Giants of Tourism
Butler, Richard; Russell, Roslyn
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Description for Giants of Tourism
Hardcover.
The development of tourism and its associated elements owes much to the efforts of individuals. Many of them left imprints on tourism, through their innovations, promotion or insight, that have continued long after they have departed the scene. This volume consists of essays by experts in their fields on individuals who have influenced tourism over many hundreds of years of travel: development of destinations, services and accommodation, creation of transportation links and attractions, tourist behaviour, innovations in the era of large scale tourism and establishment of future trends.
The development of tourism and its associated elements owes much to the efforts of individuals. Many of them left imprints on tourism, through their innovations, promotion or insight, that have continued long after they have departed the scene. This volume consists of essays by experts in their fields on individuals who have influenced tourism over many hundreds of years of travel: development of destinations, services and accommodation, creation of transportation links and attractions, tourist behaviour, innovations in the era of large scale tourism and establishment of future trends.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Wallingford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845936525
SKU
V9781845936525
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Butler, Richard; Russell, Roslyn
Richard Butler was educated at Nottingham University and the University of Glasgow (PhD Geography 1973), and spent thirty years at the University of Western Ontario in Canada as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Geography, and then the University of Surrey, where he was Professor of Tourism from 1997 to 2005. He is currently Emeritus Professor of ... Read more
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