Hospitality and service industries Books
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Financialisation and the Financial and Economic
Book SynopsisFinancialisation and the Financial and Economic Crises provides comparative, empirical case studies of a diverse set of eleven countries. In particular, the book helps in understanding the current (mal)performance of Euro area economies by explaining the causes of the shifts in growth regimes during and after the crises. It goes well beyond the dominant interpretation of the recent financial and economic crises as being rooted in malfunctioning and poorly regulated financial markets.The contributions to this book provide detailed accounts of the long-term effects of financialisation and cover the main developments leading up to and during the crisis in eleven selected countries: the US, the UK, Spain, Greece, Portugal, Germany, Sweden, Italy, France, Estonia, and Turkey. The introductory chapter presents the theoretical framework and synthesizes the main findings of the country studies. Furthermore, the macroeconomic effects of financialisation on the EU as a whole are analyzed in the final chapter. Offering an illuminating overview and invaluable alternative perspective on the long-run developments leading to the recent crises, this book is essential reading for researchers, students and policymakers and an ideal starting point for further research.Contributors: S. Bahçe, R. Barradas, C.A. Carrasco, H. Cömert, G. Cornilleau, J. Creel, D. Detzer, N. Dodig, N. Erdem, T. Evans, J. Ferreiro, G. Gabbi, C. Gálvez, C. Gomez, A. González, E. Hein, E. Juuse, E. Karaçimen, A.H. Köse, S. Lagoa, E. Leão, J. Lepper, Ö. Orhangazi, G. Özgür, R. Paes Mamede, M. Shabani, A. Stenfors, E. Ticci, J. Toporowski, L. Tserkezis, J. Tyson, Y. Varoufakis, P. Vozzella, G.L. YalmanTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Financialisation and the Financial and Economic Crises: Theoretical Framework and Empirical Analysis for 15 Countries Nina Dodig, Eckhard Hein and Daniel Detzer 2. The Crisis of Finance-led Capitalism in the United States Trevor Evans 3. Monetary Adjustment and Inflation of Financial Claims in the UK after 1980 John Lepper, Mimoza Shabani, Jan Toporowski and Judith Tyson 4. Financialisaton and the Economic Crisis in Spain Jesús Ferreiro, Cataliana Gálvez and Anna Gonzáles 5. Financialisation and the Crisis: The Case of Greece Yanis Varoufakis and Lefteris Tserkezis 6. The Real Sector Developments in Estonia – Financialisation Effects Behind the Transition Process Egert Juuse 7. Financialisation and the Crisis in the Export-led Mercantilist German Economy Daniel Detzer and Eckhard Hein 8. Swedish Financialisation: ‘Nordic Noir’ or ‘Safe Haven’? Alexis Stenfors 9. France, a Domestic Demand-led Economy Under the Influence of External Shocks Gérard Cornilleau and Jérôme Creel 10. The Transmission Channels Between the Financial and the Real Sectors in Italy and the Crisis Giampaolo Gabbi, Elisa Ticci and Pietro Vozzella 11. The Long Boom and the Early Bust: The Portuguese Economy in the Era of Financialisation Ricardo Paes Mamede, Sérgio Lagoa, Emanuel Leão and Ricardo Barradas 12. Financialisation and the Financial and Economic Crises: The Case of Turkey Serdal Bahçe, Hasan Cömert, Nilgün Erdem, Elif Karaçimen, Ahmet Haşim Köse, Özgür Orhangazi, Gökçer Özgür and Galip L.Yalman 13. The Impact of the Financial and Economic Crisis on European Union Member States Carlos A. Carrasco, Jesus Ferreiro, Catalina Galvez, Carmen Gomez and Ana González Index
£121.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Economics of Sports Betting
Book SynopsisThis unique book examines how sports betting markets function. Charting recent international developments, expert contributors consider how both bookmakers and stakeholders view these changes, their prime areas of concern and the potential methods for addressing them. Providing a rigorous economic analysis throughout, this book examines the informational efficiency of betting markets and the prevalence of corruption and illegal betting in sports. Against this background, chapters explore pertinent questions such as: should gambling markets be privatized? Is the `hot hand' hypothesis real or a myth? Are the `many' smarter than the `few' in estimating betting odds? How are prices set in fixed odds betting markets? Chapters also review important policy concerns such as the health implications posed by the potential link between the accelerating popularity of sports betting and the decline in sports participation. Academics and students studying economics, sports economics and, more specifically, sports betting will find this book an engaging companion. Contemporary and up to date, it will also appeal to stakeholders looking to widen their professional insight.Contributors include: B. Buraimo, X. Che, S. Dobson, A. Feddersen, D. Forrest, J. García, J. Goddard, K. Grote, B. Humphreys, V. Matheson, R. Paul, D. Peel, L. Pérez, P. Rodríguez, J. Ruseski, R. Simmons, P. Westmoreland, A. Weinbach, R. Wheeler, J. YangTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Consumer Spending on Spectator Sports, Physical Activity, and Sports Betting: Evidence from Canada Brad R. Humphreys, Jane E. Ruseski and Jie Yang 2. Should Gambling Markets be Privatized? An Examination of State Lotteries in the United States Kent R. Grote and Victor A. Matheson 3. Price Setting and Competition in Fixed Odds Betting Markets Xiaogang Che, Arne Feddersen and Brad R. Humphreys 4. Evaluating Probabilities for a Football In-play Betting Market Stephen Dobson and John Goddard 5. Forecasting Football Match Results: Are the Many Smarter Than the Few? Jaume García, Levi Pérez and Plácido Rodríguez 6. New Empirical Evidence on the Tote-SP Anomaly and its Implications for Models of Risky Choice in Gambling Markets Babatunde Buraimo, David Peel and Robert Simmons 7. Market Efficiency and the Favorite-longshot Bias: Evidence from Handball Betting Markets Arne Feddersen 8. Hot Arms and the Hot Hand: Bettor and Sportsbook Reaction to Team and Pitcher Streaks in Major League Baseball Rodney Paul and Andrew Weinbach 9. Investigating the “Hot hand” Hypothesis: An Application to European Football Rob Simmons and Rhys Wheeler 10. Sports Corruption and Developments in Betting Markets David Forrest Index
£94.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Methods in Service Innovation
Book SynopsisResearch Methods in Service Innovation provides an essential methodological toolbox for researchers, students and practitioners interested in better understanding innovation and improving innovation processes in service organisations. Each chapter presents a specific method, introduces its theoretical foundations, explains its practical application, and provides examples and suggestions for its implementation. The methods described include original and innovative methodological approaches, such as technology-oriented scenario analysis, experiments and laddering, as well as critical incident techniques, social network analysis, blogs, visual techniques, narratives and future workshops. Together, the chapters encourage readers to understand service innovation research as a process that requires creative methodological thinking. The book adapts various methods and processes from different areas of research, and evaluates their strengths, limitations and possible applications in specific areas of service innovation. Researchers and academics will find this collection to be an essential state-of-the-art resource for research in the fields of service innovation and innovation in general. The book will also appeal to practitioners and consultants dealing with both public and private service organisations.Contributors include: C. Forder, L. Fuglsang, N.N. Grünbaum, A.V. Hansen, F. Lapenta, J.K. Møller, A.R. Olesen, A. Scupola, F. Sørensen, J. SundboTrade Review'This is a valuable book offering a systemic overview of research methods in the domain of service innovation. It provides guidance for cutting edge qualitative research in this field, also highlighting avenues for quantitative analyses. Hence the volume designs a unique set of tools and insights the academic community, students and practitioners can explore and use.' --(Antonello Zanfei, University of Urbino, Italy)'Service innovation studies has made significant advances over recent years. This book constitutes a decisive further step in strengthening and legitimizing these advances. It contributes to fill an important gap regarding research methodologies for service innovation. It presents a dozen innovative methods, discussing their socio-economic and political basis and applying them to concrete cases. For this contribution, the book constitutes a valuable tool for service scholars and service practitioners alike.' --(Faiz Gallouj, University of Lille, France)'Research into service innovation has been rapidly growing, but there has been a lack of an overview of the methodological alternatives to this research. This excellent book fills the gap. It provides theoretical starting points for methodological choices and presents several individual techniques to be used in practice: narratives, visual mapping, futures workshops and field experiments, for instance. This book serves very well the needs of both researchers and students.' --(Marja Toivonen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)Table of ContentsContents: 1. Service Innovation Research Methods Flemming Sørensen and Francesco Lapenta 2. Quantitative Measurement Instruments: A Case of Developing a Method for Measuring Innovation in Service Firms Jon Sundbo 3. The Critical Incident Technique and Everyday Innovation Lars Fuglsang 4. Laddering Method in Service Innovation Research Niels Nolsøe Grünbaum 5. Narratives as Driver for Co-Creating New Stories of Service Anne Vorre Hansen 6. Mapping Innovation Processes: Visual Techniques for Opening and Presenting the Black Box of Service Innovation Processes Anne Rørbæk Olesen 7. Interpretivist Analyses of Social Networks of Service Innovation Jørn Kjølseth Møller and Flemming Sørensen 8. The Role of Social Media Data for Research on User Driven Innovation Ada Scupola 9. Using Technology Oriented Scenario Analysis for Innovation Research Francesco Lapenta 10. Using Future Workshops for Idea Generation in Engaged Service Innovation Research Ada Scupola 11. Service Innovation Field Experiments: Developing and Testing New Innovation Processes Flemming Sørensen 12. Service Innovation in Complex Research Projects: Learnings from Working Within a Triple Helix Framework Claire Esther Staddon Forder Index
£100.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Research Methods for Tourism and
Book SynopsisFor the current multidisciplinary community of tourism and hospitality scholars, support for research methods has been disparate and uneven. In this Handbook, renowned experts fulfil a pressing need to outline, gather and resolve methodological issues within tourism and hospitality into one original, global and comprehensive work.With over 40 chapters by leading researchers, this Handbook allows for the exploration of new innovative ideas and presents future challenges in the field. Sharing their trusted methods and previous successes and failures, the authors cover various quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods approaches, including sampling and knowledge transfer. Sections also explore the foundations of research and wider debates in tourism and hospitality, such as ethical issues and climate change. Compiling the most up-to-date methods from global research, this Research Handbook will be a key companion for post-graduate students. Established researchers of hospitality and tourism will find this Handbook to be an excellent concise read to assist in their continuing research.Contributors include: S.-A. Adams, F. Ali, L. Andrades, V. Biaett, I. Booyens, C.B. Califf, A. Canosa, C. Cobanoglu, E.T. Coberly, C. Cooper, J.J. Daigle, S. De Urioste-Stone, A. Decrop, F. Dimanche, J.P. Fefer, X. Font, J. Fitchett, S. Goolaup, A. Graham, B.J Gregorash, T. Griffin, M. Hall, E. Hermans, A. Hindley, G. Hoogendoorn, D. Hristov, W.G. Kim, M.D. Lopez-Gamero, H. Mair, R.E. Manning, J. Masset, W.J. McLaughlin, J.F. Molina-Azorin, G. Moscardo, R. Nunkoo, A. Ogle, A.M. Oliveri, E. Park, J. Pereira-Moliner, E.M. Pertusa-Ortega, S. Pike, S. Power, G. Prayag, H.R. Ramkissoon, L. Ruhanen, B. Seetanah, S.L. Slocum, C. Solér, E. Sorokina, D. Stanford, T.S. Stumpf, J.J. Tari, V. Teeroovengadum, Thomlinson, M. Trandberg Jensen, Y. Wang, L. White, E. Wilson, N. Wise, M.-Y. Wu, P.F. Xie, J. XuTrade Review'This Handbook is a must-read for researchers, students and practitioners in tourism and hospitality management. Top researchers from the discipline provide a comprehensive picture of relevant research methods and practices. The well-written and easily accessible contents allow the reader to use the gained knowledge right away in their projects.' --Christian Ringle, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany'This Handbook is a valuable research guide full of important information for those of us who want to learn more about research methods in tourism and hospitality management. It makes a fresh and important addition to the tourism and hospitality management literature.' --Dogan Gursoy, Washington State University, USTable of ContentsContents: PART I Foundations of Tourism and Hospitality Research 1. The State of Research Methods in Tourism and Hospitality Robin Nunkoo 2. Positivism: Viewing Tourism And Hospitality Knowledge Objectively Girish Prayag 3. Constructionism: The Making Of Meaning In Tourism And Hospitality Research Tom Griffin 4. Postmodernism: Progressing Research In Tourism Philip Feifan Xie 5. Critical Inquiry In Tourism And Hospitality Research Heather Mair 6. Existential-phenomenology: Understanding Tourists´ Experiences Sandhiya Goolaup and Cecilia Solér 7. Understanding Theory and Theoretical Contribution Ekaterina Sorokina and Youcheng Wang 8. Theory Building and Evaluation in Tourism Research Ekaterina Sorokina and Youcheng Wang 9. Managing the Spatialities of Fieldwork and Tourism C. Michael Hall PART II Qualitative Research Methods 10. Using Ethnographic And Participatory Approaches In Tourism And Hospitality Research Nicholas Wise 11. On The Use Of Meta-Theory In Grounded Investigations: In Principle And Practice In Hospitality And Tourism Research T.S. Stumpf and Christopher B. Califf 12. Building Knowledge From The Tourism Field: The Grounded Theory Approach Alain Decrop and Julie Masset 13. Using Participant Observation With Socially Constructed Grounded Theory Method To Explore On-Site Guest And Visitor Behaviour Vern Biaett 14. Narrative Analysis and Tourism Research Tom Griffin 15. Sensual Quasi-Q-Sort (SQQS): Enriching Qualitative Hospitality And Tourism Research Via The Human Senses Alfred Ogle 16. Falling On Deaf Ears: Tourism Research And Audio Methods Martin Trandberg Jensen 17. The Use Of Projective Techniques To Circumvent Socially Desirable Responses Or Reveal The Subconscious Ann Hindley and Xavier Font 18. Examining Gastronomic Experiences Using Auto-Driven Photo-Elicitation Bill J. Gregorash 19. Personal Construct Theory And The Repertory Test In Destination Image Research Steven Pike 20. Findings From The Treasure Chest: Conducting Archival Research In Tourism And Hospitality Susann Power 21. Netnography As A New Research Method In Tourism Studies: A Bibliometric Analysis Of Journal Articles (2006-2015) Jing (Bill) Xu and Mao-Ying Wu PART III Quantitative Research Methods 22. Administering Face-To-Face Structured Questionnaires In Tourism Research Antonino Mario Oliveri 23. Social Desirability Bias In Ethical Decision Making Research: An Application Of Conjoint Analysis Sheree-Ann Adams, Davina Stanford and Xavier Font 24. Histogram-Based Colour Image Analysis On Tourism Photography Eerang Park 25. Application Of Normative Theory And Methods In Recreation And Tourism Robert E. Manning 26. Benchmarking In Tourism Research Elke Hermans 27. Experimental Research in Tourism: Examining Changes to Destination Perception with Film-Induced Tourism Eugene Thomlinson 28. Secondary Data Modeling In Tourism And Hospitality Research Boopen Seetanah 29. Application Of Partial Least Squares Based Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) In Hospitality Research Faizan Ali, Woody G. Kim, and Cihan Cobanoglu PART IV Mixed Methods Research 30. Mixed Methods In Tourism: Philosophical Assumptions And Key Research Design Issues Girish Prayag 31. Combining Qualitative And Quantitative Research: Semiotics, Structuralism And Content Analysis Leanne White 32. Conducting Mixed Methods In Tourism And Hospitality Management: Applications In Competitive Strategy, Management Systems, And Sustainability Practices José F. Molina-Azorín, Xavier Font, María D. López-Gamero, Jorge Pereira-Moliner, Eva M. Pertusa-Ortega and Juan J. Tarí 33. Quantitative and Qualitative Content Analysis C. Michael Hall 34. Applying Case Study Methodology To Tourism Research Sandra De Urioste-Stone, William J. McLaughlin, John J. Daigle and Jessica P. Fefer 35. Research Methodology Choice in Serious Leisure in Renaissance Festival Tourism Elizabeth T. Coberly and Susan L. Slocum 36. Climate Change And Tourism Research In South Africa: Prospects And Obstacles For Mixed-Method Approaches Gijsbert Hoogendoorn and Jennifer Fitchett 37. Bringing Cross-Disciplinarity To The Fore: A Methodological Framework For Leadership In Destination Management Organisations Dean Hristov and Haywantee Rumi Ramkissoon 38. Measuring Innovation In Tourism: Issues From The Western Cape Experience Irma Booyens PART V Other Research Issues 39. Sampling Design in Tourism and Hospitality Research Viraiyan Teeroovengadum and Robin Nunkoo 40. Methodological Issues In Cross-Cultural Tourism And Hospitality Research Frederic Dimanche and Lidia Andrades 41. Ethical Issues In Tourism And Hospitality Research Gianna Moscardo 42. Child-Centred Approaches in Tourism and Hospitality Research: Methodological Opportunities and Ethical Challenges Antonia Canosa, Anne Graham and Erica Wilson 43. Tourism Research And Knowledge Transfer Lisa Ruhanen and Chris Cooper Index
