Forthcoming Tourism, Hospitality and Events Books

Forthcoming Books

1. Events and The Social Sciences

   By Hazel Andrews, Teresa Leopold

   As the events management field expands as an area of study, there is a need to move beyond the business and marketing-driven approaches which dominate the literature towards a more advanced conceptual analysis and understanding of events from a socio-cultural context. This book addresses this need...

   To Be Published February 10th 2013 by Routledge
2. Tourism and Crisis

   Edited by Gustav Visser, Sanette Ferreira

   Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Tourism, Business and Management

   The new millennium has been characterised by several crises ranging from dramatic acts of terror to natural disasters, as well as the most significant economic recession since the late 1920s. However, despite such challenges the global tourism system has in the main retained its past vitality...

   To Be Published February 13th 2013 by Routledge
3. Tourism and the Globalization of Emotions

   The Intimate Economy of Tango

   By Maria Törnqvist

   Series: Routledge Advances in Feminist Studies and Intersectionality

   Today, an increasing number of people from all over the world travel to Buenos Aires to dance tango. To accommodate these intimate voyagers, tourist agencies offer travel packages, including classes in tango instruction, dance shoe shopping, and special city maps pointing out the tango clubs in...

   To Be Published February 14th 2013 by Routledge
4. Crowds in the 21st Century

   Perspectives from contemporary social science

   Edited by John Drury, Clifford Stott

   Series: Contemporary Issues in Social Science

   Crowds in the 21st Century presents the latest theory and research on crowd events and crowd behaviour from across a range of social sciences, including psychology, sociology, law, and communication studies. Whether describing the language of the crowd in protest events, measuring the ability of...

   To Be Published February 17th 2013 by Routledge
5. CRM

   The Foundation of Contemporary Marketing Strategy

   By Roger J. Baran, Robert J. Galka

   This book introduces students to CRM (customer relationship management), a strategic methodology that’s being embraced in increasing numbers by organizations looking to gain a competitive advantage. With in-depth coverage of business and consumer markets in various vertical markets, the impact of...

   To Be Published February 19th 2013 by Routledge
6. Human Resource Management in the Hospitality Industry

   A Guide to Best Practice, 9th Edition

   By Michael Boella, Steven Goss-Turner

   Now in its ninth edition, Human Resource Management in the Hospitality Industry: An Introductory Guide, is fully updated with new legal information, data, statistics and examples. Taking a 'process' approach, it provides the reader with an essential understanding of the purpose, policies and...

   To Be Published February 21st 2013 by Routledge
7. Coastal Erosion and Protection in Europe

   Edited by Enzo Pranzini, Allan Williams

   Europe has a long history of managing coastal erosion through a variety of protection strategies, from the defences of the Venice lagoons to coastal land reclamation in the Netherlands. This book provides a comprehensive review of the entire coastline of Europe and a comparative analysis of...

   To Be Published February 27th 2013 by Routledge
8. Neoliberal Governance and International Medical Travel in Malaysia

   By Meghann Ormond

   Series: Routledge Pacific Rim Geographies

   International medical travel (IMT), people crossing national borders in the pursuit of healthcare, has become a growing phenomenon. With many of the countries currently being promoted as IMT destinations located in the ‘developing’ world, IMT poses a significant challenge to popular assumptions...

   To Be Published February 27th 2013 by Routledge
9. Heritage in the Digital Era

   Cinematic Tourism and the Activist Cause

   By Rodanthi Tzanelli

   Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

   What happens to traditional conceptions of heritage in the era of fluid media spaces? ‘Heritage’ usually involves intergenerational transmission of ideas, customs, ancestral lands, and artefacts, and so serves to reproduce national communities over time. However, media industries have the power to...

   To Be Published February 27th 2013 by Routledge
10. Marketing and Managing Tourism Destinations

    By Alastair Morrison

    Marketing and Managing Tourism Destinations is a comprehensive and integrated textbook which uniquely considers both destination marketing and management in one volume. It focuses on how destination marketing is planned, implemented and evaluated as well as the management and operations of...

    To Be Published February 28th 2013 by Routledge