Worldwide Destinations

by Chris Cooper (Author), Chris Cooper (Author), Robyn Cooper (Author), Chris Cooper (Author), Chris Cooper (Author), Brian Boniface (Author), Brian Boniface MA (Author)

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  Paperback
  2009

  $3.33

  Worldwide Destinations: The Geography of Travel and Tourism is a unique text that explores the demand, supply, organisational aspects and resources of every tourism destination in the world.

  This fifth edition is brought up to date with key features such as:

  • An exploration of current issues such as climate change, economic capacity, grey tourism and social impacts
  • New full colour interior, packed with helpful pedagogic features, including discussion points and assignements to encourage greater student involvement
  • A companion website for students and lecturers which incluldes discussion questions and multiple choice questsions with solutions
  • A new and fully updated edition of Worldwide Destinations Casebook is also available with 38 in-depth cases to help bring textbook theory to life

  The book provides thematic chapters at the beginning which detail the geographical knowledge and principles required to understand how to approach the analysis of destinations. The further division of the book into thematic and regional chapters enables the student to carry out a systematic analysis of a particular destination.

  Worldwide Destinations: The Geography of Travel and Tourism is an invaluable resource for studying every destination in the world as well as the demand, resources and future of the geography of tourism. This thorough guide is a must-have for any tourism student.

• Used

  Paperback
  2004

  $3.33

  Worldwide Destinations: The Geography of Travel and Tourism provides comprehensive coverage of worldwide tourism destinations, examining the basic principles underlying the geography of tourist demand, supply and transportation, together with a broad survey of world tourism generating and destination regions. A leading textbook in tourism field, now in its fourth edition, it includes new cases (Sydney Olympics, satellite accounts, Athens Olympics, 9/11 and the Bali bombing) and new topics (security, terrorism, and selling destinations).