Social media is fundamentally changing the way travellers and tourists search, find, read and trust, as well as collaboratively produce information about tourism suppliers and tourism destinations. Presenting cutting-edge theory, research and case studies investigating Web 2.0 applications and tools that transform the role and behaviour of the new generation of travellers, this book also examines the ways in which tourism organisations reengineer and implement their business models and operations, such as new service development, marketing, networking and knowledge management. Written by an international group of researchers widely known for their expertise in the field of the Internet and tourism, chapters include applications and case studies in various travel, tourism and leisure sectors.
In the third volume of this popular series, leading experts provide fascinating and unexpected insights into critical issues of culture, economy, politics, and society in today's China. This world, outside the reach of state control and either misunderstood or unreported in Western media, gains clarity and dimension from the fresh insights of a prominent group of activists, investigative journalists, lawyers, scholars, and travelers, who share a common interest in lessening the profound information gap between China and the rest of the world. In sixteen new essays, they address such key topics as civil society, consumerism, environmental adversity, ethnic tension, the Internet, legal reform, new media and social networking, nationalist tourism, sex and popular culture, as well the costs of urban gigantism to portray the complexity of life in contemporary China—and how, increasingly, it speaks to the everyday experience of Americans. Contributions by: David Bandurski, Susan D. Blum, Timothy Cheek, Gady Epstein, Andrew S. Erickson, Lionel M. Jensen, John Kamm, Wenquing Kang, Katherine Palmer Kaup, Travis Klingberg, Orion A. Lewis, Benjamin L. Liebman, Jonathan S. Noble, Tim Oakes, Jessica C. Teets, Alex L. Wang, and Timothy B. Weston.
Tourism Places in Asia examines the impacts of tourism on places in East and Southwest Asia. Asia has been the most dynamic region for tourism development in recent decades, and tourism research from this region has grown significantly to better understand this phenomenon. The primary focus is on the Chinese realm of mainland China and Taiwan. East Asia has been the most dynamic region for tourism development in the world in recent decades, driven by the growth of both outbound and domestic travel and tourism among mainland Chinese. This reflects the phenomenal change in prosperity that the People’s Republic of China has experienced since the 1970s, as well as the human drive to travel and explore their world. Tourism research has also grown significantly in the Asian continent in recent years. Much of this scholarship is focused on developing the Asian economies to move them from their ‘developing world’ status. Tourism Places in Asia: Destinations, Stakeholders, and Consumption highlights the progress of tourism scholarship in Asia in other areas, especially in the way places are impacted by impacts tourists and the tourism industry. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal, Tourism Geographies.
This publication provides an understanding of the role of food tourism in local economic development and its potential for country branding. It also presents several innovative case studies in the food tourism sector and the experience industry.
Discusses the history and culture of China, offers practical travel advice, and recommends accommodations, restaurants, transportation, and attractions.
This is the first book to explore the relationship between tourism and spices. It examines the various layers of connection between spices and tourism in terms of destinations, attractions and cuisines. The book reveals how spice-producing destinations are employing spices in destination branding and encouraging spice farms to move towards tourism, while destinations not producing spices are employing spices and herbs in distinctive local cuisines. Both tangible and intangible spice heritages are highlighted as tools for developing destinations, creating attractions, inventing new forms of livelihoods and distinguishing local, regional and national cuisines. This volume will be useful for researchers and students in cultural tourism, culinary tourism, anthropology of food and food history.
We. look at the profile of the country: population, language, culture, currency, politics, geographical location, the beautiful places to visit in that country, the unique things that exist in it that other countries don't have it. Here a selection has been made of the best countries in East Africa, the best in Asia, North America, South Africa, North Africa, Europe, Australia and South America. Australia is world famous for its wonders natural areas, open spaces, beaches, deserts, "The Bush" and "The Outback". Brazil is home to the second longest river in the world. world. The Amazon River runs through Brazil and is the second largest river longest in the world (the Nile is the longest). It's the home of many animals, including the Amazon River dolphin, the electric eel and green anaconda snake. Canada has the only walled city in South America North Quebec City has a special characteristic that makes it unique in Canada (and the US, for that matter): it has walls. One of the most fascinating facts about Canada is that Quebec City is the only city north of Mexico that still has fortified walls. The Chinese They invented paper, the printing press, the compass and gunpowder. China It is the home of all the pandas. China has the largest armybig. China has the largest population in the world. Egypt is famous for some of the most beautiful monuments of the world, such as the Pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx, the Temples of Luxor, Abu Simbel and the Temples of Karnak. England is famous for its pub food, places declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, like Stonehenge and the Lake District, and the Royal Family British. England is also known for cities like London, Liverpool and Manchester, ancient traditions like drinking tea and being the home of football! France has good food, amazing wines, beautiful charming cities and culture. Indonesia has the third largest number of volcanoes in the world. world, behind the US and Russia, according to the global volcanism from the National Museum of Natural History. The volcanic island of Krakatoa, between Java and Sumatra, is perhaps the more famous. Italy is famous for its enormous contributions to the worlds of art, architecture, fashion, opera, literature, design and cinema. Kenya has the second highest mountain in Africa and is home to one of the most visible natural cycles in the world; the great wildebeest migration. Noor power plant is the power plant project largest concentrated solar energy in the world, which is one of the most interesting facts about Morocco. Nigeria is home to seven percent (7%) of the total languages spoken on earth. Only Taraba State It has more languages than 30 African countries. 2) The Walls of Benin (800-1400AD) in present-day Edo State, are the longest ancient earthworks in the world, and probably the largest structure made by the man on earth. The Philippines is home to one of the rivers longest subways in the world. Spain is full of peculiarities, but one of the strange facts about Spain is that its national anthem does not have lyrics. South Africa is the only country in the world where a street has produced two Nobel Prize winners in history. Route 62 in the Western Cape is the longest wine route of the world. The highest commercial bungy jump in the world It is located along the Garden Route. One of the facts unique things about Koreans is that they automatically have a year at birth. A newborn baby is considered one year old in South Korea. Baobabs are a beautiful and fascinating tree that can be view in Tanzania's Tarangire National Park. Some Baobab species can live 1,000 years or more, although The oldest, found in South Africa, is believed to be It is an astonishing 6,000 years old. Uganda has the second largest freshwater lake largest in the world and also the largest tropical lake and the Home to the longest river in the world, this is Lake Victoria in central Uganda. Uganda was also ranked as the country with the greatest ethnic diversity in the world. The United States is the only country that has all five zones climate of the Earth: tropical, dry, temperate, continental and polar. The United States is the third most visited country by international tourists after Spain and France.
The role of governance has only recently begun to be researched and discussed in order to better understand tourism policy making and planning, and tourism development. Governance encompasses the many ways in which societies and industries are governed, given permission or assistance, or steered by government and numerous other actors, including the private sector, NGOs and communities. This book explains and evaluates critical perspectives on the governance of tourism, examining these in the context of tourism and sustainable development. Governance processes fundamentally affect whether – and how – progress is made toward securing the economic, socio-cultural and environmental goals of sustainable development. The critical perspectives on tourism governance, examined here, challenge and re-conceptualise established ideas in tourism policy and planning, as well as engage with theoretical frameworks from other social science fields. The contributors assess theoretical frameworks that help explain the governance of tourism and sustainability. They also explore tourism governance at national, regional and local scales, and the relations between them. They assess issues of power and politics in policy making and planning, and they consider changing governance relationships over time and the associated potential for social learning. The collection brings insights from leading researchers, and examines important new theoretical frameworks for tourism research. This book was originally published as a special issue of Journal of Sustainable Tourism.
