1st Edition

The Politics and Power of Tourism in Palestine

282 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

282 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

282 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Tourism in Palestine has been receiving an increasingly important profile given its economic and religious importance and the significant role it plays in Israeli-Palestinian relations, representation of Palestinian statehood and identity, and wider Middle Eastern politics. Nevertheless, Palestine, like much of the Middle East as a whole, remains extremely underrepresented in tourism... Read more

1. Introduction Rami Isaac, C. Michael Hall And Freya Higgins-Desbiolles  Section I: An Overview of Tourism in Palestine  2. Palestine as a Tourism Destination Rami Isaac, C. Michael Hall and Freya Higgins-Desbiolles  Section II: The Ways in which Tourism Matters to Palestine 3. Solidarity Tourism in Palestine: The Alternative Tourism Group of Palestine as a Catalyzing Instrument of Resistance  Rami Kassis, Ranjan Solomon, and Freya Higgins-Desbiolles  4. Bike and Hike in Palestine Yiota Kutulas and Micahel Awad  5. Hiking and Eco-Tourism: The Case of Battir  Ryvka Barnard and Hassan Muamer  6. World Heritage Site in Bethlehem and its Potential Reflections on Tourism  Nada Atrash 7. Experiential Community-Based Rural Tourism Potential in Palestine: Challenges and Potentials Raed Saadeh  8. Diaspora and Vfr  Suhail Khalilieh  9. Pilgrimage Tourism to Palestine  Rami Isaac  10. Gaza: The Missing Tourism Asset  Rania Filfil Almbaid Section III: The Ways in which Palestine Matters to Tourism  11. Tourism, Travel and Academic (And Cultural) Boycotting  Bisan Mitri 12. The Folds of Place: Re-Visiting Questions of Travel in Israel/Palestine  Waleed Hazboun 13. Human Rights and the Right to Travel: The Case of Palestine Freya Higgins-Desbiolles  Conclusion: Future Visioning 14. The Future of Tourism and Pilgrimage in Palestine Tom Selwyn and Rami Isaac15. The Gaza Virtual Museum Project Ian S. Mcintosh and Jamil Alfaleet 16. Palestine: The Newest Country with the Oldest Nation Brand in the World Erdinc Cakmak and Rami Isaac  17. Giving Palestinian Tourism(S) A Voice  Rami Isaac, Vincent Platenkamp, Freya-Higgins-Desbiolles and C. Michael Hall

Biography

Isaac, Rami K.; Hall, C. Michael; Higgins-Desbiolles, Freya