Hospitality, sports, leisure and tourism industries

Looking at the past, present and future of adventure tourism, Adventure Tourism: the new frontier examines the product, the adventure tourist profile, and issues such as supply, geography and sustainability.

This book, which has benefited from professional know-why and know-how of its authors in the United Nations World Tourism Organization and several universities, articulates and debates the concept and methodology of tourism-assisted development.

Examines Christian worship from the earliest years of the New Testament to the liquid modern world.

This book very specifically focuses on technology application in tourism in Asia.

For more than 2,000 years, between 1500 BCE and 600 CE, the Egyptian processional oracle was one of the main points of contact between temple-based religion and the general population.

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This fully updated second edition presents a conceptual framework of outdoor recreation management in the form of a series of management matrices.

Employing a practice theoretical approach, this study centers on how German multinational enterprises transfer three selected production-related training practices to their subsidiaries in emerging economies: onboarding of new employees, shop floor inducting of machine operators, and German-style dual apprenticeship training for specialized technicians.

There is an urgent need today to deepen and enrich the pastoral dimension of Sunday worship.

"Besondere" Gottesdienste scheinen eine wichtige Rolle dafür zu spielen, dass Menschen sich im kirchlichen Kontext punktuell-selektiv und jenseits pfarrgemeindlicher Strukturen vergemeinschaften.

The Western Balkans and associated countries are striving to achieve and foster their economic growth, social well-being, and sustainable development.

There is an ancient Christian saying from the Patristic Erawhich is known in its most concise form as lex orandi, lex credendi.

In der Liturgie ist die Kirche in Aktion.

This volume examines and contrasts different perspectives on and approaches to the geography of tourism from across European regions and language traditions.

The desire to erase the religions of Indigenous Peoples is an ideological fixture of the colonial project that marked the first century of Canada's nationhood.

This book covers a very broad range of topics in marketing, communication, and tourism, focusing especially on new perspectives and technologies that promise to influence the future direction of marketing research and practice in a digital and innovational era.

This new volume, Destination Marketing: Creating Memorable Tourism Experiences, provides a snapshot view of various aspects of destination marketing, the art of using marketing to create memorable experiences for travellers at specific destinations.

Why do we worship as we do?

This volume examines and contrasts different perspectives on and approaches to the geography of tourism from across European regions and language traditions.

Pilgrimage in Practice: Narration, Reclamation and Healing provides an interdisciplinary approach to the topic.

As with viewing a mosaic, the more closely the reader examines this book, the more it shows forth rich meaning and inspiration for preachers, lay readers, and all who desire to encounter Jesus Christ in the scriptures.

This book addresses the impact and implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most challenging public health risks to human wellbeing, on the economic activities and behaviors of Middle Eastern countries during and in the aftermath of the pandemic.

The hospitality industry relies on the sourcing and development of talent to deliver excellent customer experiences and interactions in a 24/7 environment.

For centuries, Muslim countries and Europe have engaged one another through theological dialogues, diplomatic missions, political rivalries, and power struggles.

Covering the applied managerial perspective of the travel industry, this book looks at the core disciplines and the application of theory to practice.

The well known Austrian poet and spiritual writer, Rainer Maria Rilke encouraged his young friend not to be a "e;waster of sorrows,"e; but to use them in a positive way as a means to help him grow in holiness.

This book explores the understanding, description, and measurement of the physical, sensory, social, and emotional features of motorcycle and bicycle journey experiences in tourism.

Fully revised, Tourism, 2nd edition covers aspects of tourism from a modern perspective, providing students with a range of theoretical and research-based explanations, supported by examples, case studies and unique insights from industry representatives.

It is hard to imagine tourism without the creative use of seductive, as well as restrictive, imaginaries about peoples and places.

This book accounts that Bangladesh is a potential destination in South Asia exhibiting a steady growth in its economy along with socio-cultural developments.

Travellers today face many challenges from risk and safety issues.

The subject of ‘magic’ has long been considered peripheral and sensationalist, the word itself having become something of an academic taboo.

As the nations of the Caribbean respond to the emerging effects of climate change and prepare for those to come, tourism has the potential to either worsen or mitigate these impacts.

This book outlines the impacts of small scale sport tourism events on local sustainable development in different countries.

Despite the ever-increasing interest in eye tracking, there is still no comprehensive work on the potential and applications of table-mounted and mobile head-mounted eye tracking solutions in travel and tourism.

This book features a collection of high-quality research papers presented at the International Conference on Tourism, Technology & Systems (ICOTTS 2021), held at the University of Cartagena, in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, from 4 to 6 November 2021.

This text introduces tourism students to concepts drawn from critical theory, cultural studies and the social sciences.

Liturgical Elements for Reformed Worship is a series of four liturgical resources: three consisting of liturgical elements for Years A, B, and C, and a fourth, the first such resource to support the implementation of Year D: A Quadrennial Supplement to the Revised Common Lectionary (Cascade Books).

Healing the soul is a vital counterpart to curing the body.

Seeking to live a Christian life in this American society can often evoke a wide range of emotions, and the precipitation sometimes looks like poetry.

Grow your audience, shrink your footprint, change the world Straight-talk on what makes a purposeful, sustainable event, including honest, practical insights into case studies of hits, misses, and lessons learned.

This book compares the intellectual and social history and past and present contexts of mantic practices (divination) in Chinese and Greek antiquity.

Gold Winner for Reference in Foreword Reviews' 2015 INDIEFAB Book of the Year AwardsWith decades of experience as a gala event planner, award-winning director and producer Ron Miziker presents the ultimate guide to planning and executing every special event in this one-of-a-kind guidebook.

Journey into the world of Ayahuasca and healing.

Tourism development is not merely about boosting tourist figures and bringing in more tourist dollars.

This book explores the relationship between technology and social transformation in tourism, hospitality and gastronomy.

This new volume addresses the growing interest to understand tourism and hospitality in Southeast and South Asia, two regions that have seen tremendous growth in international tourists in recent years.