Lew A.A., Hall C.M., Timothy D.J. World Geography of Travel and Tourism: A Regional Approach

Butterworth-Heinemann, Jordan Hill, 2008. — 363 p. — ISBN: 0750679786.World Geography of Travel and Tourism addresses the need to understand the cultural, environmental, historical and political context in which international tourism takes place. The expert author team has included major themes and issues in tourism, and positioned them in a regional context. In this way, this text takes a major step into a more analytical approach to global tourism while still providing a clear account of the geography of travel and tourism.
The book is accompanied by the author's site WorldGTT.com, which includes; PowerPoints for figures and images with captions, question database files which instructors can use as they wish and a blog post for communicating with other members of the site.World Geography of Travel and Tourism makes vital reading for any student seeking an introduction to tourism geography and indeed, international tourism and global geography as a whole.Geography and the Study of Tourism
Physical Geography
Human Geography
The Tourism Industry
Tourist Demand
Tourism Supply
Tourism Landscapes
Overview of This BookEurope and Eurasia
The Geography of Europe
Tourism in Western Europe
Tourism in Eastern EuropeThe Old World: Central Asia through Africa
Central Asia
Southwest Asia and North Africa
Sub-Saharan AfricaAsia and Oceania
South Asia
Southeast Asia
East Asia
Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and AntarcticaThe Americas
Anglo North America
Latin North America
South America
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