'Advances in Hospitality and Leisure' (AHL), a peer-reviewed series, seeks to deliver refreshing insights from a host of scientific investigations pertaining to hospitality, leisure, and tourism while rendering an academic forum to stimulate discussion on current literature, contemporary issues...

'Shopping Tourism, Retailing and Leisure' provides a comprehensive examination of the relationships between tourism, leisure, shopping, and retailing. Critical issues are examined within the framework of the dichotomous relationship between utilitarian and hedonic forms of shopping, and much more

Themes covered by this collection of papers include attitudes, emotions and information processing; motivation and learning; consumption systems; decision and choice; experience and satisfaction; market segmentation; attraction and loyalty; and image and interpretation

Drawing on the latest research this book examines the tourism and leisure needs of older people. Chapters review the particular behaviors, characteristics and special requirements of the senior market and provide examples of good practice and service provision.

Emanzipierte Kunden, kürzere Produktlebenszyklen, Globalisierung – die Tourismusbranche wird immer stärker von hoher Dynamik und steigendem Konkurrenzdruck beeinflusst. Inwieweit können und müssen Unternehmen wie auch Destinationen auf schnell wechselnde Trends reagieren, um dauerhaft...

The study of sport tourism is on the cusp of moving from a descriptive phase of research into an analytical phase. Consequently, many academics and graduate students are searching for theories upon which to ground their work. This book draws upon theories and concepts from sociology and...

Provides a step-by-step, user friendly guide to successfully researching and compiling your dissertation or thesis. Now in its second edition, this bestselling text has been fully revised and updated, and includes two new chapters looking at conducting mixed methods research, as well as...

Providing a wide range of case studies in sustainable tourism planning, this authoritative work presents cases at both international and national levels as well as on a regional, sub-regional, urban, local and site scale. Drawing on the author's world-wide experience and with contributions from...