Tourism, Travel Guide & Hospitality

Tourism-Principles and Practices is a comprehensive textbook, designed especially for undergraduate and postgraduate students of travel and tourism studies. It focuses on a wide array of concepts, principles, and practices in tourism and is supple...

Soft skills are personal attributes that enhance an individual's interactions, job performance, and career prospects. Soft Skills for Hospitality is a comprehensive textbook designed for students of hospitality management from diverse sectors. Th...

This Omnibus edition puts together four classic works on the history of Delhi through the ages--Delhi: A Historical Sketch, Twilight of the Mughuls: Studies in Late Mughal Delhi, Delhi between Two Empires 8103-1931 and Delhi through the Ages: Sele...

Tourism Policy and Planning: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow offers an introduction to the tourism policy process and how policies link to the strategic tourism planning function as well as influence planning at the local, national, and internation...

Using situational case studies, vignettes on world-class destinations and wide-ranging examples, this book aims to create awareness and understanding on the functioning of the tourism industry. A stepping stone for everyone aspiring to make a ca...

This book is the visible aspect of an inside and outside journey, a spiritual search that caused transcendental changes in the author. Written with the heart more than with the intellect, it contains the story of personal experiences in the millen...

This omnibus edition brings together for the first time four classics dealing with the emotive issue of India's Partition the growth of the idea of Partition and its inevitability; the Partition and the subsequent upheaval; the creation of Pakista...

Tourism Operations and Management explores core concepts of tourism and explains them through numerous examples, illustrations, tables, and photographs. Beginning with an introduction to the travel and tourism industry, the book goes on to discuss...

The second edition of Food and Beverage Service is specifically tailored to meet the requirements of the students of hotel management courses. Each of the six sections—introduction to food and beverage service, menu knowledge and planning, food se...

Hotel Law is a comprehensive textbook specially designed to meet the needs of students of undergraduate and postgraduate hotel management programmes. The book covers the various laws related to the hotel industry and illustrates them through vario...

Pokagon Indiana State Park provides potential visitors with a complete guide book to the state park, Angola and Steuben County, Indiana.Pokagon State ParkVisitors to Pokagon State Park will find a complete package of nature adventures that include...

Over the last decade, while many scholars have maintained their interest in the classical debate concerning the impacts of tourism, some have attempted new conceptualisations, while others have converged towards critical narratives promoted by a n...

Warm-water islands are a cohesive group of islands distinguished by their geography and remoteness, history as former colonial territories, and dependence on external stakeholders for their economic and social development. Warm-water island destin...

This international case study book provides 27 expertly curated case studies on the topic of events management, each with detailed implementation instructions for the instructor in order to maximise student participation and learning. Embellished ...

Ethical and Responsible Tourism explains the methods and practices used to manage the environmental impact of tourism on local communities and destinations. This new edition takes into account recent global events such as the Covid-19 health crisi...

Tourism and Leisure Behaviour in an Ageing World, based on Ian Patterson's previously published Growing Older, provides an overview of the latest research concerning tourist behavior and leisure needs of baby boomers, seniors, and older adults. Wi...

This timely book provides a critical account of the role that animals play in the tourism industry, representing an extension of the sustainability imperative and environmental theory.Written by a leading academic and author, this volume explores ...

Service Failures and Recovery in Tourism and Hospitality, with its extensive coverage of the literature, presents an invaluable source of information for academics, students, researchers and practitioners. In addition to its extensive coverage of ...

LADAKH plus richtet sich vor allem an Menschen, die auf der Suche nach fachkundigen und dennoch leicht verständlichen Informationen zu Ladakh, einer entlegenen Himalaja-Region, sind. Im ersten Teil erhält der Leser interessante Einblicke in die ...

World Tourism Cities: A Systematic Approach to Urban Tourism is a unique and contemporary textbook that addresses the particular situation of urban tourism destinations in the 2020s by reviewing key issues, trends, challenges and future opportunit...

This book provides a comprehensive discussion of the phenomenon of World Heritage tourism through a critical, global perspective that encompasses both supply and demand.Individual chapters critically engage with four main topics crucial to this su...

Word Search with A Difference. These puzzles will bend, turn and twist your mind a lot more than conventional straight-line Word Search Puzzles. A unique and Challenging Word Search Variation with mind boggling 3,000 words to find. Are you getting...

Winter tourism has seen increased levels of investment in recent times, in an effort to reduce economic risk, address environmental concerns and adapt to the effects of global warming. New ski destinations are developing and merging with tradition...

Spectacular scenery, vibrant cities and captivating culture - welcome to the USA. Whether you want to hike in breathtaking Yosemite National Park, take a road trip from coast to coast or sample southern soul food in the Deep South, your DK Eyewitn...

Travel Writing for Tourism and City Branding is an insightful, expert-led book which provides tourism students with a practice-based approach to producing researched literary travel writing on an urban destination, using the writing process as a r...

