Worldwide Destinations (Volume 1) - Softcover

Boniface, Brian; Cooper, Robyn; Cooper, Chris; Boniface MA, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750689471 ISBN 13: 9780750689472

Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

 Worldwide Destinations: The geography of travel and tourism is a unique text that explores the demand, supply, organisational aspects and resources of every tourism destination in the world.

This fifth edition is brought up to date with key features such as:

• An exploration of current issues such as climate change, economic capacity, "grey" tourism and social impacts
• New full colour interior, packed iwth helpful pedagogic features, including discussion points and assignements to encourage greater student involvement
• A companion website is now available at www.elsevierdirect.com/9780750689472 and includes interactive, multiple-choice questions for students to test their own learning
• A new and fully updated edition of Worldwide Destinations Casebook is also available with 38 in-depth cases to help bring textbook theory to life

The book provides thematic chapters at the beginning which detail the geographical knowledge and principles required to understand how to approach the analysis of destinations. The further division of the book into thematic and regional chapters enables the student to carry out a systematic analysis of a particular destination.

Worldwide Destinations: the geography of travel and tourism is an invaluable resource for studying every destination in the world as well as the demand, resources and future of the geography of tourism. This thorough guide is a must-have for any tourism student.

Brian Boniface, MA M.A. (University of Georgia) is a tourism consultant Chris Cooper is Professor and Director, Christel DeHaan Tourism and Travel Research Institute, Nottingham University Business School, UK

*Fully revised edition, with updated statistics and new material on latest issues such as climate change, economic capacity, and grey tourism
* New four colour interior fully developed with pedagogic features
* Explains the concepts and principles of the geography of tourist demand, supply and transportation, with a broad survey of world tourism generating and destination regions.
* Companion website with additional learning resources and lecturer material available

About this title

Book Description:

An accessible introductory text which provides a solid overview with an excellent range of contemporary case studies and examples

About the Author:

Brian Boniface, M.A. (University of Georgia) is a tourism consultant

Chris Cooper is Professor and Director, Christel DeHaan Tourism and Travel Research Institute, Nottingham University Business School, UK

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0750689471
• ISBN 13: 9780750689472
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 658