Tourism Management
Subtitle: An Introduction
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Burlington
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 601
ISBN-13: 9780080879369
Subjects: Hospitality
Description: Tourism Management: managing for change is a complete synthesis of tourism, from its beginnings through to the major impacts it has on today's global community, the environment and economy. Provocative and stimulating, it challenges the conventional thinking and generates reflection, thought and debate. This bestselling book is now in its third edition and has been fully revised and updated to include complete set of brand new case studies, a new four colour page design to enhance learning and improved online companion resources packed with must have information to assist in learning and teach.
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Table of contents: title: Front cover; Tourism Management: Managing for change; Copyright page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Tourism today: Why is it a global phenomenon embracing all our lives?; Chapter 2 Tourism: Its origins, growth and future; Chapter 3 Demand: Why do people engage in tourism?; Chapter 4 The supply of tourism; Chapter 5 Transporting the tourist I: Surface transport; Chapter 6 Transporting the tourist Ii: The aviation sector; Chapter 7 Accommodation and hospitality services; Chapter 8 Tour operating and travel retailing.; title: Chapter 9 Visitor attractionsChapter 10 The management of tourism; Chapter 11 The public sector and tourism; Chapter 12 Managing the visitor and their impacts; Chapter 13 The future of tourism: Post tourism?; Index.