Tourism

Backpacker Tourism and Economic Development

Perspectives from the Less Developed World

By Mark P. Hampton

Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility

There has been a phenomenal growth of backpacker tourism from the overland routes to India in the 1960s, to present-day backpacker tourism across the less developed world. As a result there has been significant economic development impacts of backpacker tourism upon local communities especially in...

Published April 8th 2013 by Routledge

Tourism and War

Edited by Richard Butler, Wantanee Suntikul

Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility

This is the first volume to fully explore the complex relationship between war and tourism by considering its full range of dynamics; including political, psychological, economic and ideological factors at different levels, in different political and geographical locations. Issues of peace and...

Published August 19th 2012 by Routledge

Medical Tourism

The Ethics, Regulation, and Marketing of Health Mobility

Edited by C. Michael Hall

Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility

Medical and health tourism is a significant area of growth in the export of medical, health and tourism services. Although spas and improved well-being have long been part of the tourist experience, health tourism now includes travel for medical purposes ranging from cosmetic and dental surgery...

Published July 12th 2012 by Routledge

Tourism in Brazil

Environment, Management and Segments

Edited by Gui Lohmann, Dianne Dredge

Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility

Since the 1990s, tourism has become a major driver of economic activity and community development in Brazil. New policies and approaches, growing expertise and investment in tourism have brought significant transformation in tourism products, destination development and community involvement. In...

Published May 31st 2012 by Routledge

Slum Tourism

Poverty, Power and Ethics

Edited by Fabian Frenzel, Ko Koens, Malte Steinbrink

Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility

Slum tourism is a globalizing trend and a controversial form of tourism. Impoverished urban areas have always enticed the popular imagination, considered to be places of ‘otherness’, ‘moral decay’, ‘deviant liberty’ or ‘authenticity’. ‘Slumming’ has a long tradition in the Global North, for example...

Published May 20th 2012 by Routledge

Liminal Landscapes

Travel, Experience and Spaces In-between

Edited by Hazel Andrews, Les Roberts

Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility

Ideas and concepts of liminality have long shaped debates around the uses and practices of space in constructions of identity, particularly in relation to different forms of travel such as tourism, migration and pilgrimage, and the social, cultural and experiential landscapes associated with these...

Published April 2nd 2012 by Routledge

Actor-Network Theory and Tourism

Ordering, Materiality and Multiplicity

Edited by René van der Duim, Carina Ren, Gunnar Thór Jóhannesson

Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility

The recent surfacing of actor-network theory (ANT) in tourism studies correlates to a rising interest in understanding tourism as emergent thorough relational practice connecting cultures, natures and technologies in multifarious ways. Despite the widespread application of ANT across the social...

Published March 15th 2012 by Routledge

Tourism and Animal Ethics

By David Fennell

Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility

There is a long history of the involvement of animals for tourism purposes in circuses, zoos, fairs, ecotourism and wildlife tourism, using animals as the prime focus of their experience. The wave of responsibility and sustainability that currently permeates the tourism field is catalyzing deeper...

Published December 13th 2011 by Routledge

Real Tourism

Practice, Care, and Politics in Contemporary Travel Culture

Edited by Claudio Minca, Tim Oakes

Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility

Over the past decade, tourism studies has broken out of its traditional institutional affiliation with business and management programs to take its legitimate place as an interdisciplinary social science field of cutting edge scholarship. The field has emerged as central to ongoing debates in...

Published November 29th 2011 by Routledge

Last Chance Tourism

Adapting Tourism Opportunities in a Changing World

Edited by Harvey Lemelin, Jackie Dawson, Emma J. Stewart

Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility

Concerns over vanishing destinations such as the Great Barrier Reef, Antarctica, and the ice cap on Mt. Kilimanjaro have prompted some travel operators and tour agencies to recommend these destinations to consumers before they disappear. This travel trend has been reported as: ‘disappearing tourism...

Published November 29th 2011 by Routledge

Tourism in China

Policy and Development Since 1949

By David Airey, King Chong

Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility

Tourism in China has grown rapidly since the country started implementing its open-door policy in 1978. Tourism development is now an essential agenda item for the Chinese government's plan for economic & social growth. Policy and policy-making for tourism therefore provides the essential...

Published April 12th 2011 by Routledge

Tourism and National Identities

An International Perspective

Edited by Elspeth Frew, Leanne White

Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility

By understanding tourist destinations through the lens of national identity, the tourist may develop a deeper appreciation of the destination. Further, tourism marketers and planners may be better equipped to promote and manage the destination, particularly with regard to expectations of the...

Published March 8th 2011 by Routledge

Tourism and Agriculture

New Geographies of Consumption, Production and Rural Restructuring

Edited by Rebecca Torres, Janet Momsen

Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility

Shifting global consumption patterns, tastes and attitudes towards food, leisure, travel and place have opened new opportunities for rural producers in the form of agritourism, ecotourism, wine, food and rural tourism and specialized niche market agricultural production for tourism. Agriculture is...

Published March 3rd 2011 by Routledge

Children's and Families' Holiday Experience

By Neil Carr

Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility

Children’s and Families’ Holiday Experiences is based on the recognition of the active social role of children in shaping the nature of their holiday experiences and those of their parents and other adults. The volume provides significant insights into the holiday desires, expectations, and...

Published February 7th 2011 by Routledge

The Study of Tourism

Past Trends and Future Directions

By Richard Sharpley

Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility

Over the last two decades, tourism has become firmly established as a recognized field of study and the focus of extensive academic research. There has been continual expansion in the provision of taught programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level, dramatic developments in the tourism...

Published January 26th 2011 by Routledge