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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Worldwide Destinations: The Geography of Travel and Tourism is a unique text that explores tourism demand, supply, organisation and resources for a comprehensive range of destinations worldwide. The sixth edition is brought up to date with features such as:
An exploration of current issues such as climate change, recreational preferences, demographic changes and the social impacts of tourism. An extended chapter on Asian tourism to reflect developments in the travel industry. Improved full colour presentation, packed with helpful teaching suggestions, including discussion points and assignments to encourage greater student involvement.The first part of the book comprises thematic chapters which detail the geographic knowledge and principles required to analyze the tourism appeal of destinations. The subsequent division of the book into regional chapters enables the student to carry out a systematic analysis of a particular destination, by providing insights on cultural characteristics as well as information on specific places.
Worldwide Destinations: The Geography of Travel and Tourism is an invaluable resource for studying every destination in the world, by explaining tourism demand, evaluating the many types of tourist attractions and examining the trends that may shape the future geography of tourism. This thorough guide is a must-have for any student undertaking a course in travel and tourism.
£35.99
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- List of figures (p. vii)
- List of tables (p. ix)
- Preface (p. xi)
- Part 1 The Geographical Principles of Travel and Tourism (p. 1)
- 1 An introduction to the geography of travel and tourism (p. 3)
- 2 The geography of demand for tourism (p. 18)
- 3 The geography of resources for tourism (p. 35)
- 4 Climate and tourism v (p. 58)
- 5 The geography of transport for travel and tourism (p. 77)
- Part 2 The Regional Geography of Travel and Tourism (p. 103)
- Section 1 Europe (p. 105)
- 6 An introduction to the tourism geography of Europe (p. 107)
- 7 An introduction to the tourism geography of Britain (p. 117)
- 8 The regional geography of tourism in Britain (p. 133)
- 9 The tourism geography of Ireland (p. 158)
- 10 The tourism geography of Scandinavia (p. 171)
- 11 The tourism geography of the Benelux countries (p. 192)
- 12 The tourism geography of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (p. 204)
- 13 The tourism geography of France (p. 223)
- 14 The tourism geography of Spain and Portugal (p. 243)
- 15 The tourism geography of Italy and Malta (p. 272)
- 16 The tourism geography of South-Eastern Europe (p. 290)
- 17 The tourism geography of Eastern Europe, Russia and the CIS (p. 314)
- Section 2 The Middle East and Africa (p. 343)
- 18 The tourism geography of the Middle East (p. 345)
- 19 The tourism geography of Africa (p. 365)
- Section 3 Asia and the Pacific (p. 401)
- 20 The tourism geography of South Asia (p. 403)
- 21 The tourism geography of East Asia (p. 423)
- 22 The tourism geography of Australasia (p. 462)
- Section 4 The Americas (p. 485)
- 23 The tourism geography of North America (p. 487)
- 24 The tourism geography of the Caribbean Islands (p. 522)
- 25 The tourism geography of Central and South America (p. 537)
- 26 Tourism futures (p. 566)
- Appendix: Maps and spatial awareness (p. 579)
- References (p. 585)
- Useful sources (p. 587)
- Selective place name index (p. 598)
- Subject index (p. 607)
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