Introduction to Community Tourism: A North American Perspective, Samuel V Lankford, Jill Lankford, Oksana Grybovych

Автор: Christopher R Edginton, Samuel V Lankford, Rodney D Dieser, Christopher L Kowalski
Название: Community Parks & Recreation: An Introduction
ISBN: 1571677895 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781571677891
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Описание: Over the past 150 years, communities have focused their attention on enhancing quality of life, health and wellness, and the greening of their environments through the provision of park and recreation services and amenities. The greening and beautification of communities as well as tying recreation services to clean economic development provide a direct connection between the work public park and recreation departments and community development. This text asks students to consider important questions, such as: What are the most important elements of a livable community? In what type of community they would like to live? How important are building social connections amongst family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, and others? How are such relationships developed and sustained? What types of organizations are more likely to create such opportunities for building ones social capital? What agencies in the community are concerned with addressing environmental degradation and on the flipside enhancing community beautification and greening? All of these questions point toward the importance of public parks and recreation and its community development efforts. Community Parks & Recreation: An Introduction is organized into three major parts. Part I focuses on the History and Philosophical Foundations of Public Parks and Recreation. The major intent of this section is to provide an underpinning to assist the student in understanding the major dimensions of public parks and recreation and its impact socially, culturally, environmentally and economically. Part II of the book focuses on Managerial and Administrative Aspects of Park and Recreation Systems. This section of the book provides practical strategies for administrative activities, planning, marketing, budgeting, engaging the public and land acquisition. Part III of the book is focused on The Public Sector Service Provision in Parks and Recreation. This section of the book focuses on program and service delivery including chapters dealing with programming for community recreation, youth programming, programming for adults and seniors, programming special events and community-based therapeutic recreation. The authors of this text all share a deep interest in community, parks, and/or recreation services. At various times in their careers, they have have served as playground leaders, recreation specialists, youth leaders, community therapeutic recreation specialists, recreation center directors, recreation supervisors and/or directors of parks and recreation. The authors hold a strong commitment to community parks and recreation that is clearly reflected in this new text.

Автор: Hannam Kevin, Diekmann Anya
Название: Tourism and India: A Critical Introduction
ISBN: 1138883557 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138883550
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Описание: Tourism to and within India has undergone some important changes in recent years seen by the rising numbers of international tourists and an increase in domestic tourism; this book is the first to critically analyse India`s tourism historical and contemporary relationships.

Автор: Wood Roy C.
Название: Hospitality Management: A Brief Introduction
ISBN: 1446246949 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781446246948
Издательство: Sage Publications
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Описание: An approachable, accessible student introduction for those studying hotel and hospitality management and hospitality studies more generally.

Автор: Muller Johanna
Название: International Tourism: A Modern Perspective
ISBN: 1632406918 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781632406910
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Автор: Lickorish
Название: Introduction to Tourism
ISBN: 1138149977 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138149977
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An Introduction to Tourism is the essential guide to the tourism industry. It provides a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to all facets of tourism including:
the history of tourism; factors influencing the tourism industry; tourism in developing countries; sustainable tourism; forecasting future trends.

Tourism has changed radically in recent years with the onset of many technological and economic changes and an ever increasing concern for the environment. This book provides a down-to-earth introduction to this complex and multi-faceted industry.

This invaluable introduction is written for all students of tourism and all those involved in the industry who want to know more about the structure, component activities and environment within which they work.

