Tourism in the USA : a spatial and social synthesis / Dimitri Ioannides and Dallen Timothy.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Ioannides, Dimitri, 1961- author.

Contributor:

• Timothy, Dallen J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Tourism--United States.
• Travel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The United States continues to provide opportunities for travel and tourism to domestic and international travellers. This is the first book to offer students a comprehensive overview of both tourism and travel in this region, paying specific attention to the disciplines of Geography, Tourism Studies and, more generally, Social Science.Tourism in the USA explains the evolution of tourism paying attention to the forces that shaped the product that exists today. The focus of the book includes the manner in which tourism has played out in various contexts; the role of fe

Contents:

• Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Plates; Figures; Tables; Closer Look Cases; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: The tourism phenomenon in the USA; 2 American tourism: A study through time; 3 The institutional setting for tourism in the United States; 4 Demand for tourism in the United States; 5 Tourist attractions, tourism types, accommodations, and intermediaries; 6 The transportation system; 7 Tourism's economic significance; 8 Urban tourism in the USA; 9 On the road to Small Town, USA: Rural tourism and its significance
• 10 Conclusions: Trends and futures of tourism in the USAReferences; Index

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 1-135-24130-9
• 1-135-24131-7
• 1-282-44383-6
• 9786612443831
• 0-203-86465-4

OCLC:

503453713