Handbook of Tourism Economics: Analysis, New Applications and Case Studies provides an up-to-date, concise and readable … coverage of the most important topics in tourism economics. It pays attention to relevant traditional topics in tourism … applications of economic analysis to tourism policy and constructive assessment of contemporary thought about tourism economics …

This paper investigates the determinants of tourism demand in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union. We estimate the … demand function in a panel setting using annual data from 1979 to 2005. Results show that tourism arrivals are significantly … servicing a destination, are also found to be significant determinants of tourism demand. …

ihre natürliche Umgebung bezeichnen. Mit der vorliegenden Arbeit untersuchen wir, ob der Tourismus auf Kreta zum Schutz der … Gegenden mit besonderem natürlichen Wert beitragen kann (Tourismus, Ecotourismus und Naturschutzgebiete).Ebenso untersuchen wir …

In den letzten zehn Jahren musste das Gastgewerbe, der zentrale Bereich der Tourismuswirtschaft, rückläufige Umsätze …-Sommer« 2003. Es gibt erste Anzeichen, dass die konjunkturelle Talfahrt im Gastgewerbe zu Ende sein könnte. …

In the recent decade, the global tourism industry is showing trends of increasing visitor arrivals in the developing …

, and evaluate how they have been able to develop tourism and hospitality industry in the state. A survey questionnaire was … negligence of tourism authorities not following appropriate marketing activities ; inappropriate measures and wrong allocation of …

balance of payments will cause those in authority to promote activities that encourage tourism as a solution to balance of … payments deficit. The vehicle for generating tourism is the provision of public goods. More traditional paths toward …

Arguments of most conservationists supporting ecotourism have been based upon the views that it is environmentally … extractive economic purposes. But wildlife-based ecotourism can also have positive impacts in itself on the willingness of … that in situ ecotourism is likely to be a more powerful force for fostering pro-conservation attitudes and actions amongst …

Worldwide tourism is recognized by the governments as a sector with high potential for economic development and … employment generation. International agencies like World Tourism Organization (WTO) have underscored the vast developmental … potential of tourism particularly for the developing nations like India. It is estimated that economies like India and China …

Tourism has been characterised by mass tourism, although new types of alternative tourism have emerged in recent years …, one of which is ecotourism. The introduction of ecotourism has had a varying impact, both positive and negative, on … tourism must therefore be taken into account, and their participation in managing and developing this activity must be …