Urban Tourism and Urban Change: Cities in a Global Economy provides both a sociological / cultural analysis of change … that has taken place in many of the world's cities. This focused treatment of urban tourism examines the implications of … tourism on urban image and economic development. &nbsp …

Cruises are the primary form of tourism in the Polar Regions and cruise ship tourism in both the Arctic and Antarctic …

This book contributes to the clarification and systemisation of modern notions of tourism, examining the trend of … globalisation to provide a review of contemporary tourism challenges …

`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 Crang, Department of Geography, University of Durham. Tourism is a …

Offers students a comprehensive overview of both tourism and travel in USA, focusing on the disciplines of Geography …, Tourism Studies and, more generally, Social Science …

Tourism is a flourishing sector nowadays. As the tourism industry has grown exponentially in the past few decades, its …

Rural tourism is not a new phenomenon in many parts of the world, but it has only recently received increased attention … urge to solve it. However, there is also evidence that rural tourism is not a miraculous antidote for this crisis … rural tourism, there is still a need for a deeper understanding of the rural tourism phenomenon, the nature of the tourism …

Based on a detailed ethnography, this book explores the promises and expectations of tourism in Cuba, drawing attention … informal encounter and relational idiom illuminate ambiguous experiences of tourism harassment, economic transactions …