9th Edition

Worldwide Destinations The Geography of Travel and Tourism

By Brian Boniface, Chris Cooper Copyright 2024
818 Pages 87 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

818 Pages 87 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

818 Pages 87 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

Worldwide Destinations: The Geography of Travel and Tourism is a unique text that explores tourism demand, supply, organisation, and resources for every country worldwide in a logically structured and accessible format. The ninth edition is fully updated to include the following features: Greater exploration of current issues such as climate change, the impact of COVID-19 on destinations... Read more

PART I The geographical principles of travel and tourism

1. An introduction to the geography of travel and tourism

2. The geography of demand for tourism

3. The geography of resources for tourism

4. Climate and tourism

5. The geography of transport for travel and tourism

PART II The regional geography of travel and tourism

SECTION 1 Europe

6. An introduction to the tourism geography of Europe

7. An introduction to the tourism geography of Britain

8. The regional geography of tourism in Britain

9. The tourism geography of Ireland

10. The tourism geography of Scandinavia

11. The tourism geography of the Benelux Countries

12. The tourism geography of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

13. The tourism geography of France

14. The tourism geography of Spain and Portugal

15. The tourism geography of Italy and Malta

16. The tourism geography of South-Eastern Europe

17. The tourism geography of Eastern Europe, Russia, and the CIS

SECTION 2 Africa and the Middle East

18. The tourism geography of the Middle East

19. The tourism geography of Africa

SECTION 3 Asia and the Pacific

20. The tourism geography of South Asia

21. The tourism geography of East Asia

22. The tourism geography of Australasia

SECTION 4 The Americas

23. The tourism geography of North America

24. The tourism geography of the Caribbean Islands

25. The tourism geography of Central and South America

26. The tourism geography of Antarctica

27. Tourism futures

PART III Useful sources

Selective place name index

Subject index

Biography

Brian Boniface is a tourism consultant and educationalist with wide experience in teaching geography on vocational courses for the tourism industry in colleges of further education.

Chris Cooper is a Professor in the School of Events, Tourism and Hospitality Management at Leeds Beckett University. He possesses extensive international research and consultancy experience and has a well-established reputation as an international leader in tourism education. He was awarded the United Nations World Tourism Organization Ulysses Prize for contributions to tourism education and policy in 2009.