Previous ed.: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This text provides coverage of worldwide tourism destinations, examining the basic principles underlying the geography of tourism demand, supply and transportation, together with a broad survey of world tourism generating and destination regions. Worldwide Destinations: The Geography of Travel and Tourism is a unique text that explores the demand, supply, organisational aspects and resources of every tourism destination in the world. This fifth edition is brought up to date with key features such as: An exploration of current issues such as climate change, economic capacity, "grey" tourism and social impacts New full colour interior, packed with helpful pedagogic features, including discussion points and assignements to encourage greater student involvement A companion website for students and lecturers which incluldes discussion questions and multiple choice questsions with solutions A new and fully updated edition of Worldwide Destinations Casebook is also available with 38 in-depth cases to help bring textbook theory to life The book provides thematic chapters at the beginning which detail the geographical knowledge and principles required to understand how to approach the analysis of destinations. The further division of the book into thematic and regional chapters enables the student to carry out a systematic analysis of a particular destination. Worldwide Destinations: The Geography of Travel and Tourism is an invaluable resource for studying every destination in the world as well as the demand, resources and future of the geography of tourism. This thorough guide is a must-have for any tourism student.

Also available in printed form ISBN 9780750689472

Electronic reproduction. Askews and Holts. Mode of access: World Wide Web.