Worldwide Destinations : The Geography of Travel and Tourism

by Boniface, Brian G.; Cooper, Chris

• ISBN13: 9780750642316
• ISBN10: 0750642319
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann

Summary

'Worldwide Destinations: the geography of travel and tourism' provides comprehensive coverage of worldwide tourism destinations, examining the basic principles underlying the geography of tourist demand, supply and transportation, together with a broad survey of world tourism generating and destination regions. This third edition takes a more thorough approach to worldwide tourism than previous editions and looks at the market categories of tourism as well as demand; physical attractions; organization of tourism; types of destinations and their place in the tourist area life cycle. Case studies from around the world are used to illustrate the issues involved with these particular categories, including those from the UK, Europe, USA, Australasia, Asia and the Caribbean. 'Worldwide Destinations' is an invaluable resource for students on degree and diploma courses in tourism, hospitality and business studies as well as those undertaking vocational training for a career in the travel industry. The new edition is also accompanied with companion website and password proctected tutor resource material. Access the site at www.bh.com/companions/0750642319. Tutors adopting the textbook should email the Butterworth Heinemann Marketing Department at [e-mail] for further details on accessing the password protected information on the site. Leading textbook in tourism field now in its third edition Provides a comprehensive examination of the basic principles underlying the geography of tourist demand, supply and transportation Presents a broad survey of world tourism generating and destination regions.

Table of Contents

List of figures	ix
List of tables	xi
Preface	xiii
Part One The Elements of the Geography of Travel and Tourism	1	(70)
Introduction to the geography of tourism	3	(9)
Other forms of travel	10	(2)
The geography of demand for tourism	12	(13)
The new tourist	20	(1)
World patterns of international tourism flows	21	(4)
The geography of resources for tourism	25	(14)
The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador: a case study in resource conservation and tourism development	34	(5)
Climate and tourism	39	(14)
Climate change and tourism	50	(3)
The geography of transport for travel and tourism	53	(18)
Managing transport at the tourism destination	65	(2)
Airline strategic alliances	67	(4)
Part Two The Regional Geography of Travel and Tourism in the World	71	(292)
An introduction to the tourism geography of Europe	73	(8)
European policy and tourism	78	(3)
An introduction to the tourism geography of Britain	81	(16)
Strategic planning for destinations: Bournemouth's tourism strategy	89	(8)
The tourism geography of England and the Channel Islands	97	(12)
London Docklands: waterfront regeneration and tourism development	104	(3)
The New Forest: managing tourism in an environmentally sensitive area	107	(2)
The tourism geography of Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Man	109	(8)
The Isle of Man	114	(3)
The tourism geography of Ireland	117	(7)
Dublin	122	(2)
Scandinavia	124	(10)
Adventure tourism in two areas of Arctic Scandinavia - Swedish Lapland and Svalbard	131	(3)
The Benelux countries	134	(10)
The impact of tourism on a historic city: Bruges	140	(4)
Central Europe: Austria, Switzerland and Germany	144	(11)
Berlin: the revitalization of a European capital	153	(2)
France	155	(12)
The French Riviera: fashion as an influence on resort development	164	(3)
Spain and Portugal	167	(15)
Madrid as a centre for cultural tourism	180	(2)
Italy	182	(13)
Venice: heritage in danger	189	(3)
The Italian Lakes	192	(3)
Malta, Greece and Cyprus	195	(11)
A SWOT analysis of Greek tourism	202	(1)
Rhodes	203	(3)
Eastern Europe and the CIS	206	(20)
Tourism as an agent of economic restructuring	223	(1)
Prague	224	(2)
The Middle East	226	(14)
Tourism in the Republic of Yemen	236	(1)
Nile cruise tourism	237	(3)
Africa and the islands of the Indian Ocean	240	(19)
Local community involvement in safari tourism: the CAMPFIRE project in Zimbabwe	257	(2)
South Asia	259	(14)
Adventure tourism in Nepal: environmental and social impacts	268	(3)
The Maldives	271	(2)
East Asia	273	(19)
Bali and Lombok	285	(3)
The Asian currency crisis: the impact on tourism	288	(4)
North America	292	(23)
New York City	309	(2)
Nunavut: Tourism in the Canadian Arctic	311	(4)
Latin America and the Caribbean	315	(23)
Tourism plans in the Caribbean	334	(1)
The regeneration of Rio de Janeiro	335	(3)
Australasia	338	(17)
Kangaroo Island	350	(1)
Hawaii	351	(4)
The future geography of travel and tourism	355	(8)
Space: the final tourism frontier?	361	(2)
Sources	363	(8)
Bibliography	371	(2)
Selective place name index	373	(10)
Subject index	383