4th Edition
Tourism Policy and Planning Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
1 Introduction; 2 The Worldly Travelers and Their Impact on Today’s Travel; 3 A Tourism Policy Concern for Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: COVID-19; 4 The Economics of the Travel and Tourism Industry in Today’s World; 5 Key Issues in Today’s Travel and Tourism Industry; 6 Political and Foreign Policy Implications of Tourism; 7 Barriers and Obstacles to International Travel; 8 Strategic Planning Toward Sustainable Tourism Development; 9 New Concepts in Sustainable Tourism Policies, Principles, Practices, and Management; 10 Safety and Security: Terrorism, Conflicts, Wars, and Disasters: Impact on the Travel and Tourism Industry; 11 Transformative Leadership and Cooperation in Developing Tourism Policies in a Fragmented World; 12 Tourism Policy and Planning Issues: Today and Tomorrow
Biography
David L. Edgell, Sr. is Professor Emeritus of trade, tourism, and economic development. He has taught graduate tourism policy courses at The George Washington University, introduced new travel and tourism courses at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, and taught graduate and undergraduate trade, tourism, and economic development courses at East Carolina University as well as presenting special lectures at numerous other universities in the United States and abroad.
Jason R. Swanson is an associate professor of tourism at the University of Kentucky and the author of four books on tourism and several articles on tourism-related issues. He also teaches at international universities, conducts important research related to tourism policy and planning, and provides international consulting services.
