This book explores the impact of design science and design thinking on tourism planning, gathering contributions from leading authorities in the field of tourism research and providing a comprehensive and interconnected panorama of cutting-edge results that influence the current and future...

1 Social media usage among top European DMOs -- 2 Neoliberal collaboration of tourism academia and industry: The case of destination governance -- 3 The airline–airport–destination authority relationship: The case of Greece -- 4 The recent boom in Spain: Economic sustainability of...

Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction: World Connectiveness of Tourist Places -- 1. An Overview of the Tourism World -- 1.1. Presentation of data and criticisms -- 1.1.1. Development of statistics -- 1.1.2. Limitations induced by these sources --...

"Tourism is an astonishingly complex phenomenon that is becoming an ever-greater part of life in today's global world. This clear and engaging text introduces students to this vast and diverse subject through the lens of geography, the only field with the breadth to consider all of the aspects,...