3rd Edition

Global Tourism

Edited By William F. Theobald Copyright 2005
    588 Pages
    by Routledge

    592 Pages
    by Routledge

    Pressure on national and local governments to rapidly develop their tourism potential to meet demand and produce benefits, makes it more essential than ever to plan carefully and consider the human and environmental impacts of tourism development. That is why, as Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization, I am pleased to see the serious analysis of the problems and prospects of the tourism sector as presented in this third edition.
    -- Francesco Frangialli, Secretary-General, World Tourism Organization

    Now in its third edition, Global Tourism draws on the insight of thirty-nine contributors to chronicle and foresee the effects of tourism on contemporary society. Contributors provide interdisciplinary, international perspectives on the critical questions, problems, and opportunities facing the tourism industry.

    Invaluable to academics and professionals alike, Global Tourism offers a comprehensive exploration of the key issues in tourism. Authors draw on their individual insights to assess and critique contemporary tourism and take a view of the future.

    Fully revised and re-developed, new chapters examine:
    * The future of tourism
    * Difference in travel characteristics of significant travel segments
    * Sustainability standards in the global economy
    * Crisis management in tourist destinations
    * Tourism and social identities
    * Tourism, mobility, and global communities

    CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDE: Brian Archer (University of Surrey), Gurhan Aktas (T.C. Dokuz Eylul University), Bill Bramwell (Sheffield Hallam University), Peter M Burns (University of Brighton), Nancy E. Chesworth (Mount St. Vincent University), Tim Coles (University of Exeter), Chris Cooper (The University of Queensland), Graham M.S. Dann (University of Luton), Thomas Lea Davidson (Davidson-Peterson Associates, Inc.), Sara Dolnicar (University of Wollongong), David Timothy Duval (University of Otago), Larry Dwyer (University of New South Wales), Xavier Font (Leeds Metropolitan University), Alan Fyall (Bournemouth University), Brian Garrod (University of Wales, Aberystwyth), Donald Getz (University of Calgary), Alison Gill (Simon Fraser University), Frank Go (Erasmus University), Ebru Gunlu (T.C. Dokuz Eylul University), Michael Hall (University of Otago), Simon Hudson (University of Calgary), Donald Macleod (University of Glasgow), David Mercer (RMIT University), Graham Miller (University of Surrey), Michael Morgan (Bournemouth University), Peter Murphy (La Trobe University), Philip Pearce (James Cook University), Stanley C. Plog (Plog Research and SPC Group), Garry Price (La Trobe University), Linda K. Richter (Kansas State University), Lisa Ruhanen (University of Queensland), Chris Ryan (University of Waikato), Gordon D. Taylor (Tourism Canada, retired)), William F. Theobald (Purdue University), Seldjan Timur (University of Calgary), Birgit Trauer (University of Queensland), Stephen Wanhill (Bournemouth University), Peter W. Williams (Simon Fraser University)

    CONTENTS
    Foreward
    Preface
    List of Contributors
    Part One Clarification and Meaning: Issues of Understanding
    1. The Meaning, Scope and Measurement of Travel and Tourism
    William F. Theobald
    2. What are Travel and Tourism: Are They Really an Industry?
    Thomas Lea Davidson
    3. Nostalgia in the Noughties
    Graham Dann
    4. From Competition to Collaboration in the Tourism Industry
    Alan Fyall and Brian Garrod
    Part Two Results and Residuals: The Issue of Impacts
    5. The Positive and Negative Impacts of Tourism
    Brian Archer, Chris Cooper and Lisa Ruhanen
    6. The Role of Relationships in the Tourist Experience
    Philip Pearce
    7. Alternative Tourism: A Comparative Analysis of Meaning and Impact
    Donald Macleod
    8. The New Pastoral Industry: Tourism in Indigenous Australia
    David Mercer
    Part Three Changing Directions: Planning and Development Issues
    9. Tourism and Sustainable Development
    Peter Murphy and Garry Price
    10. Addressing Carrying Capacity Issues in Tourist Destinations Through Growth Management
    Peter Williams and Alison Gill
    11. Sustainable Tourism Standards in the Global Economy
    Xavier Font
    12. Stakeholder Involvement in Sustainable Tourism: Balancing the Voices
    Donald Getz and Seldjan Timur
    13. Ethical Considerations in Sustainable Tourism
    Simon Hudson and Graham Miller
    Part Four Places and Products: Marketing and Consumer Issues
    14. Targeting Segments: More Important Then Ever in the Travel Industry
    Stanley Plog
    15. Travel Styles
    Gordon Taylor and Nancy Chesworth
    16. Empirical Market Segmentation: What You See is What You Get
    Sara Dolnicar
    17. Developing Strategic Approaches to Tourism Destination Marketing: The Australian Experience
    Bill Faulkner
    18. Quality and Sustainability in Established Destinations: Who Pays?
    Michael Morgan
    Part Five Bureaucracy and Procedure: Geopolitical and Policy Issues
    19. The Role of Government Incentives
    Steven Wanhill
    20. Social Identities, Globalization and the Cultural Politics of Tourism
    Peter Burns
    21. Selecting Policy Instruments for Sustainable Tourism
    Bill Bramwell
    22. Exploring the Political Role of Gender in Tourism Research
    Linda Richter
    23. Crisis Management in Tourism Destinations
    Gurhan Aktas and Ebru Gunlu
    Part Six People, Places, Things: Alternative Issues
    24. Tourism, Mobility and Global Communities: Approaches to Theorizing Tourism and Tourist Spaces
    Tim Coles, David Duval and C. Michael Hall
    25. Globalization and Emerging Tourism Education Issues
    Frank Go
    26. Ageing Populations: Trends and the Emerging of the Nomad Tourist
    Chris Ryan and Birgit Trauer
    27. Trends Underpinning Global Tourism in the Next Decade
    Larry Dwyer
    Index
    Foreword

    Biography

    William F. Theobald