a collection of essays... -
Scientific Tourism: Researchers as Travellers by Susan Slocum 9781138083929
RRP: £45.99£40.13As researchers in emerging economies, scientists are often the first foreign visitors to stay in remote rural areas and, on occasion, form joint venture ecotourism and community tourism projects or poverty alleviation schemes between local agencies or... -
Tourism in Pacific Islands: Current Issues and Future Challenges by Stephen Pratt 9781138083837
RRP: £45.99£40.53Pacific Island Countries have been shown to be especially vulnerable to such external influences as natural disasters, political unrest and downturns in the global economy and their tourism industries have been notably affected. In particular, they... -
Dark Tourism and Crime by Derek Dalton 9781138083455
RRP: £45.99£40.13Dark tourism has become widespread and diverse. It has passed into popular culture vernacular, deployed in guide books as a short hand descriptor for sites that are associated with death, suffering and trauma. However, whilst books have been devoted to... -
A Hospitable World?: Organising Work and Workers in Hotels and Tourist Resorts by David Jordhus-Lier 9781138083271
RRP: £45.99£40.13The hospitality and tourism sector is a large and rapidly expanding industry worldwide, and can rightfully be described as a vehicle of globalisation. Hotels are among the cornerstones of the industry often drawing workers from the most vulnerable... -
Conferences and Conventions: A Research Perspective by Judith Mair 9781138082021
RRP: £54.99£47.72Conferences and conventions are one of the fastest growing areas of the events industry. This is a substantially important sector yet research into many dimensions is in its infancy. This timely book, uniquely presents a `state of the art' synthesis of... -
Peace through Tourism: Promoting Human Security Through International Citizenship by Lynda-ann Blanchard 9781138081888
RRP: £45.99£40.53Peace through tourism refers to a body of analysis which suggests tourism may contribute to cross-cultural understanding, tolerance and even peace between communities and nations. What has been largely missing to date is a sustained critique of the... -
Actor-Network Theory and Tourism: Ordering, Materiality and Multiplicity by Rene Van der Duim 9781138081413
RRP: £45.99£40.13The recent surfacing of actor-network theory (ANT) in tourism studies correlates to a rising interest in understanding tourism as emergent thorough relational practice connecting cultures, natures and technologies in multifarious ways. Despite the... -
Commemorative Events: Memory, Identities, Conflict by Warwick Frost 9781138081864
RRP: £45.99£40.13Commemorative Events emphasise remembering. They are held on the anniversaries of significant past events, either annually or after significant time periods. Commemorative events provide fascinating insight into how societies see themselves, their... -
Hospitality and Tourism 2015: Proceedings of HTC 2015 (Malacca, Malaysia, 2-3 November 2015) by Salamiah A. Jamal 9781138029323
RRP: £120.00£104.01Innovation and Best Practices in Hospitality and Tourism Research contains 71 accepted papers from the Hospitality and Tourism Conference (HTC 2015, Melaka, Malaysia, 2-3 November, 2015). The book presents the "up-and-coming" paradigms and... -
The Analytic Hospitality Executive: Implementing Data Analytics in Hotels and Casinos by Kelly A. McGuire 9781119129981
RRP: £34.99£22.83Targeted analytics to address the unique opportunities in hospitality and gaming The Analytic Hospitality Executive helps decision makers understand big data and how it can drive value in the industry. Written by a leading business analytics expert who... -
Catering Management by Nancy Loman Scanlon 9781118091494
RRP: £70.95£68.92An essential, up-to-date guide for catering students and professionals, Catering Management, Fourth Edition, covers all aspects of the business, (operations, sales and marketing to food and beverage service, menu planning and design, pricing, equipment,... -
Housekeeping Management by Matt A. Casado 9781118071793
RRP: £116.00£103.97The second edition of Housekeeping Management is written from a management perspective of the executive housekeeper in the lodging industry. The overarching concept of the text spotlights three major areas of expertise required for the success of... -
Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility in the Meetings and Events Industry by Elizabeth V. Henderson 9781118073551
