The business of tourism / Chris Holloway, Claire Humphreys.
Material type: TextPublication details: Harlow : Pearson, 2012.Edition: 9th edDescription: xxi, 778 p. : ill. ; 27 cmISBN:- 0273755145 (pbk.) :
- 9780273755142 (pbk.) :
- 338.4791 HOL
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Previous ed.: 2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part i.Defining and analysing tourism and its impacts --1.An introduciton to tourism and its impact -- 2.The development and growth of tourism up to the mid-twentieth century -- 3.The era of popular tourism: 1950 to the twenty-first century -- 4.The demand for tourism -- 5.The economic impacts of tourism -- 6.The socio-cultural impacts of tourism -- 7.The environmental impacts of tourism -- Part 3.The travel and tourism product -- 8.The stucture and organization of the travel and tourism industry-- 9.Tourist desinations -- 10.Tourist attractions -- 11.Business tourism -- 12.The hospitality sector: accommodation and catering services -- 13.Tourist transport by air -- 14.Tourist transport by water -- 15.Tourist transport on land -- Part 3.Intermediaries in the provision of travel and tourism services -- 16.The management of visitors -- 17.The structure and role fo the public sector in tourism -- 18.tour operating -- 19.Selling and distributing travel and tourism -- 20.Ancillary tourism services -- Part 4.Case studies -- 1.Pro-poor tourism -- 2.Medical tourism: Surgical bliss -- 3.The Pro Sky Airliner Conference -- 4.Travel for education: Quest Overseas -- 5.The economic impacts of tourism -- 6.The socio-cultural impacts of tourism -- 7.The environmental impacts of tourism -- Part 2.The travel and tourism product -- 8.The structure and organization of the travel and tourism industry -- 9.Tourist destinations -- 11.Tourist attractions -- 12.The hospitality sector: accommodation and catering services -- 13.Tourist transport by air -- 14.Tourist transport by water -- 15.Tourist transport on land -- Part 3.Intermediaries in the provision of travel and tourism services -- 16.The management of visitors -- 17.The structure and role of the public sector in tourism -- 18.Tour operating -- 19.Selling and distributing travel and tourism -- 20.Ancillary tourism services -- Part 4.case studies. -- 1.Pro-poor tourism -- 2.Medical tourism: Surgical Bliss -- 3.The Pro Sky Airliner Conference -- 5.Crisis management for tourism destinations: defusing disaster -- 6.Dark tourism - the Holocaust Exhibition at the Imperial War Museum, London -- 7.Understanding the use of social media for tourism organizations -- 8.The European Wind Engergy Association Annual Event -- 9.Consuming the cruise product? Factors influencing the decision to stay on board or to disembark during port visits -- 10.Mega-events, tourism and host resident opinions of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Weymouth and Portland, UK.