The Tourism Development Handbook

Author : Kerry Godfrey,Jackie Clarke
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : WISC:89064924590

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The Tourism Development Handbook by Kerry Godfrey,Jackie Clarke Pdf

"The authors begin by offering a concise account of the changing nature of tourism and its impacts, and then proceed to explain aspects of planning and marketing that are designed to get the best out of tourism without destroying the destination. Key elements of the book include: organization and development objectives; aspects of supply and demand; marketing; customer care; and monitoring and evaluation." "Individual planners, marketers and decision-makers in both the public and private sectors will find the book straight-forward, addressing key issues in tourism destination development. It is also a valuable text for students of tourism planning and marketing."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : UMA Engineering Ltd. Planning Department,British Columbia. Tourism Development Branch,Canada-British Columbia Tourist Industry Development Subsidiary Agreement,Canada/BC Economic & Regional Development Agreement
Publisher : Ministry, 1988 [i.e. 1989]
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Small business
ISBN : 0772608083

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British Columbia Tourism Development Handbook by UMA Engineering Ltd. Planning Department,British Columbia. Tourism Development Branch,Canada-British Columbia Tourist Industry Development Subsidiary Agreement,Canada/BC Economic & Regional Development Agreement Pdf

Author : Costa, Vânia Gonçalves,Moura, Andreia Antunes,Mira, Maria do Rosário
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781799843191

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Handbook of Research on Human Capital and People Management in the Tourism Industry by Costa, Vânia Gonçalves,Moura, Andreia Antunes,Mira, Maria do Rosário Pdf

The tourism industry is an industry of people and is directly dependent on the performance of activities, skills, professionalism, quality, and competitiveness. Approaching the perspective of people management stresses the need to humanize companies, making empowerment and commitment easier. These are key to setting “talents” and, more importantly, to encouraging these individuals to put their creative capacities to the service of the companies for which they work. Only by being collaborative internally does business gain competitive capacity in the global marketplace. This aspect is crucial in tourism in the face of strong and growing competition in the sector. Human Capital and People Management in the Tourism Industry is a crucial reference source that reveals groundbreaking human resource policies for tourism destinations, revolutionary human capital managerial business approaches in tourism, innovative tourism training perspectives, and new tourism qualification prospects. Featuring research on topics such as intellectual capital, human resource management, and financial performance, this book is ideally designed for business managers, entrepreneurs, human resource officers, industry professionals, academicians, students, and researchers.

Author : Brandão, Filipa,Breda, Zélia,Costa, Rui,Costa, Carlos
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781799856931

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Handbook of Research on the Role of Tourism in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals by Brandão, Filipa,Breda, Zélia,Costa, Rui,Costa, Carlos Pdf

Tourism, one of the world’s leading industries, has propelled countries into recovery from economic recession. As a multi-disciplinary, multi-sectoral, holistic, and systemic industry, tourism also uniquely placed to address the concerns of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While the relationships between tourism, sustainability, and sustainable development are the subjects of deep study, the direct positive effects of tourism on SDGs remain underdiscussed. The Handbook of Research on the Role of Tourism in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals is a collection of innovative research that explores sustainable practices within the tourism industry. While highlighting a broad range of topics including economic growth, education, and production patterns, this book is ideally designed for engineers, entrepreneurs, policymakers, executives, advocates, researchers, academicians, and students.

Author : David J. Telfer,Richard Sharpley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317414407

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Tourism and Development in the Developing World by David J. Telfer,Richard Sharpley Pdf

Tourism is widely considered to be an important factor in socio-economic development, particularly in less developed countries. However, despite almost universal recognition of tourism’s development potential, the extent to which economic and social progress is linked to the growth of a country’s tourism sector remains the subject of intense debate. Tourism and Development in the Developing World offers a thorough overview of the tourism-development relationship. Focusing specifically on the less developed world and drawing on contemporary case studies, this updated second edition questions widely-held assumptions on the role of tourism in development and seeks to highlight the challenges faced by destinations seeking to achieve development through tourism. The introductory chapter establishes the foundation for the book, exploring the meaning and objectives of development, reviewing theoretical perspectives on the developmental process, and assessing the reasons why less developed countries are attracted to tourism as a development option. The concept of sustainable development, as the most widely adopted contemporary model of development, is then introduced and its links with tourism critically assessed. Subsequent chapters explore the key issues associated with tourism and development, including the rise of globalization; the tourism planning and development process; the relationship between tourism and communities within which it is developed; the management implications of trends in the demand for and uptake of tourism; and an analysis of the consequences of tourism development for destination environments, economies and societies. A new chapter considers the challenges of climate change, sustainability of resource supply (oil, water and food), global economic instability, political instability and changing demographics. Finally, the issues raised throughout the book are drawn together in a concluding chapter that assesses the tourism and development ‘dilemma’. Combining an overview of essential concepts, theories and knowledge with an analysis of contemporary issues and debates in tourism and development, this new edition will be an invaluable resource for those investigating tourism issues in developing countries. The book will be of interest to students of tourism, development, geography and area studies, international relations and politics, and sociology.