£212.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Research Methods for Tourism and
Book SynopsisFor the current multidisciplinary community of tourism and hospitality scholars, support for research methods has been disparate and uneven. In this Handbook, renowned experts fulfil a pressing need to outline, gather and resolve methodological issues within tourism and hospitality into one original, global and comprehensive work.With over 40 chapters by leading researchers, this Handbook allows for the exploration of new innovative ideas and presents future challenges in the field. Sharing their trusted methods and previous successes and failures, the authors cover various quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods approaches, including sampling and knowledge transfer. Sections also explore the foundations of research and wider debates in tourism and hospitality, such as ethical issues and climate change. Compiling the most up-to-date methods from global research, this Research Handbook will be a key companion for post-graduate students. Established researchers of hospitality and tourism will find this Handbook to be an excellent concise read to assist in their continuing research.Contributors include: S.-A. Adams, F. Ali, L. Andrades, V. Biaett, I. Booyens, C.B. Califf, A. Canosa, C. Cobanoglu, E.T. Coberly, C. Cooper, J.J. Daigle, S. De Urioste-Stone, A. Decrop, F. Dimanche, J.P. Fefer, X. Font, J. Fitchett, S. Goolaup, A. Graham, B.J Gregorash, T. Griffin, M. Hall, E. Hermans, A. Hindley, G. Hoogendoorn, D. Hristov, W.G. Kim, M.D. Lopez-Gamero, H. Mair, R.E. Manning, J. Masset, W.J. McLaughlin, J.F. Molina-Azorin, G. Moscardo, R. Nunkoo, A. Ogle, A.M. Oliveri, E. Park, J. Pereira-Moliner, E.M. Pertusa-Ortega, S. Pike, S. Power, G. Prayag, H.R. Ramkissoon, L. Ruhanen, B. Seetanah, S.L. Slocum, C. Solér, E. Sorokina, D. Stanford, T.S. Stumpf, J.J. Tari, V. Teeroovengadum, Thomlinson, M. Trandberg Jensen, Y. Wang, L. White, E. Wilson, N. Wise, M.-Y. Wu, P.F. Xie, J. XuTrade Review'This Handbook is a must-read for researchers, students and practitioners in tourism and hospitality management. Top researchers from the discipline provide a comprehensive picture of relevant research methods and practices. The well-written and easily accessible contents allow the reader to use the gained knowledge right away in their projects.' --Christian Ringle, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany'This Handbook is a valuable research guide full of important information for those of us who want to learn more about research methods in tourism and hospitality management. It makes a fresh and important addition to the tourism and hospitality management literature.' --Dogan Gursoy, Washington State University, USTable of ContentsContents: PART I Foundations of Tourism and Hospitality Research 1. The State of Research Methods in Tourism and Hospitality Robin Nunkoo 2. Positivism: Viewing Tourism And Hospitality Knowledge Objectively Girish Prayag 3. Constructionism: The Making Of Meaning In Tourism And Hospitality Research Tom Griffin 4. Postmodernism: Progressing Research In Tourism Philip Feifan Xie 5. Critical Inquiry In Tourism And Hospitality Research Heather Mair 6. Existential-phenomenology: Understanding Tourists´ Experiences Sandhiya Goolaup and Cecilia Solér 7. Understanding Theory and Theoretical Contribution Ekaterina Sorokina and Youcheng Wang 8. Theory Building and Evaluation in Tourism Research Ekaterina Sorokina and Youcheng Wang 9. Managing the Spatialities of Fieldwork and Tourism C. Michael Hall PART II Qualitative Research Methods 10. Using Ethnographic And Participatory Approaches In Tourism And Hospitality Research Nicholas Wise 11. On The Use Of Meta-Theory In Grounded Investigations: In Principle And Practice In Hospitality And Tourism Research T.S. Stumpf and Christopher B. Califf 12. Building Knowledge From The Tourism Field: The Grounded Theory Approach Alain Decrop and Julie Masset 13. Using Participant Observation With Socially Constructed Grounded Theory Method To Explore On-Site Guest And Visitor Behaviour Vern Biaett 14. Narrative Analysis and Tourism Research Tom Griffin 15. Sensual Quasi-Q-Sort (SQQS): Enriching Qualitative Hospitality And Tourism Research Via The Human Senses Alfred Ogle 16. Falling On Deaf Ears: Tourism Research And Audio Methods Martin Trandberg Jensen 17. The Use Of Projective Techniques To Circumvent Socially Desirable Responses Or Reveal The Subconscious Ann Hindley and Xavier Font 18. Examining Gastronomic Experiences Using Auto-Driven Photo-Elicitation Bill J. Gregorash 19. Personal Construct Theory And The Repertory Test In Destination Image Research Steven Pike 20. Findings From The Treasure Chest: Conducting Archival Research In Tourism And Hospitality Susann Power 21. Netnography As A New Research Method In Tourism Studies: A Bibliometric Analysis Of Journal Articles (2006-2015) Jing (Bill) Xu and Mao-Ying Wu PART III Quantitative Research Methods 22. Administering Face-To-Face Structured Questionnaires In Tourism Research Antonino Mario Oliveri 23. Social Desirability Bias In Ethical Decision Making Research: An Application Of Conjoint Analysis Sheree-Ann Adams, Davina Stanford and Xavier Font 24. Histogram-Based Colour Image Analysis On Tourism Photography Eerang Park 25. Application Of Normative Theory And Methods In Recreation And Tourism Robert E. Manning 26. Benchmarking In Tourism Research Elke Hermans 27. Experimental Research in Tourism: Examining Changes to Destination Perception with Film-Induced Tourism Eugene Thomlinson 28. Secondary Data Modeling In Tourism And Hospitality Research Boopen Seetanah 29. Application Of Partial Least Squares Based Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) In Hospitality Research Faizan Ali, Woody G. Kim, and Cihan Cobanoglu PART IV Mixed Methods Research 30. Mixed Methods In Tourism: Philosophical Assumptions And Key Research Design Issues Girish Prayag 31. Combining Qualitative And Quantitative Research: Semiotics, Structuralism And Content Analysis Leanne White 32. Conducting Mixed Methods In Tourism And Hospitality Management: Applications In Competitive Strategy, Management Systems, And Sustainability Practices José F. Molina-Azorín, Xavier Font, María D. López-Gamero, Jorge Pereira-Moliner, Eva M. Pertusa-Ortega and Juan J. Tarí 33. Quantitative and Qualitative Content Analysis C. Michael Hall 34. Applying Case Study Methodology To Tourism Research Sandra De Urioste-Stone, William J. McLaughlin, John J. Daigle and Jessica P. Fefer 35. Research Methodology Choice in Serious Leisure in Renaissance Festival Tourism Elizabeth T. Coberly and Susan L. Slocum 36. Climate Change And Tourism Research In South Africa: Prospects And Obstacles For Mixed-Method Approaches Gijsbert Hoogendoorn and Jennifer Fitchett 37. Bringing Cross-Disciplinarity To The Fore: A Methodological Framework For Leadership In Destination Management Organisations Dean Hristov and Haywantee Rumi Ramkissoon 38. Measuring Innovation In Tourism: Issues From The Western Cape Experience Irma Booyens PART V Other Research Issues 39. Sampling Design in Tourism and Hospitality Research Viraiyan Teeroovengadum and Robin Nunkoo 40. Methodological Issues In Cross-Cultural Tourism And Hospitality Research Frederic Dimanche and Lidia Andrades 41. Ethical Issues In Tourism And Hospitality Research Gianna Moscardo 42. Child-Centred Approaches in Tourism and Hospitality Research: Methodological Opportunities and Ethical Challenges Antonia Canosa, Anne Graham and Erica Wilson 43. Tourism Research And Knowledge Transfer Lisa Ruhanen and Chris Cooper Index
£49.35
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Geotourism
Book SynopsisRoss Dowling and David Newsome present an original, substantial and much-needed contribution to the field which will further our understanding of geotourism in theory and practice. This Handbook defines, characterizes and explores the subject through a range of international perspectives and case studies, identifying geotourism as a rapidly emerging form of urban and regional sustainable development. With extensive case studies from North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australasia and Africa, this global Handbook examines and explains the relationship between geology and tourism. Thematically arranged sections cover the relationship of geology with tourism, sustainability and society, geotourism in urban areas, and interpretation and education strategies. The final two sections assess geotourism?s impact through wide-ranging case studies of UNESCO global geoparks and geotourism in a range of countries. The eminent academics and practitioners demonstrate how geotourism is a vehicle future for engaging the public and protecting geosites, as well as emphasising the importance of sustainability. An essential resource for students and educators, this Handbook provides an international perspective for those interested in tourism, environmental geography, ecology and geology. Written with practitioners in mind, this book reveals how tourism professionals and geologists can build a common vision by working together in sharing knowledge at the nexus of geology and tourism.Contributors include: M. Allan, E. Aparecida Del Lama, R.S. Aquino, A. Asrat, N. Azman, T. Brown, M. Burlando, H.S. Cahyadi, R.M. Clary, K. Crawford, E. da Silva Guimarães, R. Dowling, A. Dumaliang, B.C. Dumaliang, P. Erfurt, S. Espiner, N.T. Farsani, M. Garofano, A. Gates, C. Gomez, J.E. Gordon, M. Gray, N. Grünert, S.A. Halim, Herlina, Y. Jeon, J. Johnston, H.T. Kobryn, I. Komoo, L. Kubalíková, U. Lagally, J. Larwood, E.A. Lima, M. Machado, P. Migon, R. Miller, C. Neto de Carvalho, D. Newsome, R. Peña, H. Purdie, A. Riganti, J.P.R. Rivera, D.A. Ruban, H. Samodra, L. Sheydder de Oliveira Lopes, R.C. Soares, K. Takenouchi, M. Thomas, H. Torigoe, M. Van Kranendonk, J. Weber, G. Worton, K. XuTrade Review‘This comprehensive publication on the subject of geotourism is both a worthy and weighty contribution to the subject. . . . The editors intend this book to act as an international resource, for geotourism practitioners and also for those engaged in higher education and research. In my opinion, given the wealth of material included from a wide variety of contributors, combined with perspectives from around the world, they have most definitely succeeded.’ -- Eleanor Brown, Proceedings of the Geologists’ AssociationTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Geotourism: definition, characteristics and international perspectives Ross Dowling and David Newsome PART I GEOLOGY AND TOURISM 2. Geology for tourism professionals Jonathan Larwood and Graham Worton 3. Geodiversity, geoheritage, geoconservation and their relationship to geotourism Murray Gray 4. Geotourism and cultural heritage John E. Gordon 5. Who are geotourists? A case study from Jordan Ross Dowling and Mamoon Allan 6. Some characteristics of the geotourism literature Dmitry A. Ruban 7. The application of geographical information systems in geotourism Halina Kobryn and David Newsome PART II GEOTOURISM, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY 8. Public–private partnership framework for sustainable geopark development Richard S. Aquino and John Paolo R. Rivera 9. Developing and managing show caves in Italy Matteo Garofano 10. Geotourism and risk: A case study of a rockfall hazard at Fox Glacier, New Zealand Heather Purdie, Stephen Espiner and Christopher Gomez 11. Geotourism development and management in volcanic regions Patricia Erfurt 12. The potential contribution of geotourism in Africa Michael F. Thomas and Asfawossen Asrat PART III GEOTOURISM IN URBAN AREAS 13. Geotourism – a focus on the urban environment Angela Riganti and Jean F. Johnston 14. Generating Interest in Geotourism Near Urban Areas Through Integration with Historical Sites: Iron Mine Trail, Sterling Forest, New York, USA Alexander Gates 15. Urban geotourism with an emphasis on the city of São Paulo, Brazil Eliane Aparecida Del Lama PART IV INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION STRATEGIES 16. Geo-interpretation: how and for whom? Piotr Migoń 17. Education as a key tenet of geotourism Neda Torabi Farsani, Carlos Neto de Carvalho and Kejian Xu 18. Geoheritage and public geoliteracy: Opportunities for effective geoscience education within US parks Renee M. Clary 19. Earth sciences for everybody as promotion of geotourism: the ‘Day of Geosites’ in Germany Ulrich Lagally 20. A conversation about geology and tourism in a remote area of Australia Jean F. Johnston and Martin J. Van Kranendonk PART V GEOTOURISM’S CONTRIBUTION TO GEOPARKS 21. Geotourism and geoparks Ross Dowling 22. Geotourism in Bergstrasse-Odenwald UNESCO Global Geopark, Germany Jutta Weber 23. Geotourism in Beigua UNESCO Global Geopark, Italy Maurizio Burlando 24. Geotourism in the Azores UNESCO Global Geopark, Portugal Eva Almeida Lima and Marisa Machado 25. Geotourism in Jeju Island UNESCO Global Geopark, South Korea Yongmun Jeon and Kyung Sik Woo 26. Geotourism in Itoigawa UNESCO Global Geopark, Japan Ko Takenouchi, Hiroko Torigoe and Theodore Brown 27. Geotourism in Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark, Malaysia Ibrahim Komoo, Sharina Abdul Halim and Norzaini Azman 28. Geotourism in Batur UNESCO Global Geopark, Indonesia Hanang Samodra, Herlina and Hery Sigit Cahyadi 29. Geotourism in Stonehammer UNESCO Global Geopark, Canada Randall Miller 30. Geotourism in Araripe UNESCO Global Geopark, Brazil Rafael Celestino Soares, Wellington Ferreira da Silva Filho, Laryssa Sheydder de Oliveira Lopes and Eduardo da Silva Guimarães PART VI CASE STUDIES IN GEOTOURISM 31. The Maltese Islands: Developing and managing geotourism Kevin Crawford 32. Czech Republic: The planning and management of geotourism’s hidden resources Lucie Kubalíková 33. Namibia: geotourism in the arid zone Ross Dowling and Nicole Grünert 34. Philippines: The case of Masungi Georeserve Ann Dumaliang, Billie Crystal Dumaliang and Rolando Peña 35. New Zealand: A diverse array of geotourism resources Ross Dowling 36. Conclusions: Thinking about the future David Newsome and Ross Dowling Index
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Emerald Publishing Limited Advances in Hospitality and Leisure
Book SynopsisAdvances in Hospitality and Leisure, a peer-review journal, delivers refreshing insights from a host of scientific studies in the domains of hospitality, leisure and tourism. It provides a platform to galvanize thoughts on contemporary issues and merging trends essential to theory advancement as well as professional practices from a global perspective. The main focus of this journal is to transcend the innovative methods of inquiry so as to inspire new research topics that are vital and have been in large neglected. This journal is keen to address the needs of the populace having interests in disseminating ideas, concepts and theories derived from scholarly investigations. Potential readers may retrieve useful texts to outline new research agendas, suggest viable topics for a dissertation work, and augment the knowledge of the subjects of interest.Table of ContentsCultural-Geographic Influences of Destination Images: A Case of Northern Norway. Use of Social Networking Sites and Word-of-Mouth in Tourism Services. Swimming in the Tropics: Navigating the Dangers of Marine Life. Applications of Planned Behavior and Place Image to Visit Intentions: A Casino Gaming Context. Shaping Destination Images through Social Networking Sites: A Case Study of Singapore. Criteria in the Selection of Exchange Partners by Tour Operators and Local Service Suppliers: A Case Study of Exclusive Tours. Social Media and Travel Behaviors. Township Tourism in South Africa – A Successful Tool for Poverty Alleviation?. Hiking as Mental and Physical Experience. The Effect on Shareholder’s Wealth Due to Focused versus Diversified Acquisitions in the Restaurant Industry. Copyright page. EDITORIAL BOARD. Advances in hospitality and leisure. Subject Index. List of Contributors. Advances in hospitality and leisure. Advances in hospitality and leisure. Aims and Submission Guidelines.
