This book looks at various aspects of tourism education in Asian countries and the impacts of sustainable development in tourism education to the Asian student markets. It provides an insightful and authoritative account of the various issues that are shaping the higher educational world of...

The assessment of local, regional or national impacts of an influx of tourists - of different kind and origin - has in recent years become a new challenge for economics research in the tourism sector. There is a clear need to develop solid methodologies through which the socio-economic impacts...

Wirkungen von E-Government – empirische Ergebnisse einer aktuellen Studie -- Theoretische Grundlagen und praktische Instrumente der Wirkungsforschung -- Aus der Praxis: Beispiele der Wirkungsforschung von E-Government-Projekten.

Die UEFA EURO 2008TM wurde in Österreich und der Schweiz ausgerichtet. Um die die Auswirkungen des Mega-Events für Österreich ermitteln zu können, haben die Autoren empirische Daten mittels Fragebögen in zehn Sprachen erhoben. In Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Salzburg und Wien wurden über 8.000...

Natural monopolies are not subject to the market-based principle of competition. Consequently, it is necessary to control companies in such monopoly positions with regard to their pricing. In the future, it will become more and more important to consider a possible change in the regulation...

Section 1: Overview. Introduction - Asian Destinations: Perspectives on Planning, Management and Marketing Ying Wang, Aishath Shakeela, Anna Kwek, Catheryn Khoo-Lattimore -- Section 2: Tourism Planning in Asian Destinations. Chapter 1. Power and politics in tourism policy and planning in the...

This book presents the latest research and novel case studies on crime and corruption in the tourism and hospitality industry. It approaches tourism as both a globalised business impacting the livelihood of millions of people, and a highly challenging field of action for national legislators and...

This book presents the foundations for the future of tourism in a structured and detailed format. The who-is-who of tourism intelligence has collaborated to present a definitive blueprint for tourism reflecting the role of science, market institutions, and governance in its innovation and...

This book explores the distinct nuisances and obstacles that are brought on by the tourism and travel industry within Caribbean small island developing countries (SIDS). The author explores best practices and measures that can be used to overcome or alleviate the hardship faced by the industry...

The purpose of this book is twofold. First, this book is an attempt to map the state of quantitative research in Asian tourism and hospitality context and provide a detailed description of the design, implementation, application, and challenges of quantitative methods in tourism in Asia. Second,...