This pioneering new title has been conceived to provide users and producers of tourism statistics, and those interested … in labour statistics in general, with a consolidated volume on the measurement of employment in the tourism sector …

Sustainable development is the single most important consideration for those working in the tourism industry …. Presenting a discussion by leading contributors on the impacts of tourism on local culture and the environment, this new edition … moves forward the debates in sustainable tourism, covering new locations, concepts and perspectives, and new case studies …

Explores the relationship between tourism and climate change in both Arctic and Antarctic polar regions by considering …

 Drive Tourism which is a popular and growing form of tourism …

opportunities for rural producers in the form of agritourism, ecotourism, wine, food and rural tourism and specialized niche market … agricultural production for tourism. Agriculture is one of the oldest and most basic parts of the global economy while tourism is …, poverty and a global financial crisis, linkages between agriculture and tourism may provide the basis for …

As researchers bring their analytic skills to bear on contemporary archaeological tourism, they find that it is as much …

This book explores the dynamic interaction between religion and tourism in the modern world. It considers questions … relationships between tourism and pilgrimage?what happens to religious performances, places and festivals that function as tourism … attractions? Other chapters examine religious theme parks, wellness and spa tourism, the roles played by tourist guides …

In fewer than three hundred years tourism has become a global service industry of great economic, cultural and … political importance. Published to critical acclaim, the Encyclopedia of Tourism - now available as a Routledge World Reference … to provide a comprehensive guide to both the manifest and hidden dimensions of tourism. It explores …