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Emerald Publishing Limited New Perspectives in Hospitality Management
Book SynopsisNew Perspectives in Hospitality Management is a unique collection of articles that represent the highest level of scholarship in hospitality research. The articles identify themes that have established themselves as key trends among academics. These include:- Human resource management challenges - new research on labour turnover in luxury hotels and how classic hospitality paradigms have developed - Hospitality marketing - how the tourism distribution channel has been transformed, perceptions on guests' perceptions of customer loyalty and transforming customer satisfaction into 'customer delight' - Experiences and behaviours - understanding quality aspects of restaurant image, hedonic and utilitarian values and how they influence restaurant image, and a customer-based approach to hotel experience and brand equity. The collection provides exemplary analysis of recent research trends concerning marketing and HRM research topics and methodology, while also looking to the future in terms of how information and communication technologies will shape the development of the hospitality sector. It will enable readers to access the most important 'thinkers' active in this arena today.
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Biteback Publishing Look Where You're Going: The Life of Alan
Book SynopsisIn May 2017, Alan Pickering won the award for the `Greatest Single Contribution to Occupational Pensions (1998-2017)' at the Professional Pensions UK Pension Awards. It was a well-received tribute to the role he had played for more than twenty years. The Pickering Report, commissioned by the Blair government, had been a blunt, brutally honest and pragmatic assessment of what needed to be done if Britain's leadership position in occupational pensions was to be maintained. In this biography, Paddy Briggs, who worked closely with the subject, focuses on the world of pensions and Pickering's leading role in it. But the story is broader and more human than the highly technical world of retirement benefits. Pickering is a baby boomer who grew up in modest circumstances in the City of York. As a child, he was diagnosed with a degenerative eyesight disease, and by his twenties he was totally blind. His disability became more of a spur to ambition and accomplishment than a restraint. This included athletic achievements such as running marathons and being a serious participant in competitive race walking. He has reached the highest levels in the world of financial services and also became a well-known racehorse owner and a vice-president of the Racehorse Owners Association.
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Oneworld Publications The Grey Men: Pursuing the Stasi into the Present
Book Synopsis‘Fascinating and powerful.’ Sunday Times What do you do with a hundred thousand idle spies? By 1990 the Berlin Wall had fallen and the East German state security service folded. For forty years, they had amassed more than a billion pages in manila files detailing the lives of their citizens. Almost a hundred thousand Stasi employees, many of them experienced officers with access to highly personal information, found themselves unemployed overnight. This is the story of what they did next. Former FBI agent Ralph Hope uses present-day sources and access to Stasi records to track and expose ex-officers working everywhere from the Russian energy sector to the police and even the government department tasked with prosecuting Stasi crimes. He examines why the key players have never been called to account and, in doing so, asks if we have really learned from the past at all. He highlights a man who continued to fight the Stasi for thirty years after the Wall fell, and reveals a truth that many today don’t want spoken. The Grey Men comes as an urgent warning from the past at a time when governments the world over are building an unprecedented network of surveillance over their citizens. Ultimately, this is a book about the present.Trade Review‘A cracking read that will leave you as outraged by Hope's findings as he so clearly was.’ -- Peter Conradi, Sunday Times‘A mesmerising account of the crimes of the Stasi officers through the eyes of their victims that goes far beyond The Lives of Others.’ -- Michael Smith, author of The Anatomy of a Spy'Riveting.' -- The Australian‘Former FBI agent Ralph Hope evokes the trauma of those dark times… [there are] many examples of the [Stasi’s] seamless transitions to respectability, all of which amount to a warning from history.’ * Jewish Chronicle *‘As well as page after page of shocking revelations, The Grey Men holds lessons for a world which possesses more powerful surveillance tools than the Stasi could have dreamed of.’ -- Herald (Glasgow)
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Laurence King Publishing How to Set Up & Run a Fashion Label: Third
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ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc The Restaurant, A Geographical Approach: From
Book SynopsisThis book analyzes the way in which restaurants are geographical objects that reveal locational logics and strategies, and how restaurants weave close relationships with the space in which they are located. Originating from cities, restaurants feed off the urban environment as much as they feed it ? participating in the qualification, differentiation and hierarchy of cities. Indeed, restaurants in both the city and the countryside maintain a dialogical relationship with tourism. They can be vital players in the establishment of emerging types of gourmet tourism, sometimes even constituting as gourmet tourist destinations in their own right. They participate in the establishment of necessary conditions for local development. Some restaurants are even praised as historic sites, recognized as part of the local heritage, which reinforces their localization and their identity as a gourmet tourist destination.Table of ContentsForeword ix Introduction xi Part 1 The Restaurant: An Eminently Urban Subject 1 Introduction to Part 1 3 Chapter 1 The Geographical Origin of the Restaurant: The Urban Environment 5 1.1 From bouillons 5 1.2 to the establishment 6 Chapter 2 The Concentration of Restaurants in the City Centers 15 2.1 A center-specific logic 16 2.2 to a logic of axes 29 2.2.1 Axial diffusion 29 2.2.2 Social diffusion 34 Chapter 3 The Geographical Diffusion of Restaurants in Provinces by Cities and City Networks 41 3.1 The geographical diffusion of restaurants in the provinces: an application of rank-size law 41 3.2 but disrupted by tourism 43 Part 2 The Restaurant in Terms of Places and Geographical Spaces 47 Introduction to Part 2 49 Chapter 4 Logics and Strategies for Locating Restaurants 51 4.1 The logic of proximity 51 4.1.1 Proximity to the political and administrative sphere and the business world 51 4.1.2 Proximity to the cultural sphere and the artistic world 54 4.1.3 Proximity to food retail and supply points 58 4.2 Accessibility logics 60 4.3 The logic of landscape charm 66 4.4 The logic of assimilation 73 4.4.1 Affectivity 73 4.4.2 Appropriation 76 Chapter 5 Restaurants in the City 87 5.1 Restaurants in small cities 88 5.2 Restaurants in average-sized cities 90 5.3 New dynamics in large cities 91 Chapter 6 Restaurants in the Countryside and the Relationship Between Cities and the Countryside 97 6.1 Restaurants in the countryside 98 6.2 The restaurant, the city/countryside relationship and nature in the city 100 Part 3 The Restaurant at the Heart of the Tourist System 111 Introduction to Part 3 113 Chapter 7 The Relationship Between the Restaurant and Tourism 115 7.1 Complementary relations between restaurants and tourism 116 7.1.1 Along the coastlines, at the beach 116 7.1.2 In the mountains 117 7.2 The interdependence between restaurants and tourism 119 7.2.1 The restaurant through tourism 119 7.2.2 The restaurant for tourism 126 Chapter 8 The Restaurant, a Tool for Gourmet Tourism 141 8.1 Cavaillon 142 8.2 Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade 147 8.3 Megève 151 Chapter 9 The Restaurant as a Gourmet Tourist Destination 155 9.1 The gourmet tourist destination: from the 3-star Michelin restaurant 155 9.2 to a network of restaurants 159 Part 4 The Restaurant as a Tool for Local Development 163 Introduction to Part 4 165 Chapter 10 Restaurants and Local Development in Urban Areas 169 10.1 At street level 169 10.2 At neighborhood level 178 Chapter 11 Restaurant and Local Development in Rural Areas 185 11.1 On the scale of the plateau 186 11.2 Across the country 193 11.3 At the village level 200 Part 5 The Restaurant: What Heritage? 207 Introduction to Part 5 209 Chapter 12 The Restaurant: From Monument to Heritage 211 12.1 The restaurant as a historical monument 211 12.2 The restaurant as a showcase for intangible cultural heritage 233 12.2.1 The repertoire restaurant 233 12.2.2 The haven restaurant 237 12.2.3 The observatory restaurant 240 12.2.4 The conservatory restaurant 243 12.3 The restaurant in heritage 248 Chapter 13 Tourists as Actors in the Process of Adding Cultural Heritage to Restaurants 251 13.1 Parisian brasseries 251 13.2 Lyon’s bouchons 258 13.3 La Mère Poulard restaurant in Mont-Saint-Michel 261 13.4 What about the bouillons? 263 Conclusion 273 References 275 Index 285
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Emerald Publishing Limited Advances in Hospitality and Leisure
Book SynopsisAdvances in Hospitality and Leisure delivers refreshing insights from a host of scientific studies in the domains of hospitality, leisure and tourism. It provides a platform to galvanize thoughts on contemporary issues and merging trends essential to theory advancement as well as professional practices from a global perspective. The main focus of this journal is to transcend the innovative methods of inquiry so as to inspire new research topics that are vital and have been in large neglected. This journal is keen to address the needs of the populace having interests in disseminating ideas, concepts and theories derived from scholarly investigations. Potential readers may retrieve useful texts to outline new research agendas, suggest viable topics for a dissertation work, and augment the knowledge of the subjects of interest.Trade ReviewIn this recent volume of a research journal, international contributors in tourism studies, heritage, conservation, earth sciences, public administration, and business management present the latest research in the fields of hospitality, leisure, tourism, and lifestyle. The book provides eight full papers and two chapters on research notes, employing both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Some areas considered are nature-based tourism in Japan, green awareness among hotel employees, using tourism as a way to reduce poaching and hunting, and the tree-house hotel phenomenon in Germany. Chapter abstracts and keywords are included. -- Annotation ©2017 * (protoview.com) *Table of ContentsFULL PAPERS The Effects Of Personality Traits And Congruity On Customer Satisfaction And Brand Loyalty: Evidence From Coffee Shop Customers - Soon-Ho Kim, Min-Seong Kim and Dong Hun Lee The Effect Of Integrating Need And Expectation's Factor-Community Participation With Multinational Corporations' Tourism Market Development Strategies In Emerging African Markets - Henry G. Iroegbu Domestic Nature-Based Tourism In Japan: Spirituality, Novelty And Communing - Christoffer Wanga Krag and Nina K. Prebensen Impact Of Hotel Employee's Green Awareness, Knowledge, And Skill On Hotel's Overall Performance - Ming-Hsuan Wu, Weerapon Thongma, Winitra Leelapattana and Mei-Ling Huang An Investigation Of Restaurant Week As An Effective Marketing Strategy - Yvette N. J. Green and John A. Williams The Marketing Value Of Csr Initiatives And Potential Brand Equity, Taste Perception, And Emotional Value - Jeen Filz, Robert J. Blomme and Arjan van Rheede Using Tourism As A Mechanism To Reduce Poaching And Hunting: A Case Study Of The Tidong Community, Sabah - Fiffy Hanisdah Saikim, Bruce Prideaux, Maryati Mohamed and Zulhazman Hamzah Industrial Agglomeration Model In Culture Tourism System: Empirical Study In Mainland China - Chunyu Yang and Jue Huang RESEARCH NOTES Tourist's Experience Values And People Interaction - Joseph S. Chen, Nina K. Prebensen and Uysal Muzaffer The Restorative Power Of Forests: The Tree House Hotel Phenomena In Germany - Philip Sloan, Willy Legrand and Sonja Kinski Index
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CABI Publishing Linking Urban and Rural Tourism: Strategies in
Book SynopsisDestinations rely on regional strategies to support and enhance the tourism product through regional partnerships and integration. Integrated tourism is defined as tourism that is explicitly linked to the economic, social, cultural, natural and human structures of the region in which it occurs. Integrated tourism has evolved to include numerous meanings and definitions, but generally includes a vertical business or industry approach. The first of its kind, this book applies a more inclusive approach to integration by providing insight into inclusive regional development strategies that support both the needs of urban and rural areas whilst enhancing the tourist experience, supporting the positive impacts of tourism and mitigating the negative. Regional studies tend to portray either an urban or rural focus without acknowledging that often these spaces constitute joint governance structures, similar historical and cultural roots, and economic dependencies. Sustainable tourism promotes sourcing locally, such as using rural agricultural products in urban tourism experiences. Furthermore, innovative rural marketing strategies linking tourism heritage, attractions, food and drink trails, and artisans with urban visitors are emerging. Including theoretical and applied research and international case studies, this will be a valuable resource to academics, students and practitioners working in tourism development and regional policy.Table of ContentsPart I: Urban Rural Linkages 1: Discussing Rural–Urban Tourism: A Review of the Literature 2: Experiencing and Connecting to Nature: An Urban to Rural Association 3: Addressing Power: Stakeholder Involvement Within an Integrated Tourism Planning Process 4: Foodscapes as Alternate Ways of Knowing: Advancing Sustainability and Climate Consciousness through Tactile Space Part II: Fringe Tourism 5: Cool Suburbs: a Strategy for Sustainable Tourism? 6: The Urban–Rural Tourism Relationship: A Case of Suburban Farm 7: Resident and Tourist Perception of People, Towns and Amenities in Fringe Settings Part III: S trategies in Sustainability 8: The Urban–Rural Tourism Mix: A Partnership of Convenience or Sustainability Imperative 9: From Centre to Periphery: Inequality, Indigeneity and Domestic Tourism in Guatemala 10: Beyond Economic Development: Can the Arts Lead Communities Out of Poverty? 11: Theme Park as a Link between Urban and Rural Territories 12: Connecting Urban to Rural: Can the San Francisco–Napa Valley Relationship be Facilitated in Pennsylvania? 13: Farm and Food Tourism as a Strategy for Linking Rural and Urban Land, People and Place: The Case of Western North Carolina 14: Utah Farm-Chef-Fork: Linking Rural Growers with Urban Chefs to Enhance Local Food Sourcing 15: Corporate Sustainability as an Opportunity for Tourism Partnerships: A Case Study on Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
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CABI Publishing Strategic Management in Tourism
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive textbook has, at its core, the importance of linking strategic thinking with action in the management of tourism. It provides an analytical evaluation of the most important global trends, as well as an analysis of the impact of crucial environmental issues and their implications. Fully updated throughout, this new edition: -Covers forecasting, functional management and strategic planning; -Includes extra chapters to incorporate a wider spread of important topics such as sustainability, authenticity and crisis management; -Contains pedagogical features throughout, such as learning objectives, questions and case studies to aid understanding Now in its third edition, and reviewing the major factors affecting international tourism management, this well-established student resource provides an essential overview of strategic management for students and professionals in the tourism sector.Table of ContentsPart I: Tourism Environment, Economic Development, Forecasting and Trends 1: The new business environment and trends in tourism 2: Futurecast applied to tourism 3: Future economic development in tourism 4: Tourism demand modelling and forecasting Part II: Integrated Management in Tourism 5: Consumer behaviour in tourism 6: Strategic creativity in tourism business 7: Strategic innovation in tourism business 8: Empowerment human resource management in tourism 9: Financial management in tourism 10: Technology management in tourism Part III: Strategic Vision and Management in Tourism 11: Strategic thinking in tourism 12: Towards a new strategic paradigm 13: New performance measurements 14: Process-based management in tourism 15: International strategies in tourism 16: Crisis management and strategic implications Part IV: New Business Ecosystems and Stakeholder-driven Strategy 17: Stakeholder engagement in tourism 18: Tourism authenticity 19: Tourism resources and sustainability 20: New strategic developments in tourism