Author : Sandeep Kumar Walia
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000222029

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The Routledge Handbook of Community Based Tourism Management by Sandeep Kumar Walia Pdf

This Handbook offers an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of core themes and concepts in community-based tourism management. Providing interdisciplinary insights from leading international scholars, this is the first book to critically examine the current status of community-based tourism. Organised into five parts, the Handbook provides cutting-edge perspectives on issues such as Indigenous communities, tourism and the environment, sustainability, and the impact of digital communities. Part 1 introduces core concepts and methodologies, and distinguishes community products from other tourism and hospitality goods. Part 2 explores communities’ attitudes towards tourism development and their engagement with and ownership of the process. It also delves into the role of community- based tourism, under the influence of governmental policies, in the economic and social development of a region. In Part 3 various management, marketing, and branding initiatives are identified as a means of expanding the tourism business. Part 4 examines the negative impacts of mass tourism and its threats to culture, tradition, identity, the built environment, and natural heritage. In the final and fifth part, future challenges and opportunities for community-based tourism initiatives are considered, and research-based sustainable solutions are proposed. Overall, the book considers engaging local populations in tourism development as a way of building stronger and more resilient communities. This Handbook fills a void in the current research and thus will appeal to scholars, students, and practitioners interested in tourism management, tourism geography, business studies, development policy and practice, regional development, conservation, and sustainability.

Author : Dogan Gursoy,Robin Nunkoo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 745 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351025089

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The Routledge Handbook of Tourism Impacts by Dogan Gursoy,Robin Nunkoo Pdf

This handbook explores and critically examines both positive and negative impacts of tourism development focusing on the past, present and future issues, challenges and trends from a multidisciplinary global perspective. Through a comparative approach involving international case studies, this book explores our understanding of tourism impacts and contributes to the theoretical development on relationships between tourism impacts and community support for tourism development. This handbook focuses on a variety of geographical locations, drawing from the knowledge and expertise of highly regarded academics from around the world. Specifically, it explores the adoption and implementation of various tourism development and impact management approaches in a wide range of global contexts, while identifying their trends, issues and challenges. It addresses strategies relating to innovation, sustainability and social responsibility, and critically reviews the economic, sociocultural, environmental, political and technological impacts of tourism. The text also identifies future trends and issues, as well as exploring the methods used to study tourism impacts. Conveying the latest thinking and research, this handbook will be a key reference for students, researchers and academics of tourism, as well as development studies, geography, cultural studies, sustainability and business, encouraging dialogue across disciplinary boundaries and areas of study.

Author : Marina Novelli,Emmanuel Akwasi Adu-Ampong,Manuel Alector Ribeiro
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351022538

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Routledge Handbook of Tourism in Africa by Marina Novelli,Emmanuel Akwasi Adu-Ampong,Manuel Alector Ribeiro Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive and readable overview of the critical debates and controversies around tourism in Africa, and the major factors that are affecting tourism development now and in the future. Drawing upon research emerging from collaborations between a growing number of African academics and practitioners based in the continent and in the African diaspora as well as international colleagues, the Handbook offers key critical insights into the issues, challenges and trends that Africa and African tourism is facing. Part I covers continent-wide issues such as climate change, ICT, heritage and development. The remaining parts are organised along geographic lines, with each chapter covering the development of tourism, current trends and discussion of critical issues such as community participation, gender, backpacking, urban tourism, wildlife tourism and conservation. Combining an overview of key theories, concepts, contemporary issues and debates, this book will be a valuable resource for students, academics and practitioners investigating the role of tourism in Africa.

