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Fresh approaches to tourism study demonstrate a notable 'critical turn' - a shift in thought that emphasises interpretative and critical modes of tourism inquiry. This volume includes chapters which reflect this critical school of tourism studies. It addresses the power relations underpinning the production of academic knowledge.

This book evaluates the local impacts and legacies of the Olympics in Rio by comparing Rio2016 with other Olympic experiences and evaluating the ways in which the Games served the city.The 2016 Rio Olympic Games took place in a scenario of enormous economic challenges and persistent inequalities. In contrast to all previous Olympic experiences, Brazil faced its worst economic recession ever recorded during the preparation phase for the Games. In addition to the national crisis, falling oil prices and corruption scandals fuelled the State of Rio's economic downfall. This book specifically assesses the relative social performance of Rio's city population with respect to control groups; covers traditional aspects of the Games' legacy such as tourism, infrastructure and sports practice; includes ordinary day-by-day aspects of the city's life, such as education, employment and housing; and scrutinizes critical areas such as urban mobility, gentrification and Guanabara Bay's pollution.This thorough analysis offers readers further understanding on assessing the impacts and legacies of the Olympic experience. It will be of great interest to upper-level students and academics of tourism, hospitality and events management.

Shopping is perhaps the most universal of tourist activities. This title examines the forms and functions of approximately 50 tourist shopping villages in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the United States. It is suitable for scholars of Tourism, Geography, Business, and Economics.

Evaluates the theoretical approaches and applications to competitive advantage within tourist destinations and demonstrate the ways to further develop the concept of destination competitiveness for application within tourist destinations.

Examines the linkages between tourists, tourism and positive psychology. This book is of interest to those who study and practise tourism as well as scholars in a range of disciplines such as psychology, business and sociology.

Aims to evaluate the contemporary progress of theoretical approaches to tourism marketing. This book also seeks to show the ways to further develop the concept of tourism marketing for application within tourist destinations and individual businesses, and evaluate its potential impact on performance improvement.

This pioneering work provides a comprehensive review of complex tourism issues from a sociological perspective. It introduces various theoretical and empirical approaches and includes international contributions and diverse perspectives.

Introduces an approach to the analysis and management of growth in small tourism markets for regional and rural locations. This book recognizes from the outset that the vast bulk of the tourism industry's product is delivered by small business enterprises and that many of these are located outside of metropolitan areas.

China is forecast to be the primary tourist destination and tourist-generating country by 2020. This book provides a voice to Chinese mainland academic researchers and examines the nature of tourism research and tourism development in China. It is suitable for scholars and students of tourism throughout the world.

This work explores the theory and practice of contemporary tourism development, offering alternative approaches to theory and policy issues and extending research into newly emerging tourist destinations.

The remarkable developments in tracking technologies over the years have opened up a wealth of possibilities in terms of research into tourist spatial behaviour. This book examines the various technologies available to track pedestrians and motorized vehicles and the moral, ethical and legal issues arising from the utilization of data obtained.

Reflects the importance of heritage to cities, and cities to the creation and marketing of heritage products, not least within tourism. This book presents a review of the state of urban heritage tourism at the turn of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Offers a comprehensive perspective on progress towards the objectives of sustainable development within the tourism sector across the globe by focusing on the environmental performance and adoption of environmental management systems by tourism enterprises.

Explains the basic concepts and theories that underlie tourist decision-making and behavior. This book incorporates a number of cases studies in order to aid readers to better appraise the application of those concepts and theories. It is suitable for researchers and students in tourism, leisure, marketing and psychology.

Tourism demand is the foundation on which tourism-related business decisions ultimately rest. This book introduces students, researchers and practitioners to the modern developments in advanced econometric methodology within the context of tourism demand analysis and illustrates these developments with actual tourism applications.

Explores through a series of case studies that involve the conflict in China, the US, The South Pacific and Europe, the nature of battlefield sites as tourist locations. This book is divided into 'acts', 'Acts of Resource Management', 'Acts of Silence', 'Acts of Discovery and Rediscovery', 'Acts of Imagination' and 'Acts of Remembrance'.

In today¿s highly competitive and global economy, understanding tourist behavior is imperative to success. Tourist behavior has become a cornerstone of any marketing strategy and action. This book provides an overview of such processes and influences and explains the concepts and theories that underlie tourist decision making and behavior.

The theme of this text is the influence of leisure and tourism on the production, representation and consumption of landscape. It draws on a range of interdisciplinary subject areas, such as leisure and tourism studies, cultural studies and gender studies.

This work explores the theory and practice of contemporary tourism development, offering alternative approaches to theory and policy issues and extending research into newly emerging tourist destinations.

This pioneering work provides a comprehensive review of complex tourism issues from a sociological perspective. It introduces various theoretical and empirical approaches and includes international contributions and diverse perspectives.

This collection of international case studies addresses the crucial issue of sustainable tourism development by asking what local communities can contribute to sustainable tourism, and what sustainability can offer communities in return.

This collection of international case studies addresses the crucial issue of sustainable tourism development by asking what local communities can contribute to sustainable tourism, and what sustainability can offer communities in return.

Synthesises academic literature of practical value to Destination Marketing Organisations (DMOs). This book features key learning outcomes to enhance understanding of the fundamental issues relating to: the rationale for the establishment of DMOs; and the structure, roles, goals and functions of DMOs.

This book explores the factors that make the difference between successful and unsuccessful tourism projects in the marine environment.

Examining such issues as how tourism firms operate in national and global contexts, the effects of tourism on destination areas, the demand for tourism, and the interaction between tourism and natural environments, the authors explain how economic concepts and techniques can offer a clearer understanding of the subject.

This book contributes to the clarification and systemisation of modern notions of tourism, examining the trend of globalisation to provide a review of contemporary tourism challenges.

Provides evidence of continuing advancement and development of knowledge pertaining to the phenomenon of hospitality. This book features chapters which represent a grouping of leading academics who lend their expertise to apply as a social lens through which to view, analyse, and explore hospitality within a range of contexts.

This book contributes to the clarification and systemisation of modern notions of tourism, examining the trend of globalisation to provide a review of contemporary tourism challenges.

Offers a selection of the best paper submitted to the 2006 tourism conference at the University of Surrey, which itself is a celebration of 40 years of tourism education at the University. This book offers insights and approaches to tourism research rather than case studies or applications of research methods to fresh contexts.