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CABI Publishing Religious Pilgrimage Routes and Trails:
Book SynopsisFor millennia people have travelled to religious sites for worship, initiatory and leisure purposes. Today there are hundreds, if not thousands, of religious pilgrimage routes and trails around the world that are used by pilgrims as well as tourists. Indeed, many religious pilgrimage routes and trails are today used as themes by tourism marketers in an effort to promote regional economic development. Providing a holistic approach to religious pilgrimage routes and trails, this book: - Addresses important conceptual themes such as sustainable local development, regional economic development, heritage identity and management, and promoting environmentally friendly practices; - Includes global case studies to help transfer theory into good practice; - Calls for further discussion of the importance of better planning, management, and maintenance of these routes and trails, so that the positive benefits of this type of tourism development can be fully realized. An important resource for those interested in religious tourism and pilgrimage, this book is also an invaluable collection for academics and policy-makers within heritage tourism and regional development.Table of ContentsPart I: Tourism and Pilgrimage: Theories and Methods 1: Pilgrimage Trails and Routes: The Journey from the Past to the Present 2: Religious Pilgrimage Routes and Trails as Driving Forces for Sustainable Local Development 3: Cultural Routes: Tourist Destinations and Tools for Development 4: The Role of Heritage Tourism in the Management and Promotion of Pilgrimage Trails and Routes 5: Environment and Sustainability as Related to Religious Pilgrimage Routes and Trails Part II: Regional Case Studies 6: The European Cultural Route of Saint Martin of Tours 7: The Camino de Santiago de Compostela: The Most Important Historic Pilgrimage Way in Europe 8: The Holy Grail Route: Mystic Routes and Activities to Improve Local Tourism 9: Religious Pilgrimage Routes in the Baltic Countries: History and Perspectives 10: Experiencing Religious Pilgrimage in Malta 11: Pilgrimage Routes from Central Europe and Scandinavia towards Jerusalem and Santiago de Compostela 12: The Ways to Jerusalem: Maritime, Cultural and Pilgrimage Routes 13: Palkhi: A Moving Sacred Town 14: Kashi and Cosmos, India: The Pilgrimage Circuit of the Panchakroshi Yatra 15: Pilgrimage to Mount Bromo, Indonesia 16: The Shikoku Pilgrimage: Popularity and the Pilgrim’s Transaction 17: Challenges Facing the Sustainable Development of Slave Trade Routes and Trails in Cameroon 18: The Talpa de Allende Pilgrimage Trail 19: Pilgrimage and Identity along the Mormon Trail Part III: Conclusion 20: Pilgrimage Trails and Routes: Journeys from the Present to the Future 21: Discussion Points
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CABI Publishing Managing Quality of Life in Tourism and
Book SynopsisQuality-of-life research in tourism and hospitality has gained much momentum in the past two decades. This line of research covers three main areas of focus: (i) the impacts of specific tourism and hospitality programmes on the overall quality of life of tourists/guests; (ii) the providers of goods and services; (iii) tourist communities, including the impact of different programmes and events on the quality of life of residents in these communities. Focusing on these key subjects, Managing Quality of Life in Tourism and Hospitality provides a portfolio of selected cases showing best practice and delivering them to the forefront of knowledge application, with examples in tourism and hospitality settings. Best practice case studies are included throughout, providing practical implications and lessons learned. These lessons can be applied by tourism and hospitality practitioners and community leaders, and be used to further research by academics working within tourism and hospitality. The book offers an exciting and refreshing approach to quality-of-life research in tourism and hospitality. Key features include: - Best practice and evidence-based case studies. - Broad coverage that includes tourists, industry and local communities. - International application, with material from various countries across the world.Table of Contents1: Quality-of-life Research in Tourism and Hospitality 2: Flamenco, Tourists’ Experiences and the Meaningful Life 3: ‘To Mix with New People’: The Surprising Day Trips of Mature Germans 4: Creating Moments of Happiness on Day Trips 5: Social Tourism as Correlates of Quality of Life: The Case of Disadvantaged People 6: How to Make Someone Feel Welcome Somewhere, and Mean It. L’accueil Might Be the Answer 7: Sightseeing Tours’ Impact on Well-being and Eudaimonia 8: Thermal Spas, Well-being and Tourism in Budapest 9: Rural Well-being Tourism in Northern Europe – Providing Opportunities to Enhance Quality of Life 10: The Bet Is On: A Case Study of the Naudé-Potgieter Model of Casino Employees’ Happiness in the Workplace 11: Quality-of-life Research in Tourism and Hospitality: Implications and Future Research
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CABI Publishing Research Methods for Leisure, Recreation and
Book SynopsisPraise for the previous edition: 'To write a good textbook is only possible with pedagogic sensitivity, significant educational experiences, and research practice. This book is evidence that the editors possess all three qualifications. A student-friendly publication introducing plenty of examples and case studies (and) encouraging students to acquire the skills needed... this book (is) a winner.' Annals of Tourism Research 39(3), 2012. Describing the fundamental elements of research methods for leisure, recreation and tourism, this new edition of a popular textbook is updated throughout. It covers the measurement of variables, sampling, questionnaire design and evaluation methods, and also a wider discussion of writing proposals, communicating research findings, cross-cultural research, and the use of new technologies in conducting research. This new edition includes: - new and expanded material on visual research methods, nonparametric tests and sampling to encompass growing areas of research interest; - pedagogical features and extra citations to create a cohesive learning experience for students; and - numerous examples from tourism and recreation literature in every chapter, tying theory into scenarios students could face in their careers. Written by internationally renowned researchers in an accessible style, this book introduces both undergraduate and graduate students to the vital skills they will need to succeed in the leisure, recreation, tourism and hospitality industries.Trade ReviewPraise for the previous edition: "To write a good textbook is only possible with pedagogic sensitivity, significant educational experiences, and research practice. This book is evidence that the editors possess all three qualifications. A student-friendly publication introducing plenty of examples and case studies (and) encouraging students to acquire the skills needed... this book (is) a winner."--Annals of Tourism Research 39(3), 2012Table of ContentsPART I: An Overview of Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Research 1: Research Methods for Leisure, Recreation and Tourism PART II: ABCs of Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Research 2: Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Research Design 3: Finding and Summarizing Research Literature 4: Measurement of Variables 5: Proposal Writing PART III: Research Methods and Data Collection 6: Survey Research: Sampling and Questionnaire Design 7: Qualitative Research in Leisure, Recreation and Tourism 8: Grounded Theory Methodology in Research 9: Evaluation Research Methods in Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Research 10: Experimental Research 11: Cross-cultural and Visual Research: Issues and Concerns PART IV: Analysing the Data and Testing Hypotheses 12: Summarizing Data 13: Inferential Analysis of Data 14: Relationship Analysis: t-Tests, Analysis of Variance, Cross Tabulations and Non-parametric Tests 15: Describing Linear Bivariate Relationships: Correlation Analysis 16: Factor Analytical Procedure and Scale Reliability PART V: Research Write Ups: Reporting the Results 17: Communicating Research Results
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CABI Publishing Conflicts, Religion and Culture in Tourism
Book SynopsisConflicts, Religion and Culture in Tourism highlights the role of religious tourism and pilgrimage as a tool for improving cultural relations. Helping to form culture and society worldwide, faith plays a vital part in cross-cultural conflict resolution and opening dialogue across peoples. This book shows how faith and activism can respond to the common challenges of peace making and coexistence both within and among the world's many traditions. The book: - contains diverse empirical research insights on aspects of religious traditions, conflicts and challenges; - presents a range of contemporary case studies, across ancient, sacred and emerging tourist destinations as well as new forms of pilgrimage, faith systems and quasi-religious activities; - provides a global perspective, including contributions from Europe, Asia and the Americas. Conflicts, Religion and Culture in Tourism provides a timely assessment of the increasing linkages and interconnections between religious tourism and secular spaces on a global stage. Written from a multidisciplinary perspective, it provides an invaluable resource for those studying and researching religion, tourism and cultural management.Table of Contents1: Introduction to Conflicts Religion and Culture in Tourism Part I: Conflict, Religion, Culture and Tourism 2: Consciousness in Conflict 3: Defamation of Religion and Freedom of Speech 4: Imagining the Contours of Culture: is Religious Tourism a Precondition for Conflict? 5: The Essence of Community Cohesion through Religious Tolerance Part II: (re)Claiming Space - Modern Reinstatements of Religion and Pilgrimage 6: Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage in a Non-religious Country: the Czech Republic 7: Pilgrimage, cultural landscape, and tourism in the heritagization of Churches and Christian Sites in Nagasaki 8: Claiming territory: The role of pilgrimage in the struggle for a re-Christianisation of Sweden 9: Cuba and Its Christian Roots: A Case for Understanding Religious Tourism Part III: Understanding Other : Conflicts Challenges and Issues 10: Visiting Graves, Tombs and Shrines in Islamic Law 11: Religious Spaces as Discrete System: a case of Ayodhya, India 12: Halal Tourism: The Case of Turkey 13: Kosher Tourism. A Greek case study 14: War and Cultural Heritage: The case of religious monuments 15: Appendix - Discussion Points
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CABI Publishing Service Failures and Recovery in Tourism and
Book SynopsisTourism and hospitality services are highly prone to service-failure due to a high level of customer-employee contact and the inseparable, intangible, heterogeneous and perishable nature of these services. Service Failures and Recovery in Tourism and Hospitality, with its extensive coverage of the literature, presents an invaluable source of information for academics, students, researchers and practitioners. In addition to its extensive coverage of the literature in terms of recent research published in top tier journals, chapters in the book contain student aids, real-life examples, case studies, links to websites and activities alongside discussion questions and presentation slides for in-class use by teaching staff. This book is enhanced with supplementary resources including customizable lecture slides.Table of Contents1: Introduction: Service Failures and Recovery PART 1: Understanding Service Failures and Recovery 2: Understanding and Dealing with Service Failures in Tourism and Hospitality 3: Service Failures and Recovery: Theories and Models PART 2: Understanding Emotions in Service Encounters, Service Failures and Recovery 4: Emotions and Emotional Abilities in Service Failures and Recovery 5: Memorable Service Experiences: A Service Failure and Recovery Perspective 6: Customer Attribution in Service Failures and Recovery PART 3: The Influence of Technology, Systems and People 7: Technology, Customer Satisfaction and Service Excellence 8: Self-Service Technologies: Service Failures and Recovery 9: The Influence of Other Customers in Service Failure and Recovery 10: Emotional Contagion and the Influence of Groups on Service Failures and Recovery PART 4: Training for Service Failures and Recovery 11: Staff Training for Service Failures and Recovery 12: The Role of Empowerment, Internal Communication, Waiting Time and Speed in Service Recovery 13: Cross-Cultural Aspects of Service Failures and Recovery 14: Disappointment in Tourism and Hospitality: the Influence of Films on Destinations
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CABI Publishing Adventure Tourism and Outdoor Activities
Book SynopsisAn essential resource for those wishing to understand the driving factors behind the operation of an adventure tourism company, this textbook offers guidance on how to deliver a profitable and sustainable product. The importance of changing markets, technology and corporate social responsibility, including environmental impacts and climate change, are discussed in the context of managing an adventure tourism firm. To remain profitable, companies must address these issues along with the important aspects of risk and safety. Key features include: - Case studies from successful professionals in the industry. - Consideration of the development of sustainable adventure tourism. - Guidance on managing products and customers. Compiled from the author's experience in delivering adventure tourism courses over the last 20 years, this long-awaited book is aimed at both students taking university courses on adventure tourism and outdoor recreation as well as professionals working within the industry.Table of ContentsPART I: PART I 1: Adventure Tourism 2: Globalization of Adventure Tourism 3: Research in Adventure Tourism 4: Customer Profile 5: Product Development 6: Management Issues 7: Risk and Safety Management 8: New Adventure, Old Adventure 9: Cultural Perspectives on Adventure Tourism 10: Adventure Lifestyles 11: Sustainability in Adventure Tourism PART II: CASE STUDIES 12: Altruistic Adventure Voluntourism: Help Manage the Park You Visit 13: Adventure Tourism in the Four Different Worlds of Ecuador 14: I Came to Enjoy Iceland and Arrived at Þingvellir (‘Þingvellir – where am I again?’) 15: Call of the Wild in Wales 16: Thoughts on the Adventure Sports Industry 17: Being an Outdoor Instructor: James’s Experience 18: My Path to Adventure
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CABI Publishing Tourism Management in Warm-water Island
Book SynopsisWarm-water islands are a cohesive group of islands distinguished by their geography and remoteness, history as former colonial territories, and dependence on external stakeholders for their economic and social development. Warm-water island destinations also have a year-round tourism industry. These island tourism destinations are facing unprecedented adjustment challenges in the wake of increasing globalization and susceptibility to external shocks, and are in search of appropriate policy responses to that globalization. It is critical for small islands to understand how these challenges affect tourism performance and how they impact their residents. Tourism Management in Warm-water Island Destinations unearths the critical aspects that contribute to tourism development and growth in islands. Particular emphasis is placed on destinations such as the Caribbean, with lessons learned that are applicable to other island tourism contexts in the Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and the Pacific. · Presents emerging research themes and methodology; · Provides insight into factors that result in successful and unsuccessful cases; · Features a focus on Cuba and its reintroduction to the tourism landscape. This book provides a platform for emerging systemic perspectives of the various aspects of island tourism, with the view that strategies for the management and development of tourism in island environments can be improved and will be of interest to those studying and researching within destination management.Table of Contents1: Overview of Tourism in Warm-water Island Destinations PART I: Island Tourism Transport and Hospitality 2: Island Travel Transportation 3: An Altruistic Behavioural Change Approach to Sustainable Tourism when Funds are Scarce: A Narrative of a Small Business Model 4: Tourist Motivation and Demand for Islands 5: Island Hospitality, Services and Businesses PART II: Island Tourism Policy, Planning and Development 6: A Comparative Analysis of Tourism Policy Networks 7: Planning for Growth in Islands: the Case of Cuba 8: Subjective Well-being and Tourism Development in Small Island Destinations PART III: Island Tourism Marketing and Management 9: Tourism in the Seychelles: Trends and Experiences 10: Destination Management: A Network Perspective 11: Music Festivals in Small Island Destinations 12: Developing a Network Analysis Methodology for Island Tourism Research
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CABI Publishing Tourism and Leisure Behaviour in an Ageing World
