Leading international tourism scholars from a range of disciplines, analyse what progress has been made in tourism research in the last two decades and where research might go in the future.

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1 Introduction: looking back, moving forward
Part I: Perspectives on progress in tourism research
2 The real scissors crisis in tourism research
3 A typology of ‘theory’ in tourism
4 Tourism and development: looking back and looking ahead – more of the same?
5 Carrying capacity in tourism: paradox and hypocrisy?
Part II: Advances in research on the business of tourism
6 Measuring and interpreting the economic impact of tourism: 20-20 hindsight and foresight
7 Tourism SMEs: changing research agendas and missed opportunities
8 Tourism distribution: a review and strategic research agenda
9 Tourism supply chain forecasting: a collaborative approach
10 Understanding the value of tourism: a conceptual divergence
Part III: National and regional perspectives
11 Tourism research in Latin America: past and future challenges
12 Tourism and hospitality research in Mainland China: trends from 2000 to 2008
13 A 20-20 vision of tourism research in Bali: towards reflexive tourism studies
Part IV: Emerging themes
14 Charting a journey: from refugee to tourism employee and tourism entrepreneur?
15 The tourism destiny of World Heritage cultural sites
16 Tourism research ethics: current considerations and future options
17 Knowledge management in tourism: from databases to learning destinations
18 Conclusions: trends and advances in tourism research
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