Hospitality, sports, leisure and tourism industries

Tourism has become one of the largest and fastest growing sectors in the world economy.

Tourism has become one of the largest and fastest growing sectors in the world economy.

Tourism affects millions of individuals, numerous societies and environments in multiple, nuanced and overlapping ways.

Tourism affects millions of individuals, numerous societies and environments in multiple, nuanced and overlapping ways.

Using in-depth case studies, this volume shows how the infrastructure of tourism has transformed cities throughout North America.

Using in-depth case studies, this volume shows how the infrastructure of tourism has transformed cities throughout North America.

Sports Media covers reporting, anchoring, and production, and offers thorough descriptions of the sports reporter and anchor's function in sports journalism.

Sports Media covers reporting, anchoring, and production, and offers thorough descriptions of the sports reporter and anchor's function in sports journalism.

The Routledge Handbook of Health Tourism provides a comprehensive and cutting-edge overview of the philosophical, conceptual and managerial issues in the field of health tourism with contributions from more than 30 expert academics and practitioners from around the world.

The Routledge Handbook of Health Tourism provides a comprehensive and cutting-edge overview of the philosophical, conceptual and managerial issues in the field of health tourism with contributions from more than 30 expert academics and practitioners from around the world.

The social, cultural and economic significance of sport has never been more evident than it is today.

The social, cultural and economic significance of sport has never been more evident than it is today.

The Business of Sports provides a comprehensive foundation of the economic, organizational, legal and political components of the sports industry.

The Business of Sports provides a comprehensive foundation of the economic, organizational, legal and political components of the sports industry.

Tourism is a central part of regional development strategies in many localities around Europe, not just in traditional coastal or mountain resorts but also in areas without a strong track record with regard to visitor economy.

Tourism is a central part of regional development strategies in many localities around Europe, not just in traditional coastal or mountain resorts but also in areas without a strong track record with regard to visitor economy.

This book fills a gap in the growing academic discipline of food and agricultural tourism, offering the first multidisciplinary approach to food tourism and the role it plays in economic development, destination marketing, and gastronomic exploration.

This book fills a gap in the growing academic discipline of food and agricultural tourism, offering the first multidisciplinary approach to food tourism and the role it plays in economic development, destination marketing, and gastronomic exploration.

In recent years there has been a growing interest in the study of hospitality as a social phenomenon.

In recent years there has been a growing interest in the study of hospitality as a social phenomenon.

Over the past decade, there have been an increasing number of publications that have analysed and critiqued the potential of tourism to be a mechanism for poverty reduction in less economically developed countries (LEDCs).

Over the past decade, there have been an increasing number of publications that have analysed and critiqued the potential of tourism to be a mechanism for poverty reduction in less economically developed countries (LEDCs).

Drawing from ethnographic work in five continents, this book demonstrates how different regimes of value in tourism can coexist, collide, and compete across a varied geographic terrain.

Drawing from ethnographic work in five continents, this book demonstrates how different regimes of value in tourism can coexist, collide, and compete across a varied geographic terrain.

Belgian Museums of the Great War: Politics, Memory, and Commerce examines the handling of the centennial of World War I by several museums along the Western Front in Flanders, Belgium.

Belgian Museums of the Great War: Politics, Memory, and Commerce examines the handling of the centennial of World War I by several museums along the Western Front in Flanders, Belgium.

Effective performance management systems are essential in any successful organisation.

Effective performance management systems are essential in any successful organisation.

Tourism 'mobilities' are not restricted to the movement of tourists between places of origin and destinations.

Tourism 'mobilities' are not restricted to the movement of tourists between places of origin and destinations.

Consumer behaviour is one of the most explored topics in tourism and hospitality marketing, interchangeably denoted by the terms 'traveller behaviour', 'tourist behaviour' or 'guest behaviour'.

Consumer behaviour is one of the most explored topics in tourism and hospitality marketing, interchangeably denoted by the terms 'traveller behaviour', 'tourist behaviour' or 'guest behaviour'.

In recent decades, the fast rise of emerging economies, like the BRICS nations, has propelled the growth of tourism worldwide.

In recent decades, the fast rise of emerging economies, like the BRICS nations, has propelled the growth of tourism worldwide.

Sport management is a rapidly developing industry which continues to grow in size and scope on an international scale.

Sport management is a rapidly developing industry which continues to grow in size and scope on an international scale.

Provides a historical perspective for understanding the exponential growth of casinos in the United States since 1990, by telling the story of Atlantic City, New Jersey since the 1970s.

Provides a historical perspective for understanding the exponential growth of casinos in the United States since 1990, by telling the story of Atlantic City, New Jersey since the 1970s.

The marketing landscape has changed dramatically in recent years, especially for tourism and hospitality practitioners.

The marketing landscape has changed dramatically in recent years, especially for tourism and hospitality practitioners.

The tourist experience is multi-faceted and dynamic, as tourists engage with its formation and creation.

The tourist experience is multi-faceted and dynamic, as tourists engage with its formation and creation.

Sport is enjoyed by millions of people across the world, and both watching and playing sport constitutes a major part of modern leisure time.

Sport is enjoyed by millions of people across the world, and both watching and playing sport constitutes a major part of modern leisure time.

This book evaluates how and why vertical disintegration has occurred in the global corporate hotel industry, as it undergoes a structural transformation.

This book evaluates how and why vertical disintegration has occurred in the global corporate hotel industry, as it undergoes a structural transformation.

Tourism gentrification is a critical shaping force of socio-economic and contemporary urban landscapes.

Tourism gentrification is a critical shaping force of socio-economic and contemporary urban landscapes.

This book aims to further academic debate within the leisure and tourism studies community about the role of 'families' in contemporary life and the experiences of families and their children in the leisure environment.

This book aims to further academic debate within the leisure and tourism studies community about the role of 'families' in contemporary life and the experiences of families and their children in the leisure environment.