Book SynopsisTourism and Leisure Behaviour in an Ageing World, based on Ian Patterson's previously published Growing Older, provides an overview of the latest research concerning tourist behaviour and leisure needs of baby boomers, seniors, and older adults. With an increasingly ageing population, industry interest has intensified and there has been a corresponding explosion in related research activity. Covering marketplace trends that attract the older market, this new edition: - Provides an understanding of the older tourism and leisure market, discussing how to effectively provide for this expanding group; - Discusses growing areas such as independent travel, the leisure experience, cultural and heritage tourism, cruises, and health and wellness tourism; - Supplies case studies of tourism and leisure organizations successfully catering to the needs of the older market. This book is an invaluable resource for researchers and students interested in senior leisure and travel, a section with the money and the time to invest heavily in leisure and tourism activities. It can also be applied by professionals to improve their product offerings for this sector, which, while valuable, brings its own unique challenges.Table of Contents1: Tourism and Leisure Needs of Older Travellers 2: Socio-demographic Variables Associated with Tourism, Leisure, and Ageing 3: Motivations and Constraints to Tourism and Leisure for Older Travellers 4: Changing Technological Trends and the Travel Behaviour of Older Tourists 5: Modes of Leisure Travel by Older Adults 6: Types of Travel Experiences: Group Package Tours and Independent Leisure Travellers 7: Different Travel Markets: Adventure Tourism and the Older Traveller 8: Different Travel Markets: Educational Tourism and the Older Traveller 9: Different Travel Markets: Cruise Tourism and the Older Traveller 10: Different Travel Markets: Cultural and Heritage Tourism and the Older Traveller 11: Different Travel Markets: Health and Wellness Tourism and Older Travellers 12: Conclusions and Recommendations
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CABI Publishing Food and Wine Tourism: Integrating Food, Travel
Book SynopsisThis established textbook explores how regions, and food industry, travel and hospitality companies present themselves to tourists experiencing the culture, history and ambience of a location through the food and wine it produces. It provides practical suggestions and guidelines for establishing a food-related tourism destination and business, discussing the environment, understanding the food tourist, supply issues, tours and tasting sessions, themed itineraries, planning and developing the tourist product, marketing and best practice strategies. It also includes numerous case studies from around the world and plentiful pedagogical features to aid student learning. The second edition: - Contains updated chapters throughout, to form a complete and current overview of food and wine tourism. - Reviews new emerging destinations, and food and wine tourism from a business perspective. - Includes new global case studies discussing aspects such as transforming an Indian area into a wine-producing region, promoting a destination through a social media campaign, chocolate tourism in Belize, planning an international food fair, and making San Francisco a food capital. - Presents successful international professionals' experiences and tips, catching trends and setting the tourism phenomenon in an even more international context. If food and wine tourism is well planned, managed and controlled, it can become a real economic resource. Suitable for students in tourism and leisure subjects, the practical application provided in this book also makes it an ideal resource for those operating in the food and wine sector.Table of Contents1: The Spirit of a Place on a Plate 2: The Environment: Tools of the Trade 3: Tourists on the Food and Wine Trail: Who Are They? 4: Transforming a Terroir into a Tourist Destination 5: The Supply Side: the Actors Involved in Food and Wine Production 6: Food and Wine Tourism Best Practice: Case Studies from Around the World 7: Supply Operators in the Food and Wine Tourism Industry 8: Designing a Life Experience: Itinerary Planning and Organization -: Conclusion
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CABI Publishing Tourism, Health, Wellbeing and Protected Areas
Book SynopsisAround the world, there is mounting evidence that parks and protected areas contribute to a healthy civil society, thus increasing the economic importance of cultural and nature-based tourism. Operating at the intersection of business and the environment, tourism can improve human health and wellbeing as well as serve as a catalyst for increasing appreciation and stewardship of the natural world. While the revenues from nature-based activities help to make the case for investing in park and protected area management; the impacts they have need to be carefully managed, so that visitors do not destroy the natural wonders that attracted them to a destination in the first place. This book features contributions from tourism and recreation researchers and practitioners exploring the relationship between tourism, hospitality, protected areas, livelihoods and both physical and emotional human wellbeing. The book includes sections focused on theory, policy and practice, and case studies, to inform and guide industry decisions to address real-world problems and proactively plan for a sustainable and healthy future. Key features: Case studies discussing best practices for park and protected area tourism development Multi-disciplinary approach to the study of nature-based tourism Innovative approaches including SME within protected destinationsTable of Contents1: Introduction: Tourism, Health and Wellbeing and Protected Environments Part 1: Tourism, Protected Areas, Health and Wellbeing 2: The European Protected Areas Approach to Organizing Ecotourism: A Study of Benchmark Protected Areas 3: Tourism, Wellbeing and Cultural Ecosystem Services: A Case Study of O?rség National Park, Hungary 4: Sustainable Tourism in Natural Protected Areas: The Points of View of Hosts and Guests in Sila National Park 5: Wellness Tourism as a Complementary Activity in Saltpans Regeneration 6: A Model for Developing Evidence-based Health Tourism: The Case of ‘Alpine Health Region Salzburg, Austria’ 7: Participatory Location-based Learning and ICT as Tools to Increase International Reputation of a Wellbeing Destination in Rural Areas: A Case Study 8: Exploring How Medical Voluntourism Contributes to Health and Wellbeing in Haiti 9: The Interrelationship Between Place Symbolism, Memory and Voluntary Income Schemes (VIS): The ‘Stick up for Stanage’ Campaign Part 2: Healthand Wellbeing, Protected Areas and Tourism 10: The Visitor: Connecting Health, Wellbeing and the Natural Environment 11: Reinventing Coastal Health Tourism Through Lifestyle Sports: The Complexities of Kiteboarding in Practice 12: Revitalizing Rural Communities in Costa Rica Through Sustainable Tourism 13: Experiencing a Water Sports Holiday as Part of a Rehabilitation Trajectory: Identifying the Salutogenic Mechanisms 14: The Potential Role of Public Aquaria in Human Health and Wellbeing 15: Health Effects of Recreation Vehicle Noise: Laboratory Evidence for Mood and Heart Rate 16: A Dynamic View of Visitors: The Impact of Others on Recreation and Restorative Nature Experiences 17: Reconsidering the links between Tourism, Health, Wellbeing and Protected Areas
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CABI Publishing Contemporary Tourist Behaviour: Yourself and
Book SynopsisThis fully updated edition responds to themes emerging over the decade since publication of the first edition and transmits the content into the 2020s. The themes include technological change, ethical consumption, and the tourist response to health risk, political instability and other uncertainty. Examples are introduced from all parts of the world, capturing the explosion of research on tourist behaviour, to produce a text that is strong both on theory and practical application. The second edition: - Compares classic and contemporary studies. - Evaluates recently emergent themes. - Discusses worldwide examples. - Contains extensive use of figures/tables and full colour photographic images. This is the go-to text for students and academics interested in tourist behaviour both from within the tourism field and from other fields and disciplines.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Backdrop Chapter 2: Frameworks, Models and Theories Chapter 3: Family, Friends and Groups Chapter 4: Gender, Religion and Race Chapter 5: Technological Change Chapter 6: Ethical Consumption Chapter 7: Motivation Chapter 8: Fear Chapter 9: Information Search and Decision-Making Chapter 10: Image and Decision Making Chapter 11: In-Visit Experience Chapter 12: Satisfaction: Fulfilling the Promise Chapter 13: Life Change: Tourist Experience and Beyond Chapter 14: Final Word
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CABI Publishing Tourism and Animal Welfare
Book SynopsisAnimals are among the most sought after tourist attractions and the impact on them is a matter of concern to an increasing number of people. Tourism and Animal Welfare uniquely addresses the issue of animal welfare within the tourism experience. It explores important foundations such as the meaning of 'animal welfare' and its relation to ethics, animal rights and human obligations to animals. It also explores the nature and diversity of the position and role of animals within tourism. 'Tales from the front line' is the section of the book that provides the reader with the views and experiences of animal welfare organisations, individual leaders, tourism industry organisations and operators, and academic experts. These case studies and opinion pieces will encourage the reader to consider their own position regarding animals in tourism and their welfare. The book: · is written by an authoritative author team that draws from the fields of tourism studies (Neil Carr) and animal welfare science (Donald Broom); · contains 14 case studies written by internationally recognised experts and iconic individuals in the field of animal welfare; · is written in an engaging style and features full colour illustrations. From students and academics to vets and those working within the tourism industry, this book will provide an engaging and thought-provoking read. It will also appeal to those with an interest in animal welfare, particularly in relation to the tourism industry.Table of Contents1: Introduction PART I: A CONCEPTUAL AND HISTORICAL FOUNDATION 2: Animal Sentience, Ethics and Welfare 3: The Position of Animals in Tourism 4: Animal Welfare and Tourism: Are the Aims Mutually Exclusive or Potentially Inclusive? PART II: TALES FROM THE FRONT LINE: ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS AND ANIMAL TOURISM PROVIDERS 5: Public Aquariums in the 21st Century – What’s Next, Before It’s Too Late? 6: A Tale of Two Zoos: Tourism and Zoos in the 21st Century 7: A Comparison of Tourism and Food-provisioning Among Wild Bottlenose Dolphins at Monkey Mia and Bunbury, Australia 8: The Tourism Industry and Shark Welfare 9: Tourism, Wildlife Conservation and Animal Welfare 10: Managing Tourism’s Animal Footprint 11: Elephants and Tourism 12: Lessons from Winnie-the-Pooh: How Responsible Bear Tourism Can Teach Us Respect and Compassion, and Benefit Bears 13: Donkeys and Mules and Tourism 14: Cats and Dogs International 15: Animal Welfare – Driving Improvements in Tourism Attractions 16: Animal Welfare and Tourism: The Threat to Endangered Species 17: Sport Hunting Tourism 18: Ethical Hunting PART III: 19: The Future and Moving Forward Together
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CABI Publishing Tourism and Animal Welfare
Book Synopsis"This text is long overdue and timely. Carr and Broom have placed the issues firmly in the broader context of the relationship between our species and the others which share this planet with us...As they argue it is possible for tourists and the travel and tourism sector to take and exercise responsibility to drive change, Carr and Broom's text helps us to understand the issues and the context and to make better-informed choices." Harold Goodwin Responsible Tourism Partnership Animals are among the most sought after tourist attractions and the impact on them is a matter of concern to an increasing number of people. Tourism and Animal Welfare uniquely addresses the issue of animal welfare within the tourism experience. It explores important foundations such as the meaning of 'animal welfare' and its relation to ethics, animal rights and human obligations to animals. It also explores the nature and diversity of the position and role of animals within tourism. 'Tales from the front line' is the section of the book that provides the reader with the views and experiences of animal welfare organisations, individual leaders, tourism industry organisations and operators, and academic experts. These case studies and opinion pieces will encourage the reader to consider their own position regarding animals in tourism and their welfare. The book: · is written by an authoritative author team that draws from the fields of tourism studies (Neil Carr) and animal welfare science (Donald Broom); · contains 14 case studies written by internationally recognised experts and iconic individuals in the field of animal welfare; · is written in an engaging style and features full colour illustrations. From students and academics to vets and those working within the tourism industry, this book will provide an engaging and thought-provoking read. It will also appeal to those with an interest in animal welfare, particularly in relation to the tourism industry.Table of Contents1: Introduction PART I: A CONCEPTUAL AND HISTORICAL FOUNDATION 2: Animal Sentience, Ethics and Welfare 3: The Position of Animals in Tourism 4: Animal Welfare and Tourism: Are the Aims Mutually Exclusive or Potentially Inclusive? PART II: TALES FROM THE FRONT LINE: ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS AND ANIMAL TOURISM PROVIDERS 5: Public Aquariums in the 21st Century – What’s Next, Before It’s Too Late? 6: A Tale of Two Zoos: Tourism and Zoos in the 21st Century 7: A Comparison of Tourism and Food-provisioning Among Wild Bottlenose Dolphins at Monkey Mia and Bunbury, Australia 8: The Tourism Industry and Shark Welfare 9: Tourism, Wildlife Conservation and Animal Welfare 10: Managing Tourism’s Animal Footprint 11: Elephants and Tourism 12: Lessons from Winnie-the-Pooh: How Responsible Bear Tourism Can Teach Us Respect and Compassion, and Benefit Bears 13: Donkeys and Mules and Tourism 14: Cats and Dogs International 15: Animal Welfare – Driving Improvements in Tourism Attractions 16: Animal Welfare and Tourism: The Threat to Endangered Species 17: Sport Hunting Tourism 18: Ethical Hunting PART III: 19: The Future and Moving Forward Together
£36.57
CABI Publishing Visitor Experience Design
Book SynopsisMost discussion of visitor experiences uses a behavioural or managerial approach where the way the visitor thinks is ignored - it's a black box. Visitor Experience Design is the first book of its kind to examine best practice in creating and delivering exciting and memorable travel and visitation experiences from a cognitive psychological perspective - it opens the black box. The chapters draw on recent findings from cognitive psychology, cognitive science and neuroscience to provide a basis for a better understanding of the antecedents of a memorable experience, including: · The psychological process of the formation or creation of a visitor's experiences · Psychological aspects of tourism experiences such as attention, emotion, memory and mindfulness · Pre-stage experience: customer inputs such as knowledge, myths, values and memories from previous travel · On-site experience: co-creation processes · Post-stage experience: immediate and long term outcomes including happiness and well-being · Experience design cases Tourism, hospitality and event managers seek to provide WOW experiences to their visitors through better design and management.This book encourages the discussion of different facets of experience design such as emotions, attentions, sensations, learning, the process of co-creation and experiential stimuli design. It will be of interest to tourism researchers and postgraduate students studying tourism management, marketing and product design.Table of ContentsPart I: Creating Memorable Experiences – Theories And Framework 1: Introduction: Creating Memorable Experiences 2: How Psychology Can Stimulate Tourist Experience Studies 3: Tourism Experience: A Review Part II: Pre-Experience Stage: Customer Inputs 4: Exploring Experience and Motivation Using Means-End Chain Theory 5: Experiential Decision Choice Part III: On-Site Experience 6: Attentive Tourists: The Importance of Co-creative Experiences 7: The Elicitation of Emotions 8: Measurement of Visitors’ Emotion 9: Innovative Approaches to Researching Consumer Experience: An Evaluation and Comparison 10: Perceived Value of Destination Experiences in Zhouzhuang, China Part IV: Post-Experience Stage: Outcomes 11: Well-being Benefits from Mindful Experiences 12: Motivational Satisfaction and Emotional Outcomes from Experiences 13: The Meaning of a Destination Experience in Zhouzhuang, China 14: Sharing Tourism Experiences: Literature Review and Research Agenda Part V: Experience Design Cases 15: Slow Food Tourism: Preferences and Behaviours 16: Perceptions of the Trinidad Carnival Experience from International Travel Bloggers Part VI: Conclusion 17: Conclusion: Where To From Here?
