Tourism : principles and practice
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Tourism : principles and practice
Pearson, 2013
5th ed
Available at 10 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Previous ed.: 2008
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In a changing and turbulent environment for tourism, the fifth edition of Tourism: Principles and Practice offers the fundamental and underlying principles with which to approach the study of tourism, contributing a complete framework that effectively integrates theory and practice. The text has been updated to take into account developments such as business tourism, sports and events management and mobile technology and social tourism.
Thanks to its engaging writing style and accessible structure, this has become the ultimate one-stop text for any student studying Tourism. Its broad appeal and popularity increases with each new edition, making it excellent value for any student who wants to understand and explore the principles of the subject.
Table of Contents
1 An Introduction to Tourism
Part 1 Tourism Demand
2 The Nature of Tourism Demand
3 Tourism Consumer Behaviour
4 Measuring and Modelling Tourism Demand
5 Forecasting Tourism Demand
Part 2 The Tourism Destination
6 Destinations
7 The Economic Impact of Tourism
8 The Environmental Impact of Tourism
9 The Socio-cultural Impact of Tourism
10 Sustainable Tourism
11 Tourism and Development Planning
12 Tourism, Crises and Disaster Management
Part 3 The Tourism Sector
13 Attractions
14 Accommodation
15 Events Management
16 Intermediaries
17 Transportation
18 Public Sector and Policy
Part 4 Marketing for Tourism
19 Managing Marketing for Tourism
20 Marketing Planning
21 Marketing Mix Applications
22 Information Technology in Tourism
Glossary
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