Tourism management: managing for change /
Page, Stephen J.
Tourism management: managing for change / Stephen J. Page. - 2nd - Amsterdam : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007. - xxi, 473 p. : ill.: 24 cm.
Includes index
Introduction Tourism Today why is it a global phenomenon embracig all our lives?; Tourism Its origins, growth and future; Demand for tourism Why do people engage in tourism?; The Supply of Tourism; Transporting the tourist I: Surface transport; Transporting the tourist II: The aviation sector; Accommodation and Hospitality Services; Tour operating and travel retailing; Visitor attractions (Jo Connell and Stephen J. Page); The management of tourism; The public sector in tourism; Managing the visitor and tourist sites; The future of tourism: Post tourism?; Index
"Tourism Management, has been fully revised with updated statistics and brand new case studies. Written in a user-friendly, jargon-free and engaging style, this is the ultimate student-friendly text, and a vital introduction to this exciting, ever-changing area of study. This second edition includes brand new material on new issues such as space tourism, innovations in low-cost land and air travel and the potential impact of the forthcoming 2012 Olympics."--BOOK JACK
English
0-7506-8205-1
Tourism--Management
Tourism
338.4791068 P14t
Tourism management: managing for change / Stephen J. Page. - 2nd - Amsterdam : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007. - xxi, 473 p. : ill.: 24 cm.
Includes index
Introduction Tourism Today why is it a global phenomenon embracig all our lives?; Tourism Its origins, growth and future; Demand for tourism Why do people engage in tourism?; The Supply of Tourism; Transporting the tourist I: Surface transport; Transporting the tourist II: The aviation sector; Accommodation and Hospitality Services; Tour operating and travel retailing; Visitor attractions (Jo Connell and Stephen J. Page); The management of tourism; The public sector in tourism; Managing the visitor and tourist sites; The future of tourism: Post tourism?; Index
"Tourism Management, has been fully revised with updated statistics and brand new case studies. Written in a user-friendly, jargon-free and engaging style, this is the ultimate student-friendly text, and a vital introduction to this exciting, ever-changing area of study. This second edition includes brand new material on new issues such as space tourism, innovations in low-cost land and air travel and the potential impact of the forthcoming 2012 Olympics."--BOOK JACK
English
0-7506-8205-1
Tourism--Management
Tourism
338.4791068 P14t