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Resort destinations : evolution, management and development / Bruce Prideaux

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Amsterdam : Elsevier Science, c2009Description: ix, 310 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780750657532
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • G 155.A1 .P75 2009
Contents:
The resort destination setting - The historical setting -- Definitions: exploring the literature -- Geographical context; Economic perspectives -- The human element; Resort destination dynamics - Planning issues -- Sustainability -- Resort destination marketing -- Management -- Infrastructure issues -- Examples of resort destination types - Resort destination development in developing nations -- Mountain resort destinations -- Resort destinations in isolated locations -- City resort destinations -- Island resort destinations -- The future of resort destinations - Threats -- The future of resort destinations.
Summary: Destination management and resort development and planning are strong core areas in the final year of most undergraduate degrees and a popular area of study at postgraduate level. Using original case studies based on the author's own research, Resort Destinations: evolution, management and development uses examples from Australia's Gold Coast, Britain's Brighton, USA's Las Vegas, as well as Hong Kong, New Zealand and the Caribbean.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Main General Circulation Hospitality Management GC G 155.A1 .P75 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000000545
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The resort destination setting - The historical setting -- Definitions: exploring the literature -- Geographical context; Economic perspectives -- The human element; Resort destination dynamics - Planning issues -- Sustainability -- Resort destination marketing -- Management -- Infrastructure issues -- Examples of resort destination types - Resort destination development in developing nations -- Mountain resort destinations -- Resort destinations in isolated locations -- City resort destinations -- Island resort destinations -- The future of resort destinations - Threats -- The future of resort destinations.

Destination management and resort development and planning are strong core areas in the final year of most undergraduate degrees and a popular area of study at postgraduate level. Using original case studies based on the author's own research, Resort Destinations: evolution, management and development uses examples from Australia's Gold Coast, Britain's Brighton, USA's Las Vegas, as well as Hong Kong, New Zealand and the Caribbean.

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