Critical tourism

Ebook "Global tourism (Third edition)" offers a comprehensive exploration of the key issues in tourism. Authors draw on their individual insights to assess and critique contemporary tourism and take a view of the future. Global Tourism draws on the insight of thirty-nine contributors to chronicle and foresee the effects of tourism on contemporary society. Contributors provide interdisciplinary, international perspectives on the critical questions, problems, and opportunities facing the tourism industry.

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Ebook "Global ecotourism policies and case studies: Perspectives and constraints" introduces the reader to a number of case studies from different parts of the world and illustrates opportunities and constraints associated with the implementation of the ecotourism concept.

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Part 1 of ebook "The critical turn in tourism studies: Innovative research methods" provides readers with contents including: the critical school of tourism studies - crafting the epistemological grounds; critical tourism - rules and resistance; resisting rationalisation in the natural and academic life-world; a realist critique of the situated voice in tourism studies; the problem with tourism theory;...

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Continued part 1, part 2 of ebook "The critical turn in tourism studies: Innovative research methods" provides readers with contents including: methodologies, innovative techniques, methods of interpretation and writing strategies; innovative methodology or a critical turning from hegemonic methodological praxis in tourism studies; immersing in ontology and the research process; the beauty in the form - ethnomethodology and tourism studies; from principles to practices in feminist tourism research;...

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Ebook "Tourist experience and fulfilment: Insights from positive psychology" are grouped under three broad sections which reflect a range of positive psychological outcomes that personal holiday experiences can produce, namely; happiness and humour; meaning and self-actualisation and health and restoration. The book critically explores these fulfilling experiences from interdisciplinary perspectives and includes research studies from wide range of geographical regions.

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Part 1 of ebook "Visitor management in tourism destinations" provides readers with contents including: introduction and foundation; critical concepts in visitor management; meeting the challenge of managing visitor experiences at tourism attractions; the social and political dimensions of visitor management - rural home-based accommodations;...

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Laos is becoming a popular tourism destination for international visitors, however, there is still limited research on this subject. Hence, this study is conducted to ascertain the perspectives of Lao stakeholders on the competitiveness of the Laotian destination, as well as to identify some critical factors that promote and impede it.

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Part 1 of ebook "Tourism geography: Critical understandings of place, space and experience" provide readers with content about: tourism, geography and geographies of tourism; the birth of modern tourism; international patterns of travel and tourism; costs and benefit - the local economic landscape of tourism; tourism, sustainability and environmental change;... Please refer to part 1 of the ebook for details!

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Continued part 1, part 2 of ebook "Tourism geography: Critical understandings of place, space and experience" provide readers with content about: cultural constructions and invented places; theming the urban landscape; the past as a foreign country: heritage as tourism; nature, risk and geographic exploration in tourism; planning and managing tourism development;... Please refer to part 2 of the ebook for details!

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Continued part 1, part 2 of ebook "Handbooks of hospitality human resources management" provide readers with content about: developing human resources; critical human resource issues; employee orientation and mentoring programs; contributing to employee development through training and education; strategic human resources management issues in hospitality and tourism organizations;... Please refer to part 2 of the ebook for details!

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Lecture Tourism theory, concepts and models - Chapter 14: Sustainability. By the end of this lecture you should be able to: define the key concepts involved in sustainable development; critique the inherent contradiction in the term; analyse the core concepts of sustainable tourism; compare and contrast differing approaches used to achieve sustainable development and/or sustainable tourism;...

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Chapter 12 - Tourism components and supply. The purpose of this chapter is to look at just one segment of the tourism phenomenon by examining the physical supply side of tourism. It is important for a tourist area to identify and categorize its supply components and compare them with the competition because the quality and quantity of supply components are a critical factor in determining tourism’s success.

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Chapter 15 - Tourism policy: structure, content, and process. After completing this unit, you should be able to: Demonstrate critical importance of tourism policy to competitiveness and sustainability of a tourism destination; outline the structure and content of a typical policy framework for a tourism destination; identify some methods, techniques, and approaches used to assist in tourism policy formulation.

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The holders of the Master’s degree are faced with favourable career and development opportunities because the programme enables them to assume challenging roles in project work, specialised fields and management. Entry level function include leadership positions in quality assurance; heading the marketing unit of a small organisation; managing product, sales, or market- ing projects; or assisting executives or association heads.

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The 10 problems of least concern are generally issues of limited exposure to most small-busi- ness owners and typically find themselves at the bottom of the ranking each year. Three prob- lems are new to the top 10 of least concern and one problem in the group is new to the survey. “Exporting My Products/Services” holds onto the 75th ranking, a position held for six of seven editions that it has been listed as a problem. It moved up one position in 2000, replaced by the problem “Y2K Impacts.” Only 3 percent of small-business owners find exporting a critical problem, nearly unchanged...

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The World Bank’s mission is to alleviate poverty and support sustainable development. The conservation and sustainable use of natural habitats and biodiversity will contribute to these goals by protecting ecosystem services that are critical to fulfilling these objectives. Biodiversity is the foundation and mainstay of agriculture, forests, and fisheries. Biological resources provide the raw materials for livelihoods, sustenance, medicines, trade, tourism, and industry.

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The dehesa is an ancient agrosilvopastoral system created by farmers to raise livestock, mainly on private lands. This system is highly appreciated by society and enjoys legal protection of the authorities because it is rich in biodiversity, a home to critically endangered species (Iberian lynx, imperial eagle and black vulture); a significant carbon sink; ethnologically and anthropologically valuable (culture and traditions); and is known for its scenic value.

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