Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Cambodia Fast Facts 2013 -- Executive Summary -- 1. Development Performance -- 1.1 Maximizing Natural Growth Opportunities -- 1.2 Economic Development Plans -- 1.3 Macroeconomic Performance -- 1.4 Economic Growth by Major...

`Argued with a real verve, it makes a plea to rethink the role of tourism in modernity seeing it not as a fleeting and marginal element, but as something enduring, emblematic and constitutive of contemporary society. Tourism is seen as a key element of modern life, not an escape from it' - Mike...

Tourism is a flourishing sector nowadays. As the tourism industry has grown exponentially in the past few decades, its proper management and marketing assumed an important role. As for management, there are certain tasks, which have to be taken into account for a number of different reasons....

The Purposes of Paradise shows how travel and tourism shaped U.S. imperialism in Cuba and Hawai'i between the 1850s, when expansionists imagined them as twin possessions, and revolution and statehood in 1959. It explores the relationships between imperial fantasies and political practices in...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. What's in a Site? : The Making of "Scenic Spots" -- 2. Two Sites and a Non-Site: Mounts Emei, Jiuzhaigou, and Songpan -- 3. Making Sense of Scenic Spots -- 4. Scenic Spots Beyond the Border: Migration, Tourism, and Cultural Authority -- Notes -- Bibliography --...

A decade after the first edition of this book established itself as one of the major books that covered the nature of the demand for tourism, and the implications of that demand, this second edition represents a significant updating of material that reflects contemporary thinking

This volume contains specially commissioned chapters by leading researchers who have used and modified the original TALC model over the past two decades, a reprint of the original article, a discussion of its origins, and a comprehensive review of most of the published material using the TALC

Pro-poor tourism, is receiving attention from the World Tourism Organization, the UN system, governments, industry, and NGOs and is an integral component of sustainable development strategies in the less developed countries. Using cases and reviews, this book gives an assessments of the...

Wellness tourism has emerged as a thriving sector in Kerala, India, renowned for its Ayurveda treatments, yoga, and holistic well-being offerings. However, a comprehensive framework capturing the key dimensions of wellness tourism experiences remains underexplored. This study aims to validate...