TY - BOOK AU - Goeldner,Charles R. AU - Ritchie,J.R.Brent TI - Tourism: principles, practices, philosophies SN - 9781118071779 (hardback) U1 - 338.4791 PY - 2012/// CY - Hoboken, NJ PB - Wiley KW - Tourism N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Tourism overview -- Tourism in perspective -- Tourism through the ages -- Career opportunities --2. How tourism is organized -- World, national, regional, and other organizations -- Passenger transportation -- Hospitality and related services -- Organizations in the distribution process -- Attraction, entertainment, recreation, and other tourist draws -- 3. Understanding travel behavior -- Motivation for pleasure travel -- Cultural and international tourism for life's enrichment -- Sociology of tourism -- 4. Tourism supply, demand, policy, planning, and development -- Tourism components and supply -- Measuring and forecasting demand -- Tourism's economic impact -- Tourism policy: structure, content, and process -- Tourism planning, development, and social considerations -- Tourism and the environment -- 5. Essential of tourism research and marketing -- Travel and tourism research -- Tourism marketing -- 6. Tourism prospects -- Tourism's future ER -