"Tourism Economics and Policy combines a comprehensive treatment of economic concepts and applications in tourism contexts. The topics covered are those that most occupy the attention of tourism economists in research and policy areas internationally. Content includes tourism demand and...

"'Since the 1990s, tourism has become a major driver of economic activity and community development in Brazil. New policies and approaches, growing expertise and investment in tourism have brought significant transformation in tourism products, destination development and community involvement....

Tourism researchers are feeling mounting pressure to answer an increasing number of questions from external agents which challenge the ability of their findings to deliver tangible change. Delivering Tourism Intelligence demonstrates that good academic analysis can deliver quality implications...

"This book analyses tourism and development in Southeast Asia. Critically debating and offering new understandings of the dynamics of tourism on the global and local levels, it seeks to assesses its impact on residents and localities across the region. Offering a myriad of case studies from a...

Introduction : tourism in Japan - from the past to the present / Richard Sharpley & Kumi Kato -- Tourism research on Japan : overview of major trends : Japanese and English-language materials / Yumiko Horita & Kumi Kato -- Urban development and tourism in Japanese cities / Yumiko Horita --...

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...