Tourism Development : Issues for a Vulnerable Industry

ISBN 10: 1873150962 / ISBN 13: 9781873150962

Published by Channel View Publications, Limited, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tourism Development : Issues for a Vulnerable Industry
• Publisher: Channel View Publications, Limited
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1873150962
• ISBN 13: 9781873150962
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1.155 pounds

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Synopsis

As the travel industry develops at warp speed, challenges for practitioners and academics have grown exponentially. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, this collection discusses some present trends in the development of tourism. The first section explores and sharpens some of the tools of the trade with special attention to content analysis and public–private ownership of tourist attractions. In the second part the focus is on the challenges posed by globalisation and the emergence of new nation states. The final chapters discuss new attractions such as space tourism and the impact of cultural events on urban destinations. Both the introduction and the conclusion assess a number of trends that delineate the future from a multidisciplinary perspective.

Special attention is devoted to threats and opportunities created by unexpected events like global terrorism, SARS, or the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. While all of them have exacted a heavy toll on the development of the industry, further growth has nevertheless remained unabated once their impact was assessed and duly digested by the public.

About the Authors

Julio Aramberri was Dean of the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Cultural Studies at Hoa Sen University, Saigon, Vietnam (2009-2013) before present position at DUFE, Julio is Professor of Tourism at Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA (1999-2010); CEO of Turespaņa (Spain's Tourism Promotion Agency; 1987-1990); Professor of Sociology at Madrid Complutense University (1964-1984). He is a charter member of International Academy for the Study of Tourism.

Richard Butler is Emeritus Professor at the University of Strathclyde, UK and the University of Western Ontario, Canada. His most recent publications include the Routledge Handbook of Tourism and Indigenous Peoples (with Anna Carr, 2025) and The Tourism Area Life Cycle: Review, Relevance and Revision (Channel View Publications, 2024).