Handbook on tourism development and management / Kerri Hayden Collins, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hayden Collins, Kerri, editor.

Series:

Tourism and hospitality development and management.

Tourism and Hospitality Development and Management

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism--Management.

Tourism.

Sustainable tourism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The fast growth of the tourism industry over the past decades is one of the most remarkable economic phenomena of our time. This handbook discusses several topics on the development of tourism and management. Some of the topics discussed include managing heritage and culture; the challenges climate change arises for tourism destinations; sustainability; rural development through tourism; barriers and drivers to sustainable tourism development; and the role of tourism in the formation of environmental outlook.

Contents:

HANDBOOK ON TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT; HANDBOOK ON TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: MANAGING HERITAGE AND CULTURE: THE GOAL OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN A YUCATEC MAYA VILLAGE; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; SUSTAINABILITY AND COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM; COBA: HISTORY AND TOURISM; METHODS; FINDINGS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: TOURISM AND CLIMATE CHANGE: CHALLENGES FOR TOURISM DESTINATIONS; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON TOURISM; 3. TOURISM CONTRIBUTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE

4. FUTURE RESEARCH LINESCONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: SUSTAINABILITY: A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; 3. IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABILITY FOR TOURIST COMPANIES; 4. KEY CHALLENGES FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM; 5. SUSTAINABLE TOURISM: IMPLEMENTATION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4: PSYCHOLOGICAL CARRYING CAPACITY: MEASURING THE TOLERANCE LEVELS OF THE VISITORS TO THE DESTINATION THROUGH TOURISM SATISFACTION; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES; METHODOLOGY; RESULTS; CONCLUSION; SHORT BIO

REFERENCESChapter 5: CRUISE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA: A CROSS COMPARISON; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; 2. METHODOLOGY; 3. THE DATA; 4. EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; 5. DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 6: RURAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TOURISM: THE CASE OF CAVE PAINTINGS IN "LA CANAL DE NAVARRÉS" (SPAIN); ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MANAGING CULTURAL HERITAGE FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT; ANALYSIS OF THE POSSIBILITIES OF DEVELOPING THE CAVEPAINTING IN LA CANAL DE NAVARRÉS AS A SUSTAINABLETOURIST DESTINATION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES

Chapter 7: TOURISM MARKET RESEARCH IN SPANISH HIGHER EDUCATION: ETYMOLOGICAL ISSUESABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 8: DETERMINANTS OF ADMISSION FEES FOR TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: EVIDENCE FROM ONLINE REVIEWS BY TRAVELERS; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. LITERATURE REVIEW; 3. METHODOLOGY; 4. RESULTS; 5. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS; CONCLUSION AND FUTURE RESEARCH; REFERENCES

Chapter 9: THE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL WORLD HERITAGE SITES AS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF CULTURAL TOURISM AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THETOKAJ-HOLLÓKÖ CASE STUDYIN NORTHEASTERN HUNGARY: FROM A NATIONAL/LOCAL PAST TOWARDS AN INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL FUTUREABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. CULTURAL HERITAGE (TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE) AS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF PLACE IDENTITY; 3. THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN MONUMENT PROTECTION AND PROMOTION; 4. CULTURAL TOURISM AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; 5. THE CASE STUDY OF TOKAJ-HOLLOKÖ HYNGARY; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES

Chapter 10: E-HOSPITALITY STRATEGIES ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS: EVIDENCE FROM CHINA AND CENTRAL MACEDONIA, GREECE

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63463-672-4