. Next the chapter looks at the role of tourism as a significant economic and cultural force in developing countries. Finally …

Introduction : a paradise globalized -- The importance of tourism -- A brand created -- Bali's global villages … crisis -- The 2002 Bali bombings crisis -- Global conflict and the bombers -- The rise and fall of tourism -- Coping with …

The paper reviews the various methods and tourism development proxy variables used to measure the impact of tourism on … measure the impact of tourism on a country-by-country basis. Tourism's contribution to economic growth is highest in Africa … investigates the factors that influence tourism's contribution to growth. Results show that tourism's contribution to growth is …

"This book looks at religious tourism by discussing the traditional cultures, the history of religions, national … religious traditions, rituals, through the study of geography, statistics and development trends of religious tourism in the …