Tourism: principles, practices, philosophies/ Charles R. Goeldner and J.R. Brent Ritchie
Material type: TextPublication details: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2012Edition: 12th edDescription: xviii, 494 p., ill. (some col.) ; 29 cmISBN: 9781118071779 (hardback)Subject(s): TourismDDC classification: 338.4791Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University | 338.4791 GOE/T (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 49564 |
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.
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