Trends and issues in global tourism 2009

Trends and issues in global tourism 2009 - Berlin : Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2009. - xx, 278 p. : ill.: 24 cm.

Global tourism in 2008 and beyond: -World Travel Monitors basic figures / Rolf Freitiag and Dennis Pyka -- Between past, present and future: implications of socio-demographic changes in tourism / Philipp E. Boksberger, Kristian J. Sund and Markus R. Schuckert -- Tourism 2030: climate change is re-charting the map of world tourism / Eric Heymann and Philipp Ehmer -- 2030: Alps tourism in the face of climate change / Hansruedi Mu?ller -- Zero footprint: a viable concept for climate-friendly tourism in Africa? / Ralph Kadel, Christoph Kessler and Laura Vogel -- Kerosens`s price impact on air travel demand: a cause-and-effect chain / Richard Klophaus -- The future of the passenger process / Patrick S. Merten -- The PhoCusWright consumer technology survey second edition / Cathy Schetzina -- Developing southern Mediterranean tourism: the interface between strategy and sustainability / Campbell C. Thomson and Harald Jahn -- Film tourism: locations are the new stars / Stefan Zimmermann and Tony Reeves -- Brands as destinations: the new tourism objective for Chinese tourists / Minika Echtermeyer -- Luxury tourism: insights into a underserved market segment / Klaus-Dieter Koch -- In Europe one market or many? The US cruise companies` segmentation problem / Michael Vogel -- Current developments in the business travel sector / Andreas Wilbers -- Welcome to adventure land / Jo?rg Martin -- Multicultural interactions during meetings and events / Uwe Klapka -- Security on business trips: a new task for corporate travel management? / Andreas Krugmann -- The collision of civilisations and challenges for the global tourist industry / Asfa-Wossen Asserate -- Tractatus philosophico-touristicus / Peter Sloterdijk.

Offers insights into important trends in the global travel and tourism industry and analyses developments in the aviation and hospitality industry, destination management and general travel behaviour. This book unites convention highlights prepared by some of the renowned professionals and scientists within the industry.


English

978-3-540-92198-1


Tourism
Economics
Geography
Human geography
Industrial management
Regional economics

338.4791 T72