Hospitality, sports, leisure and tourism industries

Learn blockchain in a simple, non-tech way and explore the different emerging technologies that open a world of opportunities in the space of tourism and hospitality.

From handshakes and toasts to chant and genuflection, ritual pervades our social interactions and religious practices.

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Ritual and practice are some of the most defining features of religion, linked with its central beliefs.

Tourism is one of the largest industries in the world, yet leisure travel is more than just economically important.

Contemporary and challenging, this thought-provoking book outlines a number of the key dilemmas in animal welfare for today's, and tomorrow's, world.

In an era marked by unprecedented technological advancements, the retail industry is at the forefront of a transformative journey.

Catechesis is not just about right teaching, it is a cultivation of a living faith within the community of the Church.

Service operations management in the tourism and hospitality industry requires a high level of coordination, communication and facilitation to satisfy visitors.

The wellspring to the future global growth in tourism is a commitment toward good policy and strategic planning.

Christians have often admired and venerated the martyrs who died for their faith, but for a long time thought that the bodies of martyrs should remain undisturbed in their graves.

This book argues that COVID-19 revives a much deeper climate of terror which was instilled by terrorism and the War on Terror originally declared by Bush's administration in 2001.

Combining the practical and academic aspects of event management this text presents an industry perspective, with real-life event examples and contemporary and relevant case studies.

Journeys to a Graveyard examines the descriptions provided by eight Russian writers of journeys made to western European countries between 1697 and 1880.

Prevailing stories about law and religion place great faith in the capacity of legal multiculturalism, rights-based toleration, and conceptions of the secular to manage issues raised by religious difference.

Magic is a universal phenomenon.

The pilgrimage to Mecca, or Hajj, has been a yearly phenomenon of great importance in Muslim lands for well over one thousand years.

Berger argues that tourism was forged by Mexico's government in 1928 as the cornerstone of state-led modernization programmes.

Being a mother isn't easy.

This book presents lively case studies of tourism developments in the European High North from diverse perspectives.

Tourism is not only affected by pandemics and epidemics but also contributes to their spread, affecting not only tourists but also the communities in their destinations.

What would it look like if women built a lectionary focusing on women's stories?

Christians are not just called to be transformed into something "e;better"e; or even "e;good,"e; but to be transfigured into a "e;new creation"e;--ceasing to be what they are in order to become what they are not.

This narrative and empirical analysis investigates Hilary's claim that in his day they would not have left a man behind to die.

This is the first book to address the concept of resilience and its specific application and relevance to tourism, in particular tourism destinations.

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Medical tourism, a complex interplay of healthcare, economics, and culture, offers both opportunities and challenges for patients, providers, and nations alike.

The next installment in the critically acclaimed lectionary series that focuses on women's stories.

In this timely study Gavin D'Costa explores Roman Catholic doctrines after the Second Vatican Council regarding the Jewish people (1965 - 2015).

Mountains have long held an appeal for people around the world.

A range of apocryphal and pseudepigraphic texts from Late Antiquity points to the importance of Sunday as a holiday for baptized Christians.

A complete liturgical resource to the richest days of the Christian year, grouping the seasonal liturgies of Holy Week and Easter with Holy Communion Order One.

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.

In this beautifully written book, Buddhist monk and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Thich Nhat Hanh explains how to acquire the skills of mindfulness.

Social tourism - the practice of offering programmes, events and activities to enable disadvantaged population groups to enjoy tourism - is of increasing interest to academia.

This book provides a synthesis of current research and international best practice in the emerging field of creative tourism.

This book outlines the status quo of worldwide wildlife tourism and its impacts on planning, management, knowledge, awareness, behaviour and attitudes related to wildlife encounters.

This pioneering, interdisciplinary work shows how rituals allow us to live in a perennially imperfect world.

Evolving traveller expectations, pressures to reduce emissions and a need to preserve popular destinations from over-tourism and climate change are creating untold disruption in the travel industry.

The Asia-Pacific area is notable as one of the fastest growing tourism regions and not surprisingly, tourism in this region has become the major driver of global tourism in general.

This book features a selection of articles from the 2024 International Conference on Management, Tourism and Technologies (ICMTT'24), held at the Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, in Cusco, Peru, between May 9 and 11, 2024.

The Talmud's Red Fence explores how rituals and beliefs concerning menstruation in the Babylonian Talmud and neighboring Sasanian religious texts were animated by difference and differentiation.

This book will be a welcome addition to the libraries of those who are engaged in planning and leading worship.

'a must-read' - Daniel Storey'Superb, from the first page to the last' Daniel Taylor Football journalist Nick Miller lifts the lid on football club ownership: the defining issue shaping the modern game.

Previously viewed as a relatively small group of errant travellers rooted in counter-cultural ideas, backpackers have now become a powerful tourist sector of predominantly young travellers, planning and preparing their own trips, and looking for direct cultural contact, novelty and spontaneity all around the globe.