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CABI Publishing Risk and Safety Challenges for Religious Tourism
Book SynopsisTravellers today face many challenges from risk and safety issues. Focusing in particular on risk and safety issues faced by visitors to holy sites, this book looks at the unique challenges raised, where annual religious festivals are commemorated with mass gatherings lasting for days and large crowds require detailed disaster management plans. Beginning with a general section on risk management, covering areas such as disaster management, terrorism, crime and security, the book then delves deeper into specific issues and challenges. It reviews important topics such as understanding the behaviour of crowds, how to perform a risk assessment for a sacred space, and travelling in what some would regard as an increasingly hostile world. Examining critically all risk and safety challenges in this area of management, the book: - Includes a full section of global case studies, as well as discussion questions for each chapter, encouraging readers to translate theory into good practice. - Offers critical thinking on risk, vulnerability and long-term development for mass gatherings. - Covers the importance of disaster management practices and offers practical advice for ensuring attendees' safety. Mitigating risk at mass gathering events and festivals is an area that still needs further research, but this book brings together current thought and provides a valuable reference for those studying religion, tourism and events, as well as event organizers, emergency and hospital services, and local authorities.
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CABI Publishing Religious Tourism in Asia: Tradition and Change
Book SynopsisThe Asia-Pacific region is considered the world's religious core, with the greatest number of pilgrims and travellers to religious events for both international and domestic tourism. It is estimated that there are approximately 600 million national and international religious and spiritual voyages in the world, of which over half take place in Asia. This book focuses on tourism and sacred sites in Asia. Contemporary case studies of religious and pilgrimage activities provide key learning points and present practical examples from this 'hub' of pilgrimage destinations. They explore ancient, sacred and emerging tourist destinations and new forms of pilgrimage, faith systems and quasi-religious activities. It will be of interest to researchers within religious, cultural, heritage and Asian tourism. Key features include: - An Asian perspective on a growing area of tourism. - Case studies from across the continent. - Full-colour images of pilgrimage sites and key destinations bring the topic to life.Table of Contents1: Religious Tourism and Sacred Sites in Asia 2: The Rise of Heritage and Religious Tourism to Sacred Sites in Oman 3: Entrepreneurship for Religious Tourism in Mumbai, India 4: Spiritual Tourism in Sufism in South Asia 5: Religious Tourism in Azerbaijan: Current Challenges 6: The Sacred in Caves and Mountains: Animist and Christian Interfaces in the Philippines 7: Religious Tourism in the Ideological Framework of Chinese Tourism Education 8: Religious Tourism: The Beginning of a New Era with Special Reference to India 9: Pilgrimage and Historical Tourism on West Java: Learning about History 10: To Own the Sacred, to Control the People: Maha¯bodhi Temple Complex, Bodhgaya¯, India 11: Branding the Buddha’s Birthplace: Exploring Nepal’s Potential to Become a Destination of Global Buddhist Tourism 12: Religious Migrations in Contemporary Central Asia 13: Religious Festival in Tourism: A Comparative Perspective of the Aobao Festival 14: To Brand Gandhara, the Ancient Buddhist Centre: Pakistan’s Potential to Develop Buddhist Tourism 15: Nankana Sahib as ‘A Symbol of Religious Coexistence’ 16: The Destination Marketing Development of Religious Tourism in Uzbekistan: A Case Study 17: Religion and Religious Tourism: A Case Study of Kerala
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CABI Publishing Animal Welfare in a Changing World
Book SynopsisContemporary and challenging, this thought-provoking book outlines a number of the key dilemmas in animal welfare for today's, and tomorrow's, world. The issues discussed range from the welfare of hunted animals, to debates around intensive farming versus sustainability, and the effects of climate and environmental change. The book explores the effects of fences on wild animals and human impacts on carrion animals; the impacts of tourism on animal welfare; philosophical questions about speciesism; and the quality and quantity of animal lives. The welfare impacts of human-animal interactions are explored, including human impacts on marine mammals, fish, wildlife, and companion and farm animals. Animal Welfare in a Changing World provides: Concise, opinion-based views on important issues in animal welfare by world experts and key opinion leaders. Pieces based on experience, which balance evidence-based approaches and the welfare impacts of direct engagement through training, campaigning and education. A wide-ranging collection of examples and descriptions of animal welfare topics which outline dilemmas in the real world, that are sometimes challenging, and not always comfortable reading. This is a 'must-read' book for animal and veterinary scientists, ethologists, policy and opinion leaders, NGOs, conservation biologists and anyone who feels passionately about the welfare of animalsTable of Contents1: Habitat Loss: Changing How Animals Think? 2: Whale Entanglement – a 21st-century Challenge in the Ocean 3: The Welfare Effects of PCBs in the Ocean 4: The Fence – the Welfare Implications of the Loss of the True Wild 5: Trophy Hunting and Animal Welfare 6: Carry on Carrion: the Fall of the Scavenger 7: Restoring What We Have Destroyed: Animal Welfare Aspects of Wildlife Conservation, Reintroduction and Rewilding Programmes 8: Intensification – the Pressures of Volume 9: Welfare Challenges: Feedlot Cattle 10: Public Opinion and the Retailer: Driving Forces in Animal Welfare? 11: Vertebrate/Invertebrate – When Do We Start Caring? 12: Animal Welfare at Slaughter – a Level Global Playing Field? 13: Precision Livestock Farming: the Future of Livestock Welfare Monitoring and Management? 14: The Paradoxical World of the Dog 15: Animal Experience of Domestication 16: Better to Have Lived and Lost – the Concept of a Life Worth Living 17: If Fishes Feel Pain, What Should We Do? 18: Anthropomorphism: Faulty Thinking or Useful Tool? 19: Speciesism 20: Longevity and Brevity – Is Death a Welfare Issue? 21: Promises and Challenges of Big Data Associated With Automated Dairy Cow Welfare Assessment 22: Animal Welfare: Information in a Changing World 23: Licensed to Harm 24: Animal Watching in Tourism 25: The Rise of the Inclusive Approach to Change in Animal Welfare 26: Animal Welfare Protection in the Face of Shrinking Public Resource
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CABI Publishing Animal Welfare in a Changing World
Book SynopsisContemporary and challenging, this thought-provoking book outlines a number of the key dilemmas in animal welfare for today's, and tomorrow's, world. The issues discussed range from the welfare of hunted animals, to debates around intensive farming versus sustainability, and the effects of climate and environmental change. The book explores the effects of fences on wild animals and human impacts on carrion animals; the impacts of tourism on animal welfare; philosophical questions about speciesism; and the quality and quantity of animal lives. The welfare impacts of human-animal interactions are explored, including human impacts on marine mammals, fish, wildlife, and companion and farm animals. Animal Welfare in a Changing World provides: Concise, opinion-based views on important issues in animal welfare by world experts and key opinion leaders. Pieces based on experience, which balance evidence-based approaches and the welfare impacts of direct engagement through training, campaigning and education. A wide-ranging collection of examples and descriptions of animal welfare topics which outline dilemmas in the real world, that are sometimes challenging, and not always comfortable reading. This is a 'must-read' book for animal and veterinary scientists, ethologists, policy and opinion leaders, NGOs, conservation biologists and anyone who feels passionately about the welfare of animalsTable of Contents1: Habitat Loss: Changing How Animals Think? 2: Whale Entanglement – a 21st-century Challenge in the Ocean 3: The Welfare Effects of PCBs in the Ocean 4: The Fence – the Welfare Implications of the Loss of the True Wild 5: Trophy Hunting and Animal Welfare 6: Carry on Carrion: the Fall of the Scavenger 7: Restoring What We Have Destroyed: Animal Welfare Aspects of Wildlife Conservation, Reintroduction and Rewilding Programmes 8: Intensification – the Pressures of Volume 9: Welfare Challenges: Feedlot Cattle 10: Public Opinion and the Retailer: Driving Forces in Animal Welfare? 11: Vertebrate/Invertebrate – When Do We Start Caring? 12: Animal Welfare at Slaughter – a Level Global Playing Field? 13: Precision Livestock Farming: the Future of Livestock Welfare Monitoring and Management? 14: The Paradoxical World of the Dog 15: Animal Experience of Domestication 16: Better to Have Lived and Lost – the Concept of a Life Worth Living 17: If Fishes Feel Pain, What Should We Do? 18: Anthropomorphism: Faulty Thinking or Useful Tool? 19: Speciesism 20: Longevity and Brevity – Is Death a Welfare Issue? 21: Promises and Challenges of Big Data Associated With Automated Dairy Cow Welfare Assessment 22: Animal Welfare: Information in a Changing World 23: Licensed to Harm 24: Animal Watching in Tourism 25: The Rise of the Inclusive Approach to Change in Animal Welfare 26: Animal Welfare Protection in the Face of Shrinking Public Resource
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CABI Publishing Local Identities and Transnational Cults within
Book SynopsisLocal-level pilgrimages, when based on strong expressions of faith, can have a much wider local, regional and international appeal. It has been estimated that pilgrims and religious tourists number around 330 million per year, meaning development of these faith identities can help drive destination visitation and regional development. This book explores the central role of ordinary people in the popularisation of faith-based practices, thus illustrating religious tourism as an expression of cultural identity. Focusing on the interrelationship of cultural groups and the overall formation of culture and society, this book: - Uses a range of multidisciplinary, sociological and ethnographic studies to illustrate the evolution of pilgrimage sites and saints. - Includes practical case studies and illustrations of religious tourism and pilgrimage development from a variety of international perspectives. - Provides a selection of discussion questions for each chapter, encouraging readers to engage with further study and investigation of these important issues. An invaluable review of cultural identity and faith, this book delivers to scholars, students and local policy makers a collection of current perspectives on the growth, development and evolution of faith practices surrounding contemporary and historical sites and saints.Table of ContentsPart 1: From Local to International, the Development of Devotion 1: Introduction: Local Identity and Transnational Cults 2: Continuity from Local Cult to ‘Accepted’ Ritual 3: Developing Pilgrimage Itineraries: The Way of St Francis in Umbria as Case in Point 4: Pilgrimage, Religious Tourism and Heritage in Calabria 5: Fighting for the Saint: Ritual Rivalries in Traditional Pilgrimages Part 2: Popular Pilgrimage Development 6: Chinese Migrations and Pilgrimages around Prato (Italy) and Wenzhou (China) 7: Globalizing Romani Culture: The Pilgrimage to the Sea in Les-Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (France) 8: The Cult of Señor de los Milagros of Peruvians in Italy 9: Cultural Diversity in a Local French Pilgrimage 10: Mixing Sport and Religion in the Landes Area of France 11: An Ethnology of the Foreign Traveller to the Shrine of St Nicholas of Bari, Italy Part 3: Focus on Saint Rita 12: Healing Tourists with Religion: Saint Rita’s Cult in Poland 13: A Transnational Cult: St Rita of Cascia 14: Saint Rita of Cascia: An Evolving Devotion in Dublin’s Inner City 15: Conclusion 16: Discussion Questions
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CABI Publishing World Heritage Sites: Tourism, Local Communities
Book SynopsisHeritage is a growing area of both tourism and study, with World Heritage Site designations increasing year-on-year. This book reviews the important interrelations between the industry, local communities and conservation work, bringing together the various opportunities and challenges for different destinations. World Heritage status is a strong marketing brand, and proper heritage management and effective conservation are vital, but this tourism must also be developed and managed appropriately if it is to benefit a site. As many sites are located in residential areas, their interaction with the local community must also be carefully considered. This book: - Reviews new areas of development such as Historic Urban Landscapes, Intangible Cultural Heritage, Memory of the World and Global Geoparks. - Includes global case studies to relate theory to practice. - Covers a worldwide industry of over 1,000 cultural and natural heritage sites. An important read for academics, researchers and students of heritage studies, cultural studies and tourism, this book is also a useful resource for professionals working in conservation, cultural and natural heritage management.Table of Contents1: World Heritage Sites – An Introduction 2: Heritage Management and Conservation Activities at World Heritage Sites 3: Tourism Development at World Heritage Sites 4: Tourism Marketing at World Heritage Sites 5: Local Communities in and around World Heritage Sites 6: The Economic Impacts of World Heritage Site Designation on Local Communities 7: The Sociocultural Impacts of World Heritage Site Designation on Local Communities 8: The Environmental Impacts of World Heritage Site Designation on Local Communities 9: Contemporary Developments in and around World Heritage Sites and Their Implications 10: Reflection (Summary)
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CABI Publishing Degrowth in Tourism: Conceptual, Theoretical and
Book SynopsisThe modern-day world faces a hostile climate, depleted resources and the destruction of habitats. The dream that growth will lead to a materialistic utopia is left unfulfilled by a lack of ecological and economic capacity. The only choice is to find alternatives to increased growth, transform the structures and institutions currently shaping the world, change lifestyles and articulate a more credible vision for the future and lasting prosperity. As a reaction to the problems accrued by capitalism, new development approaches such as the concept of degrowth have evolved. Degrowth in Tourism explores newly-emerging development and philosophical approachesthat provide more equity for host communities and offer a low-carbon future by looking at alternatives to the classic models of development and applying the concept of degrowth in a tourism context. Proposing that we need to shift tourism research from models which prioritize commodified tourism experiences to those that offer alternative decommodified ones, this book: - Provides topical analysis and illustrates the key themes of degrowth; - Discusses the relationship between tourism and degrowth from both a historic perspective and through contemporary patterns of activity; - Includes international examples and case studies to translate theory into practical new approaches. A comprehensive review of the subject, this book will be of great interest to researchers and practitioners within tourism, development, environment and economics, as well as those specifically studying degrowth.Table of Contents-: Preface 1: Introduction 2: Development Theories and Paradigms and their Applicability in Tourism: The Need for a New Paradigm 3: Degrowth Alternatives in Tourism 4: Limits to Growth, Social Movements and the Main Principles of Degrowth-inspired Travelling 5: Alternative Travel Lifestyles, Degrowth and Freedom-seeking 6: Impacts of Degrowth in Tourism 7: Moving towards Degrowth-inspired Traveling
