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Tourism management / Stephen J. Page

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London, United Kingdom : Routledge, c2015Edition: FIFTH EDITIONDescription: xix, 382 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781138784567
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • G 155.A1 .P34 2015
Contents:
1. Tourism Today: Why is it a Global Phenomenon Embracing all our Lives? -- 2. Tourism: Its Origins, Growth and Future -- 3. Demand: Why do People Engage in Tourism? -- 4. Transporting the Tourist I: Surface Transport -- 5. Transporting the Tourist II: The Aviation Sector -- 6. Accommodation and Hospitality Services -- 7. Tour Operating and Travel Retailing -- 8. Visitor Attractions and Events -- 9. The Management of Tourism -- 10. The Public Sector and Tourism -- 11. Managing the Visitor and their Impacts -- 12. The Future of Tourism: Post Tourism?.
Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Tourism Today: Why is it a Global Phenomenon Embracing all our Lives? -- 2. Tourism: Its Origins, Growth and Future -- 3. Demand: Why do People Engage in Tourism? -- 4. Transporting the Tourist I: Surface Transport -- 5. Transporting the Tourist II: The Aviation Sector -- 6. Accommodation and Hospitality Services -- 7. Tour Operating and Travel Retailing -- 8. Visitor Attractions and Events -- 9. The Management of Tourism -- 10. The Public Sector and Tourism -- 11. Managing the Visitor and their Impacts -- 12. The Future of Tourism: Post Tourism?.

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.

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