Description
| Product ID: | 9781845417314 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Aspects of Tourism Texts |
| Title: | Tourism Economics and Policy |
| Authors: | Author: Larry Dwyer, Wayne Dwyer, Peter Forsyth |
| Page Count: | 640 |
| Subjects: | Economics, Economics, Economic growth, Hospitality, sports, leisure and tourism industries, Economic growth, Tourism industry |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This revised edition incorporates new material on the sharing economy, AI, surface and marine transport, resident quality of life issues, the price mechanism, the economic contribution of tourism, and tourism and economic growth. It remains an accessible text for students, researchers and practitioners in tourism economics and policy. Since the publication of the first edition of this seminal textbook, the tourism economics landscape has undergone many changes. In this concise revised edition, the authors have incorporated new approaches and ideas influencing tourism economics and policy. This includes discussions of the implications of the sharing economy and its effect on industry structure in accommodation and transport, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques that are being increasingly employed in tourism forecasting. It also includes new material on surface and marine transport, resident quality of life issues, the price mechanism, the economic contribution of tourism, tourism and economic growth, and tourism and sustainable development. It remains an important and accessible text for students, researchers and practitioners in tourism economics and tourism policy. |
| Imprint Name: | Channel View Publications |
| Publisher Name: | Channel View Publications Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-01-14 |
