Hospitality, sports, leisure and tourism industries

This book focuses on Socotra Island, geographically based in Yemen, and aims to explore the island from the social sciences point of view.

Tourism and hospitality industry is facing a substantial amount of opportunities and challenges due to the globalization.

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

This is the first book to provide coverage on the best practice of sustainable tourism in island destinations, focussing on the unique perspective of exploring the interplays of seasonality, competitiveness, and quality of life of islands as destinations.

The ubiquity of digital platforms in everyday life has considerable ramifications for contemporary leisure travel.

This book explores a fairly unique wine marketing topic by examining the role and historic function of Wine Queens and Wine Kings.

This book provides the first-ever overview of and guide to the geological setting and related features of the famous, volcanically active Galapagos Islands, as well as an in-depth analysis of the setting's relationship to the region's unique and iconic ecology, and its conservation.

This book pursues the question of consciousness and thought through the art of preaching in a postcolonial era.

This unique and thoughtful book considers the tourism specialization, economic growth, and tourism competitiveness of a very specific type of tourism: small islands practicing warm water island tourism.

What impact did walking tours and scenic films have on leisure activities?

Celebrating the spirit of songIn A Song to Sing, a Life to Live, Don and Emily Saliers help readers see the connections between Saturday night music and Sunday morning music by exploring the spiritual dimensions of music itself.

Tourism and travel have been with us since time immemorial.

The UAE ambassador to Russia shares a bold and intimate exploration of what it means to be Muslim in the 21st century.

This book draws together empirical research across a range of contemporary examples of food tourism phenomenon in Asia to provide a holistic picture of their role and influence.

This book examines the London 2012 opening and closing ceremonies and the handover to Rio 2016 as articulations of national and cosmopolitan belonging.

The rapid growth and development of global transportation and communication technology systems are some key 21st century drivers, which provide faster, more accessible inter-continental connectivity, continuity, convergence and collaboration to create billions of opportunities for global citizens.

In seiner Dissertation von 2015 untersucht Markus Roth die Gottesdienst-Theologie bei Martin Luther, Oswald Bayer und Paul Tillich als Beitrag zu einer fundamentalliturgischen Praxis.

Taken from the Church of England Common Worship Main Volume, this booklet presents the text of Holy Communion Order Two service together with the annex to Order Two.

This book explores the growing demand for accessible tourism experiences and demonstrates how the perspective of digital ecosystems can play a vital role in creating more inclusive destinations.

In Praying Psalms Ian Stackhouse offers daily reflections on all 150 psalms.

From exotic spa treatments to euthanasia, this book examines the background and social context of medical tourism-the practice of traveling for health care.

Storytelling-Case Archetype Decoding and Assignment Manual (SCADAM) reviews cultural and tourism/hospitality applications of Carl Jung's work on archetypes in shaping behavior and unconscious/conscious thought.

This textbook provides a comprehensive learning resource material for tourism transportation.

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.

With the decision to provide of a scholarly edition of the Works of John Wesley in the 1950s, Methodist Studies emerged as a fresh academic venture.

The Ave Treasury of Catholic Prayers is an indispensable keepsake of classic and contemporary prayers that every Catholic should know.

This book is an attempt to bridge the academic discipline of economic geography with the professional field of economic development.

Post-disaster and post-conflict tourism has recently emerged as a prominent topic of research and considers new risks that jeopardize tourism travel to destinations that have recently experienced climate-related disasters, civil conflicts, and other challenges.

Women and Pilgrimage presents scholarly essays that address the lacunae in the literature on this topic.

Watching in disbelief as his computer was struck by lightning in 2007, Harry Bucknall had no idea that the subsequent trail of events would lead him to Rome five years later, on foot.

The complex relationship between heritage places and people, in the broadest sense, can be considered dialogic, a communicative act that has implications for both sides of the 'conversation'.

This report provides comparative knowledge, both policy and data, through thematic chapters and country-specific policy and statistical profiles.

The international tourism industry grew exponentially during the latter part of the 20th and early 21st century due to the advent of cheap air travel and a growing moneyed class.

This book recognizes that while tourism research has undoubtedly penetrated and gone beyond a number of knowledge frontiers, frontiers are never static, but are constantly shifting and changing form in the context of a dynamic environment.

Within the past 10 years 'Religious Tourism' has seen both economic and education-sector growth on a global scale.

Volunteers make important contributions across the spectrum of event settings, most visibly at high profile mega events such as the Olympic Games they are volunteers are lauded as 'Games makers', 'unsung heroes' and the like.

This comprehensive textbook has, at its core, the importance of linking strategic thinking with action in the management of tourism.

The messages in this book contain words of encouragement for anyone who is struggling with a physical affliction or a wide variety of other life altering challenges.

Tourism in European Microstates and Dependencies carefully examines the nuances and realities associated with tourism, social and economic development, geography, and geopolitics of Europe's smallest microstates and dependencies.

Summarizes established theories about ritual and violence and examines their link.

The second volume of this handbook develops on and extends the discussion in the successful first volume, published in 2012.

This volume highlights a broad selection of valuable research work by renowned professionals and scientists from academia and the travel industry, bridging academic perspectives and research with practical applications.

International and domestic tourism changed not only as a result of the Corona pandemic, but even before.

This book discusses the the integration between tourism and heritage and strategies to achieve sustainability in the tourism sector.

Zygmunt Bauman has historically debated the inconsistencies of global capitalism in his different texts and offered a diagnosis of global capitalism based on two main figures: tourists who are privileged agents legally encouraged to move and visit the world and vagabonds who are closely scrutinized and subject to a climate of oppression and immobility.

Each year, about two million pilgrims from over 100 countries converge on the Islamic holy city of Mecca for the hajj.

The only comprehensive, single-volume survey of magic available, this compelling book traces the history of magic, witchcraft, and superstitious practices such as popular spells or charms from antiquity to the present day.

This book analyses the ways in which crises, including COVID-19, can be managed within the tourism and hospitality industries in Asia, in ways that support the future of these industries and help to make them more resilient.