02097nam a2200253Ia 450000500170000000800410001724500340005870000620009226000420015425000080019630000240020430000110022850000190023902000220025865000240028065000270030405000210033154600120035250511060036452003380147033600090180833700150181733800110183220260803094100.0251212s2008    xx            000 0 und d1 aManaging visitor attractions.  aFyall, Alan; Garrod, Brian; Leask, Anna; Wanhill, Stephen  aAmsterdam, UK :bElsevier Ltd,c2008.  a2nd  axix, 364 p. : ill.:  c24 cm.  aIncludes index  a978-0-7506-8545-0  aTourismxManagement  aRecreationxManagement  a338.4791068  M31  aEnglish  aIntroduction: The role and nature of visitor attractions: The Nature and Purpose of Visitor Attractions; Interpreting the Development of the Visitor Attraction Product; Developing visitor attraction provision : Economic Aspects of Developing Theme Parks; Creating Visitor Attractions in Peripheral Areas; Visitor Attraction Development in East Asia; Public Transport as a Visitor Attraction; The management of visitor attractions: Authenticating Visitor Attractions based upon Ethnicity; Managing Visitor Impacts; Seasonality: The Perennial Challenge for Visitor Attractions; Management Challenges for Religion-based Attractions; Visitor Attractions and Human Resource Management; Marketing visitor attractions: Marketing Challenges and Opportunities for Heritage Tourism; World Heritage Sites: Managing the Brand; Competitive Theme Park Strategies: Lessons from Central Florida; Marketing Visitor Attractions: A Collaborative Approach; Future trends: Rediscovering the Imagination: Meeting the Needs of the ?New? Visitor; A National Strategy for Visitor Attractions; The Future of Visitor Attractions  aVisitor attractions represent a complex sector of the tourism industry and are the catalytic focus for the development of tourism infrastructure and services. This book tackles topics that include: the role and nature of visitor attractions; the development of visitor attraction provision; and, the management of visitor attractions  aText  aUnmediated  aVolume