RRP: £84.95£74.23Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility in the Meetings and Events Industry is a comprehensive roadmap that prepares event professionals for the economic, environmental, and social challenges ahead, and transforms the industry for the long run. This... -
Tourism and Sustainable Development Goals: Research on Sustainable Tourism Geographies by Jarkko Saarinen 9781032091204
RRP: £39.99£35.06This comprehensive volume comprises some of the best scholarship on sustainable tourism in recent years, demonstrating the rich body of past research that provides a fertile and critical ground for studies on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by... -
Cruise Ship Phenomenon in North America by Brian J. Cudahy 9780870335297
RRP: £33.99£22.19Even taking into account the extraordinarily prosperous economic climate of the late twentieth century, the number of people who now choose a cruise ship vacation is phenomenal. The number of passengers leaving from North American ports leaped from... -
The Viennese Cafe and Fin-de-siecle Culture by Charlotte Ashby 9780857457646
RRP: £99.00£79.83The Viennese cafe was a key site of urban modernity around 1900. In the rapidly growing city it functioned simultaneously as home and workplace, affording opportunities for both leisure and intellectual exchange. This volume explores the nature and... -
Current Issues in Convention and Exhibition Facility Development by Robert R. Nelson 9780789025982
RRP: £37.99£33.38Increase tourism in your community by designing and expanding your local convention and exposition services! This book provides you with solutions to the issues that can arise during the planning and production phases of constructing a facility as... -
Safety and Security in Tourism: Relationships, Management, and Marketing by David Timothy Duval 9780789019172
RRP: £58.99£51.08How will the travel and tourism industry respond to the terrorist attacks on America?The recent terrorist attacks in the United States and their repercussions for the travel and leisure industries have focused more attention on tourism safety and... -
Sport and Adventure Tourism by Simon Hudson 9780789012760
RRP: £58.99£51.08Discover the secrets to success in sport-related tourism and adventure travel!This essential handbook of sport-related travel provides an in-depth look at an international industry growing by leaps and bounds. Sport and Adventure Tourism serves as a... -
The Role of the Hospitality Industry in the Lives of Individuals and Families by Francis A. Kwansa 9780789005243
RRP: £105.00£100.45The Role of the Hospitality Industry in the Lives of Individuals and Families explores the evolution of the hospitality industry and the relationships between hospitality providers, their families, and the guests they serve. Focusing on the human aspect... -
Geography and Tourism Marketing by Kaye Sung Chon 9780789003362
RRP: £49.99£43.50Tourism is an extremely challenging business. Some strategies work phenomenally well sometimes and fail at others. You may be aware of the increased fragmentation of the consumer market and of the important role geography plays in tourist response but... -
The Growth Strategies of Hotel Chains: Best Business Practices by Leading Companies by Kaye Sung Chon 9780789026644
RRP: £64.99£56.14How did Accor, Cendant, Choice Hotels International, Marriott, and Hilton become the largest hotel chains in the worldand what strategies will they use to continue their growth?This first-of-its-kind textbook presents a balanced overview of the theory... -
Tourism in China by Kaye Sung Chon 9780789012814
RRP: £49.99£43.90Examine China's impact on the world tourism market! Tourism in China is a comprehensive study of tourism and the travel industry in China--past, present, and future. Since joining many of its Asia-Pacific neighbors in identifying tourism as a vehicle... -
Marketing Issues in Pacific Area Tourism by Kaye Sung Chon 9780789000293
RRP: £125.00£119.74Marketing Issues in Pacific Area Tourism exposes researchers, tourism professionals, and students to the complexities of marketing issues in the most dynamic region in world tourism today. Dispelling commonly held Western assumptions, inviting new... -
Cheshire Inn Signs by Joan P. Alcock 9780752447704
RRP: £12.99£9.62This book takes the reader on a tour of Cheshire's inns past and present, discovering the origins of their names and the stories behind the signs. Illustrated with more than ninety images and with a sixteen-page colour section, Cheshire Inn Signs lists...