Description
Book SynopsisTourism studies at Masters level are often divided into subsets of tourism such as environmental tourism, rural tourism and sports tourism. This textbook provides an overview of types of tourism, and common themes studied in courses to allow undergraduate students to become familiar with a wide range of tourism topics at a foundation level, allowing them to make an informed decision about their future studies and career. It will also be a useful text for providing a broad brush introduction to the major topics that are covered in undergraduate courses. Popular subjects like urban tourism, festivals and events and heritage and cultural tourism are covered.
Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: From Mass Tourism to Niche Tourism 3: Tourism Geographies & Economies 4: Tourist Behaviour 5: Environmental Tourism 6: Authenticity 7: Image, Semiotics & Identity 8: Urban and Community Tourism 9: Rural Tourism 10: Arts, Festivals & Events 11: Sports & Adventure Tourism 12: Heritage Tourism 13: Cultural Tourism 14: Film Tourism 15: Dark Tourism 16: Gay Tourism 17: Gastronomy 18: Religious Tourism 19: Medical Tourism 20: Cruise Tourism 21: Concluding comments