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CABI Publishing Managing Religious Tourism
Book SynopsisManaging Religious Tourism provides a global view of the tools and resources used in demand and supply management, in the context of pilgrimage and religious tourism. With a focus on toolkits and best practices, the book reinforces the quality of service provision and offers a reflection on consumers' perspectives and what drives their purchasing decisions with regards to a variety of destinations. These central themes are complemented by an understanding of management responses to consumer behaviour and mobility, accessibility, individualism and tourism for both sacred and secular purposes. The book also examines the ways in which networks, partnerships and the conceptual stakeholder approach can be employed by religious tourism suppliers working with destination management organisations. The text promotes sustainable development and a triple bottom line focus, with all chapters supporting policy for framing development. Key features include: - Global perspective on tools as well as management approaches and techniques. - Emphasis on sustainability in connecting sacred and secular consumers. - Focus on promoting learning and development within this important tourism sector.Table of Contents1: Introduction Part I: Theory 2: Managing the Sacred: A Governance Perspective for Religious Tourism Destinations 3: Innovation, Religion and Managing Value Creation: The World Heritage Site of the ArchAbbey of Pannonhalma, Hungary 4: Managing St John’s – Working for the Greater Good Part II: Best Practice 5: Managing Visitors at Sacred Sites: The Case of Montserrat 6: Best Practice and Sacred Site Management: The Case of Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah 7: Tackling the Problems of Deficient Data when Planning for Religious Tourism Management 8: Issues and Approaches in Managing Visitors to Pagan Sacred Sites Part III: Case Studies 9: Analysis of Territorial Development and Management Practices along the Way of St James in Galicia (Spain) 10: Managing Cultural Shift Within Religious Sites in UK and the Role of the Performing and Visual Arts as Transforming the Experiences of Visitors 11: Implications for Managed Visitor Experiences at Muktinath Temple (Chumig Gyatsa) in Nepal: A Netnography 12: The Impact of Development of Religious Tourism on the Host Community – A Case Study of Mount E’mei in China 13: Strategic Project Manresa 2022: Using Religious Tourism as a Keystone for the Revitalization of a Non-touristic and Non-religious City 14: Toolkit: Managing Relationship Marketing with Sacred and Secular Consumers
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CABI Publishing TEFL Tourism: Principles, Commodification and the
Book SynopsisThere is evident lineage between the concepts of teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) and tourism, represented through evocative marketing material, the commoditisation of the TEFL product, teacher motivations and experiences. Yet, to date there has been no recognition of these links within industry or academia. This book introduces the concept of 'TEFL tourism', outlining the scale of the sector and the rapid commercialization of TEFL teaching across the world, locating it as an emerging form of niche tourism. The text outlines the organisation types and geographical locations, emphasizing the commodification of English language teaching. It also outlines the types of TEFL tourists, the complexities of international education, links with various tourism forms and sustainability considerations of the industry. Key features include: - The first book of its kind - Case studies throughout add context to the theoretical presentation of the industry - Presents relevant industry statistics - Addresses sustainability and stakeholders. The book will appeal to tourism academics and students, in particular those with interests in educational and volunteer tourism as well as sustainable tourism and commodification.Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: The Global TEFL Tourism Industry 3: TEFL Tourism as a Form of Niche Tourism 4: The Commodification of TEFL in the Context of Tourism 5: The Education Paradox 6: The Sustainability of TEFL Tourism 7: The TEFL Tourist: Who, What and Why? 8: The Future of the Industry
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CABI Publishing Many Voices of Pilgrimage and Reconciliation, The
Book SynopsisReviewing peace and reconciliation, secular pilgrimages, and international perspectives on sacred journeys, this book offers the reader an opportunity to encounter multiple voices and viewpoints on one of the most ancient practices of humankind. With an estimated third of all international travellers now undertaking journeys anticipating an aspect of transformation (the hallmark of pilgrimage), this book includes both spiritual and non-spiritual voyages, such as journeys of self-therapy, mindfulness and personal growth. It also: - Provides a multidisciplinary perspective, covering themes such as gender, human rights, equality, the environment, peace, history, literature, and politics - Reflects the rich diversity and multiple meanings of pilgrimage through an international writer team spanning four continents - Includes case studies of pilgrimage in action from around the world An innovative and engaging addition to the pilgrimage literature, this book provides an important resource for researchers of religious tourism and related subjects.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Many Voices of Pilgrimage and Reconciliation Part I: Peace, Human Rights and Justice Chapter 1: Pilgrimages and Peace-Building on the Global Stage Chapter 2: Pilgrimages of Transformation and Reconciliation: Maori and Pakeha Walking Together in Aotearoa New Zealand Chapter 3: ‘Sheaves of Corn in an Autumn Field’: The ‘Hungry’ Walk to Delphi Lodge Chapter 4: (Re)Walking Stories: Pilgrimage, Pedagogy and Peace Chapter 5: Pilgrimage, Bhakti and Identity: A Study of Maharashtrian Vari Part II: Reconciliation Within Chapter 6: Circling Centre, Finding Our Way Home:Circumambulation Pilgrimages around Iona, Mount Tamalpais and Labyrinths Chapter 7: Pilgrimage and Reconciliation: Crossing Boundaries to Transcend Them Chapter 8: A Yogic Journey: Exploration of Yoga Practice and Philosophy Chapter 9: Pilgrimage Walking as Green Prescription Self-Therapy? Chapter 10: The Social Self on Pilgrimage: Intercession and Mediation Part III: Religious and Secular Perspectives Chapter 11: Let Us Be Human: Wittgenstein and Philosophical Pilgrimage Chapter 12: The Pilgrimage to the Mausoleum of Sidi Shaykh Chapter 13: Travel and/or Pilgrimage as Inquiry and Introspection: A Personal Narrative of an Atheist Chapter 14: The Pilgrim’s Two Economies: Greek Convent Pilgrimage and Economic Crisis Chapter 15: ‘My Heart Wouldn’t Accept the Advice’: Paths to Self and Community in Alevi Poetry
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CABI Publishing Tourism Information Technology
Book SynopsisThe third edition of Tourism Information Technology provides a contemporary update on the complexities of using information technology in the tourism industry. It examines IT applications in all sectors including airlines, travel intermediaries, accommodation, food service, destinations, attractions, events and entertainment. Fully updated throughout and organised around the stages of the visitor journey, the book reviews how tourists are using technologies to support decision-making before their trip, during their travels and at the destination. The book: - Provides comprehensive and up to date coverage of all key topics in tourism information technologies. - Covers new areas, such as augmented and virtual reality, robotics, smart destinations, disruptive innovation and the collaborative economy, crowd-sourcing for sustainability, online reputation management and big data. - Incorporates a wealth of pedagogic features to aid student learning, including key models and concepts, research and industry insights, case studies, key terms, discussion questions, and links to useful websites. Accompanied by online resources, this book provides a comprehensive and learning-focused text for students of tourism and related subjects.Table of ContentsPART I: Understanding Tourism Information Technology 1: Introduction to Tourism and Information Technology 2: The Digital Tourism Landscape PART II: Looking and Booking 3: Travel Intermediaries and Information Technology 4: The Internet and the Tourist 5: Social Media and Tourism PART III: Traveling 6: Mobilities and Information Technology 7: Aviation and Information Technology 8: Surface Transport and Information Technology PART IV: Staying And Playing 9: Hospitality Information Systems 10: Technology-enabled Visitor Experiences 11: Destination Management and Smart Destinations PART V: Issues And Trends 12: Sustainable Tourism and Information Technology 13: The Future of Information Technology and Tourism
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CABI Publishing Islamic Tourism: Management of Travel
Book SynopsisIslamic tourism is not purely motivated by religion; it also includes participants pursuing similar leisure experiences to non-Muslims, within the parameters set by Islam. Destinations are therefore not necessarily locations where Shari'a or full Islamic law is enforced. Demand for Islamic tourism destinations is increasing as the Muslim population expands, with the market forecast to be worth around US$238 billion. This book explores the ever-widening gap between the religious, tourism, management and education sectors. It provides practical applications, models and illustrations of religious tourism and pilgrimage management from a variety of international perspectives, and introduces theories and models in an accessible structure. The book: - Includes a range of contemporary case studies of religious and pilgrimage activities. - Covers ancient, sacred and emerging tourist destinations. - Reviews new forms of pilgrimage, faith systems and quasi-religious activities. This book offers an engaging assessment of the linkages and interconnections between Muslim consumers and the places they visit. It provides an important analysis for researchers of religious tourism, pilgrimage and related subjects.Table of ContentsPart 1: Theoretical Framework and Development of Islamic Tourism 1: Introduction to Islamic Tourism 2: Islamic Tourism: The Role of Culture and Religiosity 3: Religion and Islamic Tourism Destinations 4: Marketing Approaches and Problems of Islamic Destinations Part 2: Management and Development of Destinations 5: The Impact of Hajj Satisfaction on Islamic Religious Commitment: A Theoretical Framework 6: Islamic Tourism and Use of Social Media 7: Islamic Customer Relationship Marketing (ICRM) and Inspirations for Religious Tourism 8: The Impact of Umrah Quality Attributes on Religious Tourist Loyalty in Saudi Arabia 9: Sufi Tourism: The Impact of Sufi Heritage on Islamic Religious Tourism Part 3: Challenges and Issues – Global Case Studies 10: Religious Tourism in the Sultanate of Oman: The Potential for Mosque Tourism to Thrive 11: An Opportunity Unexploited: A Pilgrim’s Observations on the Potential of Muslim Pilgrimage (Hajj) 12: Halal Tourism: Insights from Experts in the Field 13: Battlefield Tourism: The Potential of Badr, Uhud, and the Trench (Khandaq) Battles for Islamic Tourism 14: Holy Foods and Religious Tourism: Konya and Mevlevi Cuisine 15: The Halal Tourism: A Business Model Opportunity 16: Religious Practices and Performance in Syrian Shi’ite Religious Tourism 17: Constructs of Foot Pilgrimage in Islam: The Case of Arbaeen Ziyara 18: Tablighi Jamaat: A Multidimensional Movement of Religious Travellers
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CABI Publishing Spiritual and Religious Tourism: Motivations and
Book SynopsisThis book reviews tourist motivations for making religious or spiritual journeys, and the management aspects related to them. It explores sacred journeys across both traditional religions such as Christianity and Islam, and newer forms of pilgrimage, faith systems and quasi-religious activities such as sport, music and food. Demonstrating to the reader the intrinsic elements and events that play a crucial role within the destination management process, it provides a timely re-assessment of the increasing interconnections between religion and spirituality as a motivation for travel. The book: - Includes applications, models and illustrations of religious tourism and pilgrimage management for converting theory into good practice; - Addresses theories of motivation and why travel to religious destinations has increased; - Explores key learning points from a selection of international case study perspectives. Providing researchers and students of tourism, religious studies, anthropology and related subjects with an important review of the topic, this book aims to bridge the ever-widening gap between specialists within the religious, tourism, management and education sectors.Table of ContentsPART 1: INTRODUCTION TO SPIRITUAL AND SACRED JOURNEYS 1: Introduction to Spiritual and Religious Journeys 2: The Role of Ritual in Sacred Journeys 3: Motivations of the Pilgrim to Attend the Annual Pilgrimage of Hajj 4: Islamic Motivation for Tourism and Contradictions of the American Tradition 5: From Spiritualism to a New Paradigm in Tourism: Spiritual Tourism and Motivations PART 2: MANAGING MOTIVATIONAL ELEMENTS OF SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS 6: The Selfie in Islamic Pilgrimages as a Communication Tool in Hajj and Umrah 7: Spiritual Motivation for Religious Tourism Destinations 8: Pilgrim Tourist Motivations in Religious Heritage, Culture and Art 9: Diminishing Religious Cultural Heritage of Holy Makkah and Medina due to Commercialization of the Sacred Event 10: Managing the Physical Environment of the Sacred Tourist Destination PART 3: INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDIES OF SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS 11: Motivations to Visit Sacred Historical Objects: the Lindisfarne Gospels’ Visit to Durham 2013 – a Sacred Journey? 12: Visiting with a Mission(ary) – Engaging with Stakeholders at New Zealand Heritage Sites 13: The Pilgrim Goes to the Festival: Changes in Daily Life Caused by the Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Abadia in Romaria, Brazil 14: Managing Catholic Churches and Sacred Sites for Protestant Visitors to Malta 15: The Ancient Wisdom and Motivation of Shams-i Tabrezi or Analogy of Contemporary Systems Science and Shams-i Tabrezi Ancient Wisdom 16: Inbound and Outbound Religious Tourism in Turkey 17: Walking the Way of St James: Spiritual Journeys to the Cathedrals of Sport
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CABI Publishing Gender Equality and Tourism: Beyond Empowerment
