The study of tourism and indeed the tourism industry is changing constantly. Now in its fourth edition, Contemporary Tourism an international approach presents a new and refreshing approach to the study of tourism, considering issues such as overtourism, advances in AI and its impacts, waste management and environmental crisis, the sharing economy and Airbnb, the tourist experience and product development. In particular, it highlights the ongoing threats and opportunities faced by the tourism industry today, and discusses the related management strategies, illustrating the potential implications for the patterns and flow of tourism in the future. Divided into five sections, each chapter has a thorough learning structure including chapter objectives, examples, discussion points, selfreview questions, checklists and case studies. URL links in the form of QR codes are heavily present throughout the text so that users of both hard and electronic formats can have direct links to up to date, authoritative and annotated sources of information. Cases are both thematic and destinationbased and always international. They are used to emphasise the relationship between general principles and the practice of tourism looking at areas such as business and special interest tourism and the role of technology. The five sections cover Contemporary Tourism Systems The Contemporary Tourist The Contemporary Tourist Destination The Contemporary Tourism Industry and Tourism Futures. New to this...

Binding: Hardcover;442 pages; Publisher: Goodfellow Publishers Limited; Classification: KNSG; Weight: 1131.06 g; Dimensions: 246 x 189

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