Travel is no longer a past-time but a colossal industry, arguably one of the biggest in the world and second only to oil in importance for many poor countries. One out of 12 people in the world are employed by the tourism industry which contributes $6.5 trillion to the world's economy. To...

Das Phänomen «Dark Tourism» wird nun seit über einem Vierteljahrhundert wissenschaftlich betrachtet und hält zunehmend auch Einzug in den öffentlichen Diskurs. Vielfach wurden bereits management-bezogene Aspekte bzgl. des Umgangs mit Orten des Dark Tourism beleuchtet; eine...

This book profiles preliminary findings on the impact of COVID-19 on the travel, tourism and hospitality sector. Starting with a narrative relating COVID-19 to the global development agendas, the book proceeds with a focus on global tourism value chains and linkages between COVID-19 and the...