North America

A Tourism Handbook Hb: A Tourism Handbook
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-1-84541-037-7
Verlag: Multilingual Matters Limited

Buch, Englisch, 123 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 340 g

This book focuses on the demand, supply, key features and events that take place across the regions of Canada, the United States of America and Mexico. The diversity of socio-cultural, natural, and economic features within and between regions has situated all three regions in positions of prominence on the World Tourism Organization’s list of top international destinations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fennell, David A

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Dienstleistungssektor & Branchen Tourismuswirtschaft, Gastgewerbe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Introduction to Tourism in North America - Atsuko Hashimoto

Chapter 2. Demand for Tourism in North America - Stephen Smith and Dallen J. Timothy

Chapter 3. Supply and Organization of Tourism in North America - Dallen J. Timothy

Chapter 4. Key Issues, Events and Issues of Tourism in the Region - David J. Telfer

Chapter 5. Sources, Organisations and Web Sites - David A. Fennell

Über Autor(innen)

Fennell, David A
David Fennell’s main focus of research is on tourism ethics and ecotourism. He has published widely in these areas, including books on Ecotourism (5th edition), Tourism Ethics (2nd edition), Codes of Ethics in Tourism, Tourism and Animal Ethics (2nd edition), and Sustainable Tourism: Principles, Contexts, and Practices. A major thrust of his research involves theory from other disciplines to gain traction on tourism’s most persistent problems. Fennell is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Ecotourism, is the editor of a Routledge book series on tourism ethics and is the editor of two Routledge Handbooks: Tourism and the Environment, and Ecotourism.

David Fennell is the author of Ecotourism: An Introduction, Ecotourism Programme Planning and co-editor of Ecotourism Policy and Planning. Dr. Fennell is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Ecotourism, and is an active member on editorial boards of many academic journals in tourism and leisure. He teaches ecotourism and outdoor recreation at Brock University, Canada.