5th Edition
The Economics of Tourism Destinations Theory and Practice
1. The Economic Characteristics of the Tourism Sector. 2. Measuring Tourism. 3. Tourism Demand. 4. Overtourism. 5. Tourism's Vulnerability: Terrorism and Pandemics. 6. Tourism Supply. 7. Pricing and Taxation. 8. Competition and the Tourism Destination. 9. Forecasting Tourism Demand. 10. Tourism as a Development Strategy. 11. Tourism Export-Led Growth. 12. The Economic Impact of Tourism. 13. Micro-Evaluation of Projects in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry. 14. Macro-Evaluation of Projects in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry. 15. Tourism and Sustainable Development.
Biography
Norbert Vanhove (PhD in economic sciences, Erasmus University, Rotterdam) started his career in tourism at WES Research & Strategy (Bruges) and is a co-founder and honorary president of TRC (Tourism Research Center). He is one of the founding fellows of IAST (International Academy for the Study of Tourism) and has been vice-president of Association Internationale d’Experts Scientifiques du Tourisme (AIEST) for over ten years. He has been a visiting professor (1967–2001) and later treasurer at the College of Europe. Since 2002, he has been part-time professor at KU Leuven (Master Program Tourism). In the years 1979–2000, he was a general director of the Regional Development Authority of West-Flanders and of WES Research & Strategy.
