Tourism : a modern synthesis / by Stephen Page, Joanne Connell.
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TextPublisher: Andover : Cengage Learning EMEA, 2014Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xvii, 497 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm. ; pbkISBN: - 1408060574 (pbk.)
- 9781408060575 (pbk.)
- 1408088436
- 9781408088432
- 338.4791
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| General Lending | Carlow Campus Library General Lending | 338.4791 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 79345 | |
| General Lending | Carlow Campus Library General Lending | 338.4791 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 79346 |
Previous edition: 2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
[Part 1: Understanding tourism] Introduction to tourism : themes, concepts and issues -- The evolution and development of tourism -- Understanding tourism demand -- Understanding the tourist as a consumer.
[Part 2: Understanding the tourism industry] Understanding and managing tourism supply : an introductory framework -- Information communications technologies in tourism -- Travel intermediaries : tour operators and agents -- Transporting the tourist -- Visitor attractions -- Tourism accommodation and hospitality services.
[Part 3: Managing tourist operations and communicating with the visitor] Human resource management in tourism -- Tourism and entrepreneurship -- The role of the public sector in tourism -- Marketing tourism -- Marketing tourism destinations.
[Part 4: The impact of tourism] Economic impacts -- Social and cultural impacts -- Environmental impacts -- The challenge of sustainability.
[Part 5: Trends and themes in the use of tourist resources] Urban tourism -- Rural tourism -- Coastal and resort tourism -- Tourism in the less developed world.
[Part 6: Managing tourism activities] Planning and managing the tourist experience ; Tourist health and safety : global challenges for tourism ; Event tourism ; The future of tourism.
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