Hospitality, sports, leisure and tourism industries

Critical Event Studies is a growing field, not just within event management and event studies, but across the traditional and digital social sciences.

The Creative Tourist brings together four broad areas of academic scholarship: creative tourism, sociology, well-being and new materialism.

Experts in Greek language, literature and material culture re-examine the role of animal sacrifice in Greek life across the Mediterranean.

This book provides a large-scale empirical multilingual study of crosslinguistic differences in the language of destination promotion.

This is the first handbook devoted entirely to leisure theory, charting the history and philosophy of leisure, theories in religion and culture, and rational theories of leisure in the Western philosophical tradition, as well as a range of socio-cultural theories from thinkers such as Adorno, Bauman, Weber and Marx.

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

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.

The Adventure Tourist: Being, Knowing, Becoming brings together two broad areas of academic inquiry - adventure tourism and hospitality studies.

This ground-breaking book contains contributions from 12 different religious traditions: Hinduism, African Traditional Religion, Judaism, Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Shintoism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, Unitarianism and Baha'i.

A reference on sustainability, social responsibility, and green practices in hospitality and tourism, this book presents innovative research methods in sustainability, state-of-the-art research by leading internationally recognized scholars on this topic, providing an excellent source of quality research.

Die kirchliche Situation in den östlichen Bundesländern stellt die gottesdienstliche Feier vor ganz neue Herausforderungen.

Domestic animals are an integral component of human leisure experience and can enhance the physical, social, and mental wellbeing of humans.

The tourism, hospitality and events industries comprise one of the largest and most diverse workforces in the world, creating high demand for graduates with strong technical and managerial competencies.

Follow the spiritual wisdom of one of the twentieth century's great theologians, Romano Guardini, as you prepare your mind, body, and heart for Mass.

This book links research in wine marketing/management and wine tourism, offering international and multidisciplinary perspectives.

Funerals are among the most important life events in Western society, and fashioning a personalized ceremony for yourself or for a loved one is often the most meaningful way to celebrate the life of the deceased.

This two-volume work presents a comprehensive survey of all the ways people celebrate religious life around the globe.

Culinary Taste: Consumer Behaviour in the International Restaurant Sector looks at the factors that influence our culinary tastes and dining behaviour, illustrating how they can translate into successful business in industry.

Martin Luther's relationship to music has been largely downplayed, yet music played a vital role in Luther's life -- and he in turn had a deep and lasting effect on Christian hymnody.

This book features a collection of high-quality research papers presented at the International Conference on Tourism, Technology and Systems (ICOTTS 2023), held at Anahuac University, Bacalar, Mexico, from 2 to 4 November 2023.

War and conflict have always been a recurring aspect of human history with a considerable impact on the countries involved, the formation of communities, and the global regulations.

Is there an answer for suffering?

This book investigates all facets of Chinese tourism in a single destination, and its fascinating rise and evolution.

Für Kirchen und Theologie haben die Untersuchungen zu den "Milieus" eine besondere Relevanz, da diese dazu beitragen, Menschen in unterschiedlichen Lebenslagen besser zu verstehen und ihnen zu begegnen.

Theories within tourism can be difficult, even confusing areas to understand.

This book explores contemporary tourism and coastal developments in Hyogo, Japan-the nation's only non-peninsular prefecture bordering two oceans.

The hospitality model called "e;Albergo Diffuso"e; (AD), or "e;scattered hotel,"e; has been engneered by Mr Giancarlo Dall'Ara and described by The New York Times as a way of bringing life back to historic towns and rural hamlets by utilizing unused rooms for tourism.

Within the field of Islamic Studies, scientific research of Muslim theology is a comparatively young discipline.

Sich verändernde politische, gesellschaftliche, technologische und wirtschaftliche Entwicklungen führen zu komplexen Herausforderungen in touristischen Zielgebieten und machen neue Ansätze im Destinationsmanagement erforderlich.

Drawing from extended fieldwork in La Reunion, in the Indian Ocean, the author suggests an innovative re-reading of different concepts of magic that emerge in the global cultural economics of tourism.

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.

Life-affirming and lyrical writings for inspiration and meditation, from saints and sages of the Christian, Hindu, Sufi, Jewish, Native American, Buddhist, and Taoist traditions.

Increasingly, the tourism industry is looking towards sustainability, responding to public demand and local environmental policy.

This book presents the latest research and novel case studies on crime and corruption in the tourism and hospitality industry.

This book links research in wine marketing/management and wine tourism, offering international and multidisciplinary perspectives.

This book evaluates why cities choose to bid for the Olympics, why Olympic bids fail, and whether cities can benefit from failed bids.

This compelling volume explores how war magic and warrior religion unleash the power of the gods, demons, ghosts, and the dead.

This book is about exercise - what it is, how it affects the individual, how it is measured and most of all what benefits it brings.

Provides an accessible account of the variety and subtlety of Greek and Roman philosophy of death, from Homer to Marcus Aurelius.

Gender based violence (GBV) in travel and tourism is embedded within wider social structures of gender inequalities and discrimination.

This book investigates the role of architecture in the construction of sacred experience in ancient Greek, Roman, Jewish, Christian and Byzantine cultures.

The book of Genesis tells us that God made a covenant with Abraham, promising him a glorious posterity on the condition that he and all his male descendents must be circumcised.

What does the proliferation of food festival tell us about rural areas?

Combining ideas of sustainable development, product development and branding with notions from the fields of design, space shaping and architecture, this volume of Advances in Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research offers contemporary perspectives on the strategic development, evaluation and impact of 'atmospheric quality' in tourism and hospitality service situations.

This book offers essential insights into how the world's second largest industry, tourism, is responding to challenges involved in expanding the corporate social responsibility (CSR) concept to corporate sustainability and responsibility, referred to as CSR 2.

This ground-breaking book contains contributions from 12 different religious traditions: Hinduism, African Traditional Religion, Judaism, Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Shintoism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, Unitarianism and Baha'i.

This book offers a bird's-eye view of the current trends, opportunities, and challenges related to Asian youth travellers, and it also presents a holistic framework for future research to build upon.

Former communist countries face unique issues in developing and marketing tourism businesses, communities, and attractions because of centralized polices that discouraged international influences.

This timely book presents a unique collection of "e;new normal"e; trends, issues, and challenges of tourism and hospitality management and practices from the perspective of the COVID-19 pandemic.