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Essentials of Tourism
About this book
Will robots take over as hotel staff? How has the rise of social media impacted upon tourism marketing? Will trust in travel be regained following the pandemic? For answers to these and many other contemporary tourism questions, look no further than this fourth edition of Essentials of Tourism.
Maintaining its concise, lively and accessiblestyle for students, key updates to this edition include:
- New content related to the impact of Covid-19 on tourism, changing government policy, VR tourism and the metaverse, climate change, sustainable tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- A range of new case studies and examples showing how tourism theory can be applied in varied and international contexts
- A focus on both technology and skills and employability for the tourism sector in every chapter
- A recommended'classic paper'per chapter marking key milestones in tourism thinking
Essentials of Tourism is essential reading for all tourism students looking for the very latest coverage of the field and industry.
Chris Cooper is Professor in the School of Events, Tourism and Hospitality Management at Leeds Beckett University, UK. He was awarded the UNWTO Ulysses Medal for his contribution to tourism education and policy.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Publisher Note
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Brief Contents
- Contents
- Illustration List
- About the Author
- Preface
- Case Matrix
- Online Resources
- Part 1 Tourism Essentials: An Introduction
- 1 Tourism Essentials
- Part 2 Destination Essentials
- 2 The Destination
- 3 The Economic Consequences of Tourism
- 4 The Environmental Consequences of Tourism
- 5 The Social and Cultural Consequences of Tourism
- 6 Sustainable Tourism
- Part 3 Tourism Sector Essentials
- 7 Visitor Attractions and Events
- 8 Hospitality
- 9 Intermediaries
- 10 Transport
- 11 Government and Tourism
- Part 4 Tourism Demand and Marketing Essentials
- 12 Demand
- 13 Tourism Marketing
- Part 5 Tourism Futures: The Essentials
- 14 Tourism Futures
- Index