Worldwide Destinations: The Geography of Travel and Tourism

by Brian Boniface, Robyn Cooper, Chris Cooper

Overview

Worldwide Destinations: The Geography of Travel and Tourism is a unique text that explores tourism demand, supply, organisation and resources for every country worldwide. The eighth edition is brought up to date with features such as:

• An exploration of current issues such as climate change, overtourism, expedition cruises, film tourism, economic and cultural impacts of tourism.
• New and updated case studies throughout.
• More emphasis on South-east Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
• Online resources for lecturers and students including PPTs, web links, video links and meditations on the evolving implications of COVID-19 for tourism.

The first part of the book comprises thematic chapters which detail the geographic knowledge and principles required to analyse the tourism appeal of destinations. The subsequent division of the book into regional chapters enables the student to carry out a systematic analysis of a particular destination, by providing insights on cultural characteristics as well as information on specific places.

Worldwide Destinations: The Geography of Travel and Tourism is an invaluable resource for studying every destination in the world, by explaining tourism demand, evaluating the many types of tourist attractions and examining the trends that may shape the future geography of tourism. This thorough guide is a must-have for any student undertaking a course in travel and tourism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429534980
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/02/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	732
File size:	42 MB
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About the Author

Brian Boniface is a tourism consultant and educationalist, with wide experience in teaching geography on vocational courses for the tourism industry in colleges of further education.　

Robyn Cooper is an independent researcher and author.　

Chris Cooper is Professor in the School of Events, Tourism and Hospitality Management at Leeds Beckett University. He has extensive international research and consultancy experience and a well-established reputation as an international leader in tourism education. He was awarded the United Nations World Tourism Organization Ulysses Prize for contributions to tourism education and policy in 2009.

Table of Contents

PART ONE The Geographical Principles of Travel and Tourism

Chapter 1 An introduction to the geography of travel and tourism

1. The geography of demand for tourism
2. The geography of resources for tourism
3. Climate and tourism
4. The geography of transport for travel and tourism

PART TWO The Regional Geography of Travel and Tourism

SECTION 1 EUROPE

Chapter 6 An introduction to the tourism geography of Europe

7 An introduction to the tourism geography of Britain

8 The regional geography of tourism in Britain

9 The tourism geography of Ireland

10 The tourism geography of Scandinavia

11 The tourism geography of the Benelux countries

12 The tourism geography of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

13 The tourism geography of France

14 The tourism geography of Spain and Portugal

15 The tourism geography of Italy and Malta

16 The tourism geography of South-eastern Europe

17 The tourism geography of Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and the CIS

SECTION 2 AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST

Chapter 18 The tourism geography of the Middle East

19 The tourism geography of Africa

SECTION 3 ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

Chapter 20 The tourism geography of South Asia

21 The tourism geography of East Asia

22 The tourism geography of Australasia

SECTION 4 THE AMERICAS

Chapter 23 The tourism geography of North America

24 The tourism geography of the Caribbean islands

25 The tourism geography of Central and South America

26 Tourism futures

PART III Useful Sources

Selective place name index

Subject index