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...

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Notes on the Editors and Contributors -- 1-An Introduction to The Handbook -- Part I-Approaching Tourism -- 2-The Mobilities Paradigm and Tourism Management -- 3-Critical Turns in Tourism Studies -- 4-Tourism for Poverty Alleviation:...