Culture is gaining increasing importance in the modern tourism industry, and represents a significant force of attraction for tourists (both domestic and international). Cultural tourism allows destinations and regions to expand their customer base, diversify their offer, extend the stay of the...

The holiday can be considered a good for which the tourist pays a two-part tariff (TPT). The variable part, roughly proportional to the length of stay, is charged on top of a fixed price, paid to get to the destination (typically due to travel costs). We analyse the policy implications of this...

We contribute to the debate on whether tourism should be considered a discipline or just a field of study. By re-arranging Hirst's four criteria (1974) to define a primary form of knowledge (a discipline), we affirm that tourism economics can be considered an established economic discipline in...

Part I: Introduction to the Economics of Tourism -- 1 Definitions and Key Concepts -- 2 The Tourism Sector in the Economy -- 3 The Economics of Tourism Destinations -- Part II: The Microeconomics of Tourism -- 4 The Consumer Theory Applied to the Tourist -- 5 A Close Examination of the Consumer...