"Today, tourism is an important component of development, in terms of economics, knowledge and welfare. The 9th … International Conference on Sustainable Tourism aimed to find ways to protect the natural and cultural landscape through the … development of solutions which minimise the adverse effects of tourism. Papers from the meeting form this volume." …

Intro -- Capitalist Globalisation, Corporated Tourism and their Alternatives -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction … Globalisation -- From Globalisation to Corporatised Tourism -- Context of the Global Tourism Industry -- Globalisation and Tourism … -- Institutions -- Transnational Capitalist Class - A Case Study -- Tourism Transnational Practices -- Culture-Ideology of Consumerism …