Tourism, tourists and society / Richard Sharpley.
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TextPublisher: New York : Routledge, 2018Edition: 5th editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781315210407 (ebook)Subject(s): Tourism -- Social aspects | Society | Society & culture: general | Hospitality & service industriesGenre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Tourism, tourists and societyLOC classification: G155.A1Online access: Open e-book Summary: Tourism, Tourists and Society provides a broad introduction to the inter-relationship between tourism and society, making complex sociological concepts and themes accessible to readers from a non-sociological academic background. It provides a thorough exploration of how society influences or shapes the behaviours, motivations, attitudes and consumption of tourists, as well as the tourism impacts on destination societies. Thefifth editionhas been fully revised and updated to reflect recent data, concepts and academic debates: New content on: mobilities paradigm and the emotional dimension of tourist experiences. New chapter: Tourism and the Digital Revolution, looking at the ways in which the Internet and mobile technology transform both tourist behaviour and the tourist experience. New end-of-chapter further reading and discussion topics. Accessible yet critical in style, this book offers students an invaluable introduction to tourism, tourists and society.
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"Fourth edition published by Elm 2008."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Tourism, Tourists and Society provides a broad introduction to the inter-relationship between tourism and society, making complex sociological concepts and themes accessible to readers from a non-sociological academic background. It provides a thorough exploration of how society influences or shapes the behaviours, motivations, attitudes and consumption of tourists, as well as the tourism impacts on destination societies. Thefifth editionhas been fully revised and updated to reflect recent data, concepts and academic debates: New content on: mobilities paradigm and the emotional dimension of tourist experiences. New chapter: Tourism and the Digital Revolution, looking at the ways in which the Internet and mobile technology transform both tourist behaviour and the tourist experience. New end-of-chapter further reading and discussion topics. Accessible yet critical in style, this book offers students an invaluable introduction to tourism, tourists and society.
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