Gateway communities that neighbor parks and protected areas are impacted by tourism, while facing unique circumstances related to protected area management. Economic dependency remains a serious challenge for these communities, especially in a cli...

Around the world, as societies embrace a more integrated view of health, there is mounting evidence that parks and protected areas contribute to a healthy civil society. Outdoor recreation and tourism play an important role in individual human men...

One of the leading texts in the field, Tourism Management is the ideal introduction to the fundamentals of tourism as you study for a degree, diploma or single module in the subject with a global focus. This 6th edition has been revised and update...

This book contains a collection of articles by leading experts in international tourism. It broadly covers the tourism business as well as the development of tourism. It documents the different views and paradigms on tourism development in an in-d...

From the Back CoverUrban regeneration is often regarded as the process of renewal or redevelopment of spaces and places. There is a need to look at tourism and urban regeneration with a particular focus on cultural heritage. Cultural heritage cons...

Topical and issue based, and arranged by type of crisis showcasing a wide range of examples and case studies, Beirman approaches the topic both as an academic and with a professional insight gleaned from his vast experience in industry.

Now you can visit some of the greatest cities in the world from your armchair. Dr. Joe White has traveled the world for the past 45 years and has used his experience to produce an easy read that will satisfy even the most curious reader. Dr. White...

The "Top 25 Hotel KPIs of 2011-2012" report provides insights into the state of hotel performance measurement today by listing and analyzing the most visited KPIs for this industry on smartKPIs.com in 2011. In addition to KPI names, it contains a ...

From the Back CoverOver the past decade, the field of tourism studies has been transformed: a trend that has resulted in a flourishing of new academic research. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Tourism presents a series of readings that represent ...

The insider's guide to Disneyland-plus complete coverage of Universal Studios * Disneyland remains the #1 California amusement and theme park, attracting about 14 million visitors annually, more than double the total for Universal Studios * Based ...

As the world faces many serious challenges informed, courageous and mindful leadership is needed for a better future. The Tourism Education Futures Initiative (TEFI) is the collective effort of a group of innovative, thoughtful and committed schol...

Baby boomers are dashing past the 50-year mark with breathtaking speed and in record numbers. Those who've already crossed that threshold are still around, living longer and living better. They're called everything from aging hippies, to geezers, ...

This book provides the first systematic and accessible text for students of hospitality and the culinary arts that directly addresses how more sustainable restaurants and commercial food services can be achieved. Food systems receive growing atte...

This timely handbook examines the most contemporary, controversial and cutting-edge issues related to the involvement of volunteers in the fields of events, sport and tourism. Split into thematic sections, the primary areas covered include: key di...

This handbook explores and critically examines both positive and negative impacts of tourism development focusing on the past, present and future issues, challenges and trends from a multidisciplinary global perspective. Through a comparative appr...

The Routledge Handbook of Religious and Spiritual Tourism provides a robust and comprehensive state-of-the-art review of the literature in this growing sub-field of tourism. This handbook is split into five distinct sections. The first section cov...

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview and holistic analysis of the intersection between tourism and popular culture. It examines current debates, questions and controversies of tourism in the wake of popular culture phenomena and explore...

The Routledge Handbook of Gastronomic Tourism explores the rapid transformations that have affected the interrelated areas of gastronomy, tourism and society, shaping new forms of destination branding, visitor satisfaction, and induced purchase d...

The Routledge Handbook of Gastronomic Tourism explores the rapid transformations that have affected the interrelated areas of gastronomy, tourism and society, shaping new forms of destination branding, visitor satisfaction, and induced purchase de...

The Routledge Handbook of Events explores and critically evaluates the debates and controversies associated with the rapidly expanding domain of Event Studies. It brings together leading specialists from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, to pro...

A timely and up-to-date "go-to" reference work for business events, The Routledge Handbook of Business Events explores and critically evaluates the key debates and controversies inherent to this rapidly expanding subject of study and industry.The ...

The Rough Guide to BudapestMake the most of your time on Earth with the ultimate travel guides.World-renowned 'tell it like it is' travel guide, now with free eBook.Part of our UEFA Euro 2020 guidebook series. If you're planning to visit Pusk�s Ar...

Lawyer turned travel writer Anjaly Thomas takes a solo journey through the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the guise of a kindergarten This book examines the people and culture of North Korea "To be able to learn real life lessons is far ...

This book is designed for the next generation of road warrior: The Millennial. THE PASSION OF TRAVEL is not just for tourists, but also for the business traveler who truly loves to see the world. Yet, business travel is different from personal tra...

Part of the prestigious Themes in Indian History series, this volume brings together seminal writings on the middle class in colonial India. It presents not only all debates and discussions surrounding the subject but also the historiographical sh...

*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "When one house dies, a second lives." - Maori proverb In 1769, Captain James Cook's historic expedition in the region would l...