Fremdenverkehr und Freizeit stellen in der planerischen Praxis ein schwer überschaubares Feld von Zuständigkeiten, räumlichen Abgrenzungen, konzeptionellen Ansätzen und Programmen dar. Die Arbeitsgruppe "Freizeit" der Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft Hessen / Rheinland-Pfalz / Saarland der ARL hat...

South Africa has turned towards tourism development to jump-start its weak economy. As tourism is a labour intensive sector that can also bring foreign currency into the country, the sector was identified as priority area by the South African government. Indeed, a doubling in international...

On December 26, 2004, a massive undersea Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, measuring 9.3 on the Richter scale, jarred the waters of the Andaman Sea. Approximately 580 kilometers off the coast of Thailand, it caused a devastating tsunami wave 10 meters in height to strike the coast of 6 provinces of...

This paper analyses the market transformations in heritage tourism destinations when excessivetourism demand determines the emergence of a class of excursionists among visitors. Building onthe approach of Keane (1997) and Shapiro (1983), our model highlights some importantdimensions of...