Hospitality, sports, leisure and tourism industries

This volume provides the latest outcomes of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) research conducted in various industries.

Many cities focused on tourist development and city marketing to keep their economies afloat during the financial crisis of 2008-2013, but the subsequent economic recovery saw a combination of growing visitor numbers, changing behavior patterns and price hikes, especially in real estate, that created the conditions for a 'perfect storm'.

This new book focuses on the important concern of sustainability in tourism and hospitality industry.

Recent years have seen an increased interest in Jewish life, its culture, and its celebrations.

The trend towards a more secular culture in Western society means that there can be greater flexibility in a wedding ceremony, but couples are often faced with the challenge of preparing a meaningful celebration outside the traditional religious framework.

This book presents a collection of the latest research in the area of immersive technologies, presented at the International Augmented and Virtual Reality Conference 2018 in Manchester, UK, and showcases how augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are transforming the business landscape.

This book suggests sustainable economy from the viewpoint of tourism fostering low carbon footprint.

Latin America is a complex mosaic of nations, people and landscapes, with unique cultural, scenic and economic resources but with no more than 6% of global international tourist arrivals (World Bank, 2019).

Examines some of the types of sacrifice and ritual killing of human beings through history.

The fastest growth in tourism is the culinary sector.

This book provides a detailed account of the global hotel industry with a focus on managerial work and people management.

This book features a collection of high-quality research papers presented at the International Conference on Tourism, Technology and Systems (ICOTTS 2022), held at University of Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile, from 3 to 5 November 2022.

Destinations rely on regional strategies to support and enhance the tourism product through regional partnerships and integration.

Through the lens of praising and honouring God, the liturgy of Christians sheds a unique light on their monotheistic beliefs.

This book provides an in-depth analysis of and discussion about the relationship between green tourism, economic growth and globalization.

Indian Tourism brings together leading experts from all over the world to assess the challenges and opportunities of the tourism sector in India and its correlation to the country's economic performance and prospects.

This book explores island resilience and how island communities come together to achieve wellbeing, have agency over their future and resist ongoing neo-colonialism during disruptive events such as COVID-19 and the increasing threats of climate change.

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

Reputation is considered one of the most relevant assets in business.

Internet Resources for Leisure and Tourism is designed to allow students, academics and practitioners within the leisure and tourism fields to get the very most out of the World Wide Web, helping them track down and fully exploit the most useful resources available.

This book deals with the energy footprints of biorefineries and the hotel and buildings sector.

This long-awaited companion volume to Howard E.

This book gathers the best papers presented at the 11th Tourism Outlook Conference, held in Eskisehir, Turkey, from 3 to 5 October 2018.

Usually, a country brand is not focused, resulting in unsuccessful place branding.

To meet the rising demand for scientific evidence in the context of rural tourism research, this book explores tourism and tourism-related diversification activities performed by farming households and entrepreneurs in rural communities.

Tourist Behaviour: International Perspectives provides a collection of all consumer-related topics from both theoretical and practical approaches to building and examining the theory of how consumers think and act within the context of tourism consumption.

Through the lens of African emerging economies, this text examines empirical studies and the related practices of agritourism.

'Arts, Entertainment and Tourism' is a pioneering text that, by focusing on the consumer, investigates the relationship between these 3 industries and how this relationship can be developed to its best competitive advantage.

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

'Business Development in Licensed Retailing: a unit manager's guide' details the indispensable skills and techniques needed to manage units within licensed retail organisations in a flexible and entrepreneurial manner.

Accounts of U.

When mice eat the sugar, the apples have rotted, and the fish aren't biting, what can Rivka Leah's friends bring to her Hanukkah celebration?

Der Minnesang ist die wichtigste Gattung der mittelalterlichen deutschen Lyrik.

The late nineteenth century was a golden age for European travel in the United States.

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.

This edited volume uniquely explores the extensive themes and frameworks of tourism development and investment in Bangladesh.

This book explores a wide range of emerging cultural, heritage, and other tourism issues that will shape the future of hospitality and tourism research and practice in the digital and innovation era.

Revisiting Sustainable Tourism in the Philippines provides a comprehensive investigation into how sustainability across tourism industries can be achieved in practical terms within the Asian context.

This peer-reviewed publication adds value to the previous edition.

Reviewing peace and reconciliation, secular pilgrimages, and international perspectives on sacred journeys, this book offers the reader an opportunity to encounter multiple voices and viewpoints on one of the most ancient practices of humankind.

The book explains how change in burial practices take place by focussing on how new practices are processed by local communities.

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