2nd Edition

Development and Management of Visitor Attractions

By John Swarbrooke, Stephen J. Page Copyright 2001
432 Pages
by Routledge

432 Pages
by Routledge

432 Pages
by Routledge

Now in its second edition, the successful 'Development and Management of Visitor Attractions' has been fully revised and updated to cover the latest issues in this ever-changing area of tourism. New features/topics include: * The Millennium Dome * National Lottery funded projects * International case studies * Updated statistics and examples The author examines the factors that contribute to... Read more
Preface; The context - Introduction; The role of visitor attractions in tourism; The visitor attraction product; The visitor attraction market; The business environment and visitor attractions; The development of visitor attractions - The development process and the role of feasibility studies; Factors influencing the success of visitor attractions; Financing visitor attraction projects; Designing visitor attractions; Project management; The management of visitor attractions - The role of the manager and management styles; The marketing concept; Strategic marketing planning; The implementation of marketing strategies; Human resource management; Financial management; Operations management; Management and the 'greening' of attractions; Managing quality; Managing change and planning for the future; Case studies; The future of visitor attractions; Bibliography and further reading; Index.

Biography

John Swarbrooke

"...a well presented publication, which provides a clear and in depth perspective on attraction design."
Hospitality, May 2002