The business of tourism.
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TextPublication details: Harlow : Pearson, 2012Edition: 9th edition. J. Christopher Holloway, Claire HumphreysDescription: xxi, 778 p. : col. ill., col. maps, col. portsISBN: 9780273755159 (ebook)Subject(s): Tourism | Travel and Tourism | Management of specific areasGenre/Form: LOC classification: G155 | .H65 2012Online access: Click here to access online Also available in printed form ISBN 9780273755142Summary: This book provides a basic understanding of the nature, structure and organisation of the tourist industry. This edition has been updated in line with recent developments within the industry. The tourism industry is in a constant state of flux, where trends and attitudes are frequently susceptible to outside influences including factors such as technological and economic change The Business of Tourism by Chris Holloway and Claire Humphreys is the ideal textbook to help you to not only understand these new changes but look at them with a critical eye and predict future trends.This book is the ideal foundation text for students of Tourism Management or Travel and Tourism. The historical context is combined with background theory and research plus up-to-date international case studies. It examines in detail the tourism product, its impacts and the tourist to provide the reader with a comprehensive understanding of the management of this important global industry. The result is a practical and relevant text for any student wishing to work in one of the many diverse sectors of the tourism industry.
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Previous ed.: 2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book provides a basic understanding of the nature, structure and organisation of the tourist industry. This edition has been updated in line with recent developments within the industry. The tourism industry is in a constant state of flux, where trends and attitudes are frequently susceptible to outside influences including factors such as technological and economic change The Business of Tourism by Chris Holloway and Claire Humphreys is the ideal textbook to help you to not only understand these new changes but look at them with a critical eye and predict future trends.This book is the ideal foundation text for students of Tourism Management or Travel and Tourism. The historical context is combined with background theory and research plus up-to-date international case studies. It examines in detail the tourism product, its impacts and the tourist to provide the reader with a comprehensive understanding of the management of this important global industry. The result is a practical and relevant text for any student wishing to work in one of the many diverse sectors of the tourism industry.
Also available in printed form ISBN 9780273755142
Electronic reproduction. Askews and Holts. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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