There have been a number of sporadic and disconnected initiatives to improve knowledge transfer between the tourism academia, government and industry. This volume presents and analyses 17 examples of knowledge transfer from countries around the world to identify future directions for business...

"The receipt of knowledge is a key ingredient by which the tourism sector can adjust and adapt to its dynamic environment. However although its importance has long been recognised the fragmentation within the sector, largely as a result of it being comprised of small and medium sized businesses,...

1. Introduction / Michelle McLeod and Roger Vaughan -- 2. Tourism-planning network knowledge dynamics / Dianne Dredge -- 3. Social network dynamics and innovation in small tourism companies / Flemming Sørensen and Lars Fuglsang -- 4. Tourism networks, knowledge dynamics and co-creation / Gareth...