Key concepts in tourist studies

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Key concepts in tourist studies

Melanie Smith, Nicola MacLeod and Margaret Hart Robertson

(SAGE key concepts)

SAGE, 2010

  • : hardcover
  • : pbk

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Tourist studies

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Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-199) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Tourism is the fourth biggest industry in the world. What are the key concepts in Tourist Studies? This essential resource for students of tourism contains concise and authoritative entries on: * Planning Tourism * Sustainable Tourism * Festivals and Events * Cultural Tourism * Economics of Tourism * Regeneration * The Experience Economy * Urban Tourism * Sex Tourism Shrewdly judged to suit the needs of the modern student, the book offers the basic materials, tools and guidance for making sense of tourism and gaining the best results in essays and exams.

Table of Contents

Introduction Anthropology of Tourism Arts Tourism Authenticity Backpacking Business Tourism Crisis Management Cultural Tourism Dark Tourism Destination Management Economics of Tourism Ecotourism Ethical Tourism E-Tourism Festivals and Events Tourism Film and TV Tourism Gastronomic Tourism Gay Tourism Geography of Tourism Health and Wellness Tourism Heritage Tourism Identity Indigenous Tourism Literary Tourism Mature Tourism Mobility Neo-Colonialism Planning Tourism Post-Tourism Regeneration Religious and Spiritual Tourism Rural Tourism Self and Other Sex Tourism Sociology of Tourism Special Interest Tourism Sports and Adventure Tourism Sustainable Tourism Tourist Gaze Urban Tourism

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  • NCID
    BB01791831
  • ISBN
    • 9781412921046
    • 9781412921053
  • LCCN
    2009930951
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    vii, 208 p.
  • Size
    21 cm
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