Tourism economics and policy
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Bibliographic Information
Tourism economics and policy
（Aspects of tourism texts / series editors, Chris Cooper, C. Michael Hall and Dallen Timothy）
Channel View Publications, c2010
- : hbk
- : pbk
Available at 25 libraries
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 812-840) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Tourism Economics and Policy combines a comprehensive treatment of economic concepts and applications in tourism contexts. The topics covered are those that most occupy the attention of tourism economists in research and policy areas internationally. Content includes tourism demand and forecasting; tourism supply and pricing; measuring tourism's economic contribution using tourism satellite accounts; measuring the impacts and benefits of changes in tourism demand, contrasting Input-output and computable general equilibrium modelling; cost benefit analysis; economic evaluation of special events; tourism investment and infrastructure; tourism taxation; aviation and tourism issues, tourism and the environment (including climate change) and destination competitiveness. The text provides an excellent basis for students to appreciate the relevance of economic analysis to the solution of real life tourism issues as well as its importance for decision making by both destination managers and tourism operators.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Overview Tourism Demand and Forecasting
Chapter 2 The Demand for Tourism Experiences
Chapter 3 Forecasting Tourism Demand Tourism Supply and Pricing Strategies
Chapter 4 The Supply of Tourism Products and Services
Chapter 5 Strategic Pricing in Tourism Distinguishing the Economic Contribution, Economic Impacts and Net Benefits of Tourism
Chapter 6 Tourism's Economic Contribution, Economic Impacts and Net Benefits Measuring Tourism's Economic Contribution, Impacts and Net Benefits
Chapter 7 The Economic Contribution of Tourism: Tourism Satellite Accounts
Chapter 8 Economic Impacts of Tourism using Input-Output Models
Chapter 9 Economic Impacts of Tourism Using CGE Models
Chapter 10 Cost Benefit Analysis in Tourism
Chapter 11 Economic Evaluation of Events Tourism Investment
Chapter 12 Investment by Tourism Firms
Chapter 13 Investing in Tourism Infrastructure
Chapter 14 Foreign Investment in Tourism Taxation and Tourism
Chapter 15 Taxation of Tourism Tourism and Aviation
Chapter 16 Tourism and Aviation Tourism and the Environment
Chapter 17 Valuing the Environmental Impacts of Tourism
Chapter 18 Economic Instruments and Environmental Protection in Tourism
Chapter 19 Tourism and Climate Change Destination Competitiveness
Chapter 20 Destination Competitiveness Future Directions
Chapter 21 Future Directions in Tourism Economics
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