Book SynopsisDoes tourism empower women working in and producing tourism? How are women using the transformations tourism brings to their advantage? How do women, despite prejudice and stereotypes, break free, resist and renegotiate gender norms at the personal and societal levels? When does tourism increase women's autonomy, agency and authority? The first of its kind this book delivers: A critical approach to gender and tourism development from different stakeholder perspectives, from INGOs, national governments, and managers as well as workers in a variety of fields producing tourism. Stories of individual women working across the world in many aspects of tourism. A foreword by Margaret Bryne Swain and contributions from academics and practitions from across the globe. A lively and accessible style of writing that links academic debates with lived realities while offering hope and practical suggestions for improving gender equality in tourism. Gender Equality and Tourism: Beyond Empowerment, a critical gendered analysis that questions the extent to which tourism brings women empowerment, is an engaging and thought-provoking read for students, researchers and practitioners in the areas of tourism, gender studies, development and anthropology.Table of Contents1: Introduction: Gender Equality and Tourism – Beyond Empowerment 2: Gender Equality and Tourism: The Global Policy Context 3: Feminist Perspectives in the Development of Action Plans for Tourism 4: ‘An Uneasy Truth?’: Female Tourism Managers and Organizational Gender Equality Measures in Portugal 5: Tourism as Empowerment: Women Artisan’s Experiences in Central Mexico 6: Trekking to Women’s Empowerment: A Case Study of a Female-Operated Travel Company in Ladakh 7: Women and Tourism in the Township: Tourism for Empowerment? 8: Journeys of Emancipation: Disrupting Poverty in Nepal 9: Tourism and Women’s Rights in Tunisia 10: Tourism Entrepreneurship and Gender in the Global South: The Mexican Experience 11: Tourism, Dolls and Dreams: The Last Generation? 12: Conclusions: Beyond Empowerment
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CABI Publishing Pilgrimage in Practice: Narration, Reclamation
Book SynopsisPilgrimage in Practice: Narration, Reclamation and Healing provides an interdisciplinary approach to the topic. It reveals many aspects of the practice of pilgrimage, from its nationalistic facets to its effect on economic development; from the impact of the internet to questions of globalization; from pilgrimage as protest to pilgrimage as creative expression in such media as film, art and literature. - Contests the very definitions of pilgrimage and challenges its paradigms. - Provides multiple perspectives on the subject to give a rounded and comprehensive review. - Covers past and present definitions of the sacred journey, the telling of stories, and historical injustices and their remedies through pilgrimage. Perhaps best understood as a form of heritage tourism or tourism with a conscience, pilgrimage (as with touristic travel) contains a measure of transformation that is often deep and enduring, making it a fascinating area of study. Reviewing social justice in the context of pilgrimage and featuring a diverse collection of interdisciplinary voices from across the globe, this book is a rich collection of papers for researchers of pilgrimage and religious and heritage tourism.Table of ContentsPart I: Grounding Pilgrimage 1: The Experience of Medieval Pilgrims on the Route to Santiago de Compostela, Spain: Evidence from the Twelfth Century Pilgrim’s Guide 2: Pilgrimage: A Distinctive Practice 3: Meshworks, Entanglements and Presencing Absence: Pilgrimages, Eastern Free State-style Part II: Narrating Pilgrimage 4: Pilgrim Writers in Dialogue 5: Medieval Pilgrims in Modern Times: Buñuel’s The Milky Way 6: Richard Burton: Disguise as Journey to the Self and Beyond Part III: Reclaiming Pilgrimage 7: Children’s Processions to Glasnevin: Contestation, Education, Recreation 8: ‘Non-Sacred’ No More: The Pilgrimage Path Crucán na bPáiste and the Re-valuation of Irish Cultural Practices 9: Spain’s Mystical Adventure: Walking in the Footsteps of Teresa of Ávila Part IV: Healing and Reconciling through Pilgrimage 10: Dreaming of Al-Quds (Jerusalem): Pilgrimage and Visioning 11: The Future Generations Ride of the Lakota Sioux 12: Pilgrimage and the Challenging of a Canadian Foundational Myth
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CABI Publishing Creating Experience Value in Tourism
Book SynopsisResearch delivers a multitude of approaches to value creation, represented here as a set of definitions, perspectives and interpretations of how tourists, as customers, create value alone and with others. Now updated throughout, Creating Experience Value in Tourism, 2nd Edition provides a clarification of these approaches as well as a practical translation as to how they can work within industry. Including a framework to distinguish among key resources or antecedents of customer value, this new edition: - Introduces the concept of co-creation of value in the tourist experience, looking at the definitions, structures and models available; - Provides a new chapter addressing value creation and resource configuration; - Considers consumer behaviour and factors affecting value creation from both physiological and psychological perspectives; - Introduces a new full colour internal design to aid understanding. Concluding with a summary of the areas for future research, this is a key resource for researchers, particularly those interested in experience value and co-creation, as well as a useful read for students of tourism and related industries.Table of Contents1: Co-creation of Tourist Experience: Scope, Definition and Structure 2: Dynamic Drivers of Tourist Experiences 3: Tourist Experience Value: Tourist Experience and Life Satisfaction 4: Conceptualization of Value Co-creation in the Tourism Context 5: Why, Oh Why, Oh Why, Do People Travel Abroad? 6: Self-congruity Theory in Travel and Tourism: Another Update 7: Moving People: a Conceptual Framework for Understanding How Visitor Experiences can be Enhanced by Mindful Attention to Interest 8: Co-creation of Experience Value: a Tourist Behaviour Approach 9: Authenticity as a Value Co-creator of Tourism Experiences 10: Experience Co-creation Depends on Rapport-building: Training Implications for the Service Frontline 11: Approaches for the Evaluation of Visitor Experiences at Tourist Attractions 12: Storytelling in a Co-creation Perspective 13: Tourist Information Search: A DIY Approach to Creating Experience Value 14: Co-creation of Value and Social Media: How? 15: Prices and Value in Co-produced Hospitality and Tourism Experiences 16: Value Creation: a Tourism Mobilities Perspective 17: Guide Performance: Co-created Experiences for Tourist Immersion 18: Value Creation and Co-creation in Tourist Experiences: an East Asian Cultural Knowledge Framework Approach 19: Perspectives on Value Creation – Resource Configuration 20: Value Co-creation: Challenges and Future Research Directions
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CABI Publishing Winter Tourism: Trends and Challenges
Book SynopsisWinter tourism has seen increased levels of investment in recent times, in an effort to reduce economic risk, address environmental concerns and adapt to the effects of global warming. New ski destinations are developing and merging with traditional ones to increase spatial distribution, while many established leading resorts are adapting their management models. Climate change adaptation processes are supported by the reduction of CO2 emissions and energy consumption in ski resorts. Current planning challenges include the increasing importance of scenic beauty, nature and sustainable development, as well as snow reliability, snow management and safety issues. Destination planning also requires an in-depth knowledge about ski tourists and their preferences regarding destination choice, which is impacted by many factors including the aging society, changing leisure time habits and new target markets such as China and India. This book is an essential reference for exploring these trends and the different approaches that are employed in the European Alpine region, North America, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. It: showcases best case examples and good practice regarding environmental management in ski areas; discusses current trends and adaption strategies in winter tourism, with reference to skiers' preferences; and analyses future challenges for the market. It is of particular relevance for academic researchers and practitioners working in tourism and hospitality, especially with a focus on winter destinations; and those interested in consumer behaviour, business and management, recreation, and sustainable tourism development.Table of Contents1: Winter Tourism Introduction: Motivation and Scope of the Book Part I: Winter Tourism Forces and Challenges 2: Winter Tourism Forces and Challenges: Spatial, Socio-Cultural and Economic Issues and Climate Change Adaptation 3: Winter Sport Destinations, Spatial Planning and Protected Areas 4: Winter resorts, Indigenous Rights, and First Nations Planning for Traditional Territories in British Columbia, Canada 5: The Different Shades of Snow - An Analysis of Winter Tourism in European Regional Planning and Policy Documents 6: Winter Tourism in the Alps and the Implications of Climate Change 7: Climate Change Risk Perceptions in Nature-Based Tourism Systems: A Case Study from Western Maine 8: Alpine Winter Tourists’ View on Climate Change and Travel Mobility 9: Climate Change Adaptation – A New Strategy for a Tourism Community: A Case from the Bavarian Alps 10: Economic Relevance of Different Winter Sport Activities Based on Expenditure Behaviour 11: The Knockout-Deal – Pricing Strategies in Alpine Ski Resorts 12: Snow Sports in Schools and its Importance for Winter Tourism – A Descriptive Study in North Rhine Westphalia 13: The Impact of Commercial Snowmobile Guiding on Local Communities 14: Sustainable Winter and Summer Mountain Tourism Destinations: Idealism or Possible Reality? The Perception of the Millennial Generation Regarding Achieving Success of Sustainability of Whistler, BC, Canada Part II: Winter Tourism Experiences 15: Winter Tourism Experiences: Visitor Trends, Preferences and Destination Choice; Diversification of Experience Offers; Segments and Marketing 16: Winter Recreation Trends in the Swedish Mountains – Challenges and Opportunities 17: A Matter of Culture: How cultural differences shape skiing motivation, behaviour and destination choice 18: Winter Visitors’ Perceptions in Popular Nature Destinations in Iceland 19: Winter Recreationist Motivations: Motorised, Non-Motorised and Hybrids 20: Alternative Outdoor Activities in Alpine Winter Tourism 21: Winter Tourism Management and Challenges in the Tatra National Park 22: Chinese Guests in Alpine Destinations – What are They Looking for? A Case Study from Switzerland Regarding Product Preferences and Landscape Perception 23: The Two-Year Tourist: Lifestyle Migration in Whistler, British Columbia Part III: Winter Tourism Development and Sustainability 24: Winter Tourism Development and Sustainability: Regional Development, Ownership and Infrastructure; Environmental Management and Sustainability; Historical and Future Perspectives, Trends and Implications 25: Development of Downhill Skiing Tourism in Sweden: Past, Present, and Future 26: The Challenges of Sustainability in the Management of Ski Resorts: The Experience of the Dolomites 27: The Role of Cable Cars and Ski Lifts as Key Innovations in the Evolution of Winter Tourism 28: Merging of Ski Resorts, Monopolisation and Changes in Ownership Structures: The Case of Whistler 29: How to Manage Ski Resorts in an Environmentally Friendly Way – Challenges and Lessons Learned 30: Tourism Diversification in the Development of French Ski Resorts 31: Preferences for Renewable Energy Sources Among Tourists in the European Alps 32: A Resort Municipality Without Residents? The Case of Jumbo Glacier Resort in the Purcell Mountains of British Columbia, Canada 33: Winter Tourism and Seasonality in Iceland 34: Safety, Risk and Accidents – Experiences from the European Alps 35: Collaboration and Leadership as Success Factors of a Ski Resort – A Multiple Case Study from Finland 36: Winter Tourism: Lost in Transition? The Process of Transformation and Inertia of the Ski Industry and Places in the French Alps
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CABI Publishing Tourism Enterprise: Developments, Management and
Book SynopsisThe environmental quality and popularity of any tourist destination is the outcome of sustained development, shaped by the socio-economic and physical dimensions of the local environment. Protecting the ‘living landscape’ requires recognizing, promoting and developing the links between economic, social and environmental objectives. This book therefore examines the tourism business in terms of ‘greening’ the local economy, people and environment, establishing the green agenda and investigating its application to the tourism sector.Table of ContentsI: Introduction 1: Profile of Tourism Enterprises 2: The Wider Context 3: Resource Management and Operations 4: Supply Chain Management 5: Local Produce, Local Products 6: Demand 7: Access to the Destination and the Enterprise 8: Enterprise: Managers and Owners 9: Barriers to Progress 10: Conclusions 11: Looking to the future
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CABI Publishing Overtourism: Excesses, Discontents and Measures
Book SynopsisThis book examines the evolution of the phenomenon and explores the genesis of overtourism and the system dynamics underlining it. The 'overtourism' phenomenon is defined as the excessive growth of visitors leading to overcrowding and the consequential suffering of residents, due to temporary and often seasonal tourism peaks, that lead to permanent changes in lifestyles, amenities and well- being. Enormous tensions in overtourism affected destinations have driven the intensification of policy making and scholarly attention toward seeking antidotes to an issue that is considered paradoxical and problematic. Moving beyond the 'top 10 things you can do about overtourism', this book examines the evolution of the phenomenon and explores the genesis of overtourism as well as the system dynamics underpinning it. With a rigorous scientific approach, the book uses systems-thinking and contemporary paradigms around sustainable development, resilience planning and degrowth; while considering global economic, socio-political, environmental discourses. This book: - Deconstructs 'overtourism' and considers the many constituent parts that have led to its current conceptualisations; - Presents globally diverse views of overtourism through numerous case studies; - Is written in plain language accessible to readers beyond the academic context. Researchers, analysts, policy makers and industry stakeholders working within tourism as well as those within the private sector, community groups, civil society groups and NGOs will find this book an essential source of information.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Overtourism: An Evolving Phenomenon 1: Venice: An Analysis of Tourism Excesses in an Overtourism Icon 2: Tourist Gentrification of Retail Shops in Palma (Majorca) 3: ‘¿Todos a Galápagos?’ Overtourism in Wilderness Areas of the Global South In Focus 1: Overtourism Is Invading Kyoto 4: Beyond Overtourism: Studying the Entanglements of Society and Tourism in Iceland 5: Responses to Overtourism in Guanacaste (Costa Rica): A Rural Water Conflict Perspective 6: Overcrowded Amsterdam: Striving for a Balance Between Trade, Tolerance and Tourism In Focus 2: Tourism in Africa: Is Overtourism Evident? 7: Public Policies and Tourist Saturation in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro 8: Short-Term Accommodation and Overtourism in Portuguese Urban Centres 9: My Overloved Town: The Challenges of Growing Up in a Small Coastal Tourist Destination (Byron Bay, Australia) In Focus 3: Brazilian Media Not Yet Concerned with Overtourism 10: Greenland’s Tourism Policy Making and the Risk of Overtourism In Focus 4: Managing Overtourism through a Holistic Lens Afterword: Over Overtourism or Just the Beginning?
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