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Book SynopsisMany countries have a rich tradition of domestic travel and holidaying which not only predates but exceeds mass international travel. This is particularly the case in Asia where recent economic prosperity and trends in globalization have not merely spurred, but continue to shape traditions in domestic tourism. This book is the first to address specifically the continuities and changes in domestic tourism in Asia. It explores the ethos of domestic travel and holiday-making in order to understand the distinctive common strands that underlie conventional and contemporary tourism practices, against the local and global backdrop. A considerable range of countries is covered in the case studies, including those with patrimonial histories, namely China and India, the economically developed nation-state of Japan and the microstates of Taiwan, Singapore, Macao and Hong Kong, besides the coastal countries of Malaysia, Philippines, Laos and Vietnam, as well as the land-locked countries of Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia. The book presents some of the many interfaces of Asian cultural and natural heritages with tourism, while giving due considerations to today's political and economic realities.Table of ContentsForeword - Linda K. Richter Editor's Preface 1. Domestic Tourism: Searching for an Asianic Perspective Part I: Aspects of Asian Domestic Tourism: Endemic 2. Zen and the Art of Tourism Maintenance: A Meditaion on So-called Prototourism in VIietnam 3. Cultural Solutions to Ecological Problems in Contemporary Japan: Heritage Tourism in Asuke 4. Pilgrim Culture of t rth? in India: Enculturation of New-age Movements within Age-old Rituals 5. From Community to Holiday Camps: The Emergence of Tourist Economy in Mongolia Part II: Bricolage 6. 'Domestic' Tourism and its Discontents: Han Tourists in Tibetan Areas of the Pr China's 'Little Tibet' 7. Year Zero!: Erasing to Resurrect Domestic Tourism in Cambodia 8. Kyrgyz Tourism at Lake Issyk-Kul - Legacies of Pre-Communist and Soviet Regimes 9. Indigenous People and Domestic Visitors of Taiwan 10. O We Are Not 'Eco-Tourist': Hill-Walking and Eco-Tourism in Hong Kong 11. Crafting Filipino Leisure: Tourism Programs in the Philippines 12. Awaiting Attention: Profiling Domestic Tourism Sector in Sri Lanka Part III: Embedded 13. Film-Induced Domestic Tourism In Singapore: The Case of 'Krrish' 14. Cultivating Domestic Tourism with Global Advantage: Malaysia and Singapore Compared 15. Holiday Making and Leisure Space of Macao People Part IV: The Epilogue 16. Domestic Tourism in Asia: Contexts and Directions Appendices Index

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Book SynopsisAs a result of the ongoing growth in the tourism industry, many destinations around the world are undergoing transformations. New destinations are being 'discovered' in regions previously ignored, as people search for regions that are yet unspoiled by the ravages of mass tourism. At the same time, traditional destinations are experiencing rapid environmental, socio-cultural and economic modifications. These changes have the most effect on the destination community - the location where tourists spend their time and money, and influence development or degradation of the local environment.Tourism in Destination Communities describes both the positive and negative effects of tourism on the destination community. The chapters are divided into three sections which address the relationship between tourism and the destination community, the various impacts of tourism on the destination community and the challenges and opportunities for destination communities. Each chapter contains brieTable of ContentsPart 1: Community-Tourism Perspectives 1: Tourism and Destination CommunitiesS Singh, D J Timothy and R K Dowling 2: Destination Communities: Structures, Resources and TypesS Singh and S W Boyd, Otago University, New Zealand Part II: Community-Tourism Dynamics 3: The Economics of Tourism in Host CommunitiesD Ioannides, Southwest Missouri State University, USA 4: Tourism and Local Society and CultureM Fagence, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 5: Heritage, Identity and Places: For Tourists and Host CommunitiesG J Ashworth, University of Groningen, The Netherlands 6: Politics and Place: An Analysis of Power in Tourism CommunitiesC M Hall, Otago University, New Zealand 7: Self Determination: Exercising Indigenous Rights in TourismA.M. Johnston, International Support Centre for Sustainable Tourism, Vancouver, Canada 8: Generating Goodwill in Tourism through Ethical Stakeholder InteractionsD A Fennell, Brock University, Ontario, Canada and K Przeclawski, University of Warsaw, Poland Part III: Challenges and Opportunities for Destination Communities 9: Development Issues in Destination CommunitiesD J Telfer, Brock University, Ontario, Canada 10: Appropriate Planning for Tourism in Destination Communities: Participation, Incremental Growth and CollaborationC Tosun, Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya, Turkey and D J Timothy 11: Community Attitudes: Tourism Development in Natural EnvironmentsR K Dowling 12: Local Involvement in Managing TourismR Scheyvens, Massey University, New Zealand 13: Presenting Destinations: Marketing Host CommunitiesG Moscardo and P Pearce, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia 14: Understanding Tourism and Destination CommunitiesD J Timothy, S Singh and R K Dowling I: Index

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