Author : Gursoy, Dogan,Kaurav, Rahul P.S.
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781800371415

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Handbook on Tourism and Social Media by Gursoy, Dogan,Kaurav, Rahul P.S. Pdf

This comprehensive Handbook offers an overview of current research on the use of social media within the tourism industry, investigating a range of social media practices and proposing strategies to address key challenges faced by tourist destinations and operators.

Author : Regina Scheyvens,Robin Biddulph
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000228274

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Inclusive Tourism Development by Regina Scheyvens,Robin Biddulph Pdf

This comprehensive volume seeks out ways in which those who are typically marginalized by, or excluded from, tourism can be brought into the industry in ways that directly benefit them. It addresses the central questions asked by an inclusive tourism approach: Who is included? On what terms? With what significance? Tourism is often understood and experienced as an exclusive activity, accessible only to the relatively wealthy. This volume seeks to counter that tendency by exploring how marginalized groups can gain more control over tourism. The book starts by defining the concept of inclusive tourism and discussing seven different elements which might indicate inclusivity in tourism. Research from a wide range of geographical contexts – from Cambodia to Australia, Sweden, Turkey and Spain – have been drawn upon to illustrate the need for more inclusive tourism. The examples encompass the actions of a multinational tour operator, hotel owners, and social enterprises, while also examining how to ensure tourism is accessible for those with disabilities. Inclusive tourism is offered here as both an analytical concept and an aspirational ideal. The authors hope that this book inspires a restless quest to find ways to include new actors and new places in tourism on terms that are equitable and sustainable. The chapters were originally published as a special issue of the journal Tourism Georgraphies.

Author : Maria K. Todd
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781439813157

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Handbook of Medical Tourism Program Development by Maria K. Todd Pdf

Explaining how to develop a patient-centered medical tourism program, the Handbook of Medical Tourism Development is the ideal guide for any hospital, clinic, hotel, spa, or ancillary facility wishing to become a medical tourism provider. From high-cost surgery, transplants, diagnostics, and preventive wellness checkups, to medical and wellness spa

Author : Anna Spenceley
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781839100895

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Handbook for Sustainable Tourism Practitioners by Anna Spenceley Pdf

Offering how-to tools and step-by-step guidance, this practical Handbook combines academic insight with extensive professional experience to outline best practice in undertaking environmental, socio-cultural and economic assessments that establish the feasibility of new tourism ventures and ascertains their impact over time.

Author : Richard Sharpley,David J. Telfer
Publisher : Channel View Publications
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1873150342

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Tourism and Development by Richard Sharpley,David J. Telfer Pdf

This text explores the role of tourism as a potential contibutor to socio-economic development in destination areas. Establishing a link between tourism studies and development studies, it considers what is meant by development, the processes through which development may be achieved and, in particular, a number of fundamental issues related to the use of tourism as a development agent. In so doing, it challenges conventional thinking about the relationship between tourism and development.

Author : Kerri Hayden Collins
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Sustainable tourism
ISBN : 1634636465

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Handbook on Tourism Development and Management by Kerri Hayden Collins Pdf

The fast growth of the tourism industry over the past decades is one of the most remarkable economic phenomena of our time. This handbook discusses several topics on the development of tourism and management. Some of the topics discussed include managing heritage and culture; the challenges climate change arises for tourism destinations; sustainability; rural development through tourism; barriers and drivers to sustainable tourism development; and the role of tourism in the formation of environmental outlook.

Author : Byron A. Brown,Lelokwane L. Mokgalo,Tsitsi Chipfuva
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781527549562

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Botswana Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Development by Byron A. Brown,Lelokwane L. Mokgalo,Tsitsi Chipfuva Pdf

This book considers cultural heritage and the sustainable development of tourism from an African perspective, with Botswana as the main point of reference. Within the African context, Botswana is renowned for its abundance of cultural heritage and appeal to tourists. The collection reconciles the growing demand to commodify cultural heritages, the quest for cultural heritage preservation and management, and the focus on sustainable tourism development in Botswana. As such, the book is an appraisal of, and meditation on, the business-side of cultural heritage management and the value that cultural heritage resources have at a personal, local and national level. It is an exploration of the nature of Botswana’s cultural heritage, the politics and policies that underpin that heritage, the development of cultural heritage tourism as a sustainable business, the country’s cultural heritage experiences and products, and a confrontation of the hard questions about cultural heritage and the future. As an introductory text, the book gives tourists, tourism students and academics, as well as tourism entrepreneurs, policymakers, and practitioners a basis on which to make decisions.