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Tourism management / Stephen J. Page.

By: Page, Stephen, 1963- [author.]Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Routledge, c2019Edition: Sixth EditionDescription: xvii, 509 pages : colored illustrations ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 978-1-138-39116-1Subject(s): TOURISM -- TEXTBOOKS | TOURISM -- MANAGEMENT -- TEXTBOOKSDDC classification: 910.68 LOC classification: G 155 P34 2019

Contents:

Tourism today: Why is it a global phenomenon embracing all our lives? -- Tourism: Its origins, growth and future -- Demand: Why do people engage in tourism? -- Transporting the tourist, I: Surface transport -- Transporting the tourist, II: The aviation sector -- Accommodation and hospitality services -- Tour operating and travel retailing -- Visitor attractions and events -- The management of tourism -- The public sector and tourism -- Managing the visitor and their impacts -- The future of tourism: Post tourism?

Summary: "One of the leading texts in the field, 'Tourism Management' is the ideal introduction to the fundamentals of tourism as you study for a degree, diploma or single module in the subject with a global focus. It is written in an engaging style that assumes no prior knowledge of tourism and builds up your understanding as you progress through this wide-ranging global review of the principles of managing tourism. It traces the evolution and future development of tourism and the challenges facing tourism managers in this fast-growing sector of the world economy. This updated book is highly illustrated with diagrams and colour images, and contains short case studies of contemporary themes of interest, as well as new data, statistics, weblinks to key reports and industry studies" -- Back cover.

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"First edition published by Butterworth-Heinemann 2003"--T.p. verso.

"Fifth edition published by Routledge 2015"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"One of the leading texts in the field, 'Tourism Management' is the ideal introduction to the fundamentals of tourism as you study for a degree, diploma or single module in the subject with a global focus. It is written in an engaging style that assumes no prior knowledge of tourism and builds up your understanding as you progress through this wide-ranging global review of the principles of managing tourism. It traces the evolution and future development of tourism and the challenges facing tourism managers in this fast-growing sector of the world economy. This updated book is highly illustrated with diagrams and colour images, and contains short case studies of contemporary themes of interest, as well as new data, statistics, weblinks to key reports and industry studies" -- Back cover.

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