This book gives an in-depth insight into contemporary global trends as far as tourism ethics, Charters, guidelines and resolutions are concerned. T...

Spitsbergen, the largest wilderness in Europe, is as close as you can get to the North Pole. Each year, tens of thousands of visitors experience th...

The fast growth of the tourism industry over the past decades is one of the most remarkable economic phenomena of our time. This handbook discusses...

Health and wellness tourism is now an international trend set by the health conscious consumers seeking to enhance their well-being through their t...

Happiness, wellbeing, relaxation, and rejuvenation are among the many concepts associated with tourism and more recently have become the focus for ...

People traveling for business or leisure reasons look for a home away from home when they travel. A competent staff, good food, and a secure and re...

The front office is the nerve centre of a hotel property. Communications and accounting are two of the most important functions of a front desk ope...

Hotel Management is an area of study that covers a wide range of topics concerned with the operational aspects of hoteliery. Hotel operations are v...

Housekeeping refers to the management of duties and chores involved in the running of a household, such as cleaning, cooking, home maintenance, sho...

To have maintained its place as an essential text for so many years Human Resource Management in the Hospitality Industry has had to remain relevan...

"In these days, innovation is a key factor for economic competitiveness of firms. Tourism is currently one of the most promising industries in the ...

"Tourism is a complicated concept that covers a wide range of social, behavioural, economic, political, cultural, and environmental considerations....

The concept of island tourism has attracted tourism researchers for ages who tried to examine islands’ characteristics, focusing on development wit...

The new edition of this popular work-travel guide explores exciting jobs and careers for anyone interested in putting more travel into their lives....

"Medical tourism represents a worldwide, multibillion-dollar phenomenon that is expected to grow considerably in the next decade. For the individua...

Medical tourism refers to the travel of people to another country for the purpose of obtaining medical treatment in that country. Traditionally, pe...

The last decade has seen widespread study of the relationship between tourism and the environment, given the growing importance of this sector in t...

This book focuses on tourism sectors and models the latest trends in tourism activity while providing a new vision for contemporary tourism economy...

Freedom of poverty is a universal human prerogative and right. Hence the tackling of poverty in developing countries is a social obligation for gov...

Tourism has been identified has a major sector of economic activity since the latter part of the twentieth century. Its importance has been growing...

"Nutrition is the science that interprets the interaction of nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproductio...

This book presents an ethnography of nature walks in a rural area of Paraná state, southern Brazil. The event is organised by government agencies r...

"There is now a consensus about the suitability of marketing for places, and that places, indeed, should be marketed as efficiently as companies’ m...

"For any foodservice operation to manage its risk effectively managers must learn basic food safety principles; apply that information on the job e...