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Tourism, tourists and society / Richard Sharpley.

By: Material type: TextTextLondon ;;New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018Description: vii, 372 pages 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781138629394 (Hardback : alk. paper)
  • 9781138629493 (Paperback : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • G 155.A1 S4777 2018
Summary: • New chapter: Tourism and the Digital Revolution, looking at the ways in which the Internet and mobile technology transform both tourist behaviour and the tourist experienceSummary: and • New end-of-chapter further reading and discussion topics. Accessible yet critical in style, this book offers students an invaluable introduction to tourism, tourists and society. --Amazon.co.ukSummary: Tourism, Tourists and Society provides a broad introduction to the inter-relationship between tourism and society, making complex sociological concepts and themes accessible to readers from a non-sociological academic background. It provides a thorough exploration of how society influences or shapes the behaviours, motivations, attitudes and consumption of tourists, as well as the tourism impacts on destination societies. The fifth edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect recent data, concepts and academic debates: • New content on: mobilities paradigm and the emotional dimension of tourist experiences
List(s) this item appears in: SPST121_TOURISM PROMOTION SERVICES 2 | SSPT122_TOUR GUIDING SERVICES 1 | STPS111_TOURISM AND PROMOTION SERVICES (NCII)
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Fourth edition published by Elm 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

• New chapter: Tourism and the Digital Revolution, looking at the ways in which the Internet and mobile technology transform both tourist behaviour and the tourist experience

and • New end-of-chapter further reading and discussion topics. Accessible yet critical in style, this book offers students an invaluable introduction to tourism, tourists and society. --Amazon.co.uk

Tourism, Tourists and Society provides a broad introduction to the inter-relationship between tourism and society, making complex sociological concepts and themes accessible to readers from a non-sociological academic background. It provides a thorough exploration of how society influences or shapes the behaviours, motivations, attitudes and consumption of tourists, as well as the tourism impacts on destination societies. The fifth edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect recent data, concepts and academic debates: • New content on: mobilities paradigm and the emotional dimension of tourist experiences

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