Автор: John C Crossley, Scott Rood, Russell E Brayley, Kate Price-Howard, Andrew Holdnak
Название: Introduction to Commercial Recreation and Tourism: An Entrepreneurial Approach
ISBN: 1571679030 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781571679031
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Описание: This text is a revision and update of the sixth edition of Introduction to Commercial and Entrepreneurial Recreation and Tourism, and it continues the themes of that edition. As in all the previous editions, the entrepreneurism theme is a very key orientation of this text. We view this industry as having three major components: the Travel Industry, the Hospitality Industry, and the Local Commercial Recreation Industry, and we will continue to use the term Commercial Recreation and Tourism to refer to the entire industry. The purpose of this edition remains the same as the first four editions; to provide an introduction to the scope, characteristics, management aspects, and trends of the commercial recreation and tourism industry. It is intended that the book offer a blend of conceptual and practical material to achieve a basic understanding of this huge and diverse industry. While some of the content is oriented toward large and established businesses, the text also has an entrepreneurial orientation that is particularly applicable to smaller businesses and organizations. Hopefully, many future commercial recreation and tourism entrepreneurs will gain some useful ideas in these pages. As with earlier editions, this text will avoid coverage of content that is usually included in other texts, such as recreation philosophy, leisure behavior theory, activity leadership, generic recreation programming, management theory, staff supervision, facility planning/design, legal liability, accounting principles, etc. However, we will cover several topics that have received little attention in other commercial recreation and tourism texts. These topics include entrepreneurial strategies, applied economic concepts, business start-ups, steps of the feasibility study, operations management, and several specific types of programs in commercial recreation and tourism. Finally, the content is presented in a way that parallels a logical course sequence. That is, from general to specific as explained below. The first three chapters provide an introduction to the overall commercial recreation and tourism industry including history, definitions, economic impacts, profile of the entrepreneur, entrepreneurial strategies, economic concepts, challenges and general strategies to overcome barriers. Chapters 4 through 8 present content about the initiation and management of the commercial recreation and tourism enterprise. The information is intended to have general application to the overall industry, even though there are specific differences between the diverse sub-industries. Content includes business start-up strategies, feasibility studies, financing sources, financial management, marketing, operations management, and some specific types of programming. Chapters 9 through 11 narrow the focus to the three major categories of the industry: travel, hospitality, and local commercial recreation. Each chapter examines the status, operations, trends, and opportunities in numerous specific types of industries. Another reason to hold this content until the end is to buy time to allow students to investigate these industries on their own as part of a major class project. An industry report is a good idea for a project or term paper, particularly if the student relates the text content to examples found in the students desired area of career employment. We decided to delete the 12th chapter that concluded previous texts. The reasons that we decided to do this are that we decided to include industry trends within each of the three prior chapters. We also decided that the section of the previous text that focused on academic preparation for students, was better left to the faculty members who teach the course. The authors updated much of the content, particularly the content that related to specific industry data. On the other hand, conceptual content that remains relevant, was changed little. Many new references were used for the new material. This text was developed for a variety of uses. The primary purpose is, of course, as a textbook for an introductory course in commercial recreation and tourism. The text could also function as an introduction to the overall industry for majors in travel/tourism or hotel management. Whatever the academic use, a course instructor should try to supplement the text concepts with local examples. Hopefully, the text may also be of value to investors and practitioners in specific industries who seek an overview of the entire commercial recreation and tourism industry. Although there are many separate sub-industries, it is very common for success in one industry to be related to events in another industry. For example, hotels, restaurants, and shops in a ski destination probably wont fill up if the ski mountain operation is not updated with modern high-speed lifts or snowmaking equipment to guarantee a good base for the Christmas season. Similarly, all these businesses may be very dependent on a single airline company to fly tourists in for their ski vacation. It should also be pointed out that the choice of gender nouns he or she throughout the text was made by random selections. As the commercial recreation and tourism industry matures, males and females seem to be less relegated to stereotypical roles either as staff, managers, or owners. With great enthusiasm, three new co-authors have joined our team to write this seventh edition. They are Dr. Scott Rood, Dr. Kate-Price Howard, and Dr. Andrew Holdnak. All three bring exceptional and practical knowledge about the commercial recreation and tourism industry. Finally, Dr. Lynn Jamieson has decided to retire from her many years as one of the two founding authors of this text. We will miss her great attitude, professionalism, and knowledge.

Автор: Lina Raske
Название: Hotel & Lodging Management: An Introduction
ISBN: 1681174367 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781681174365
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Описание: 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 restful room can go a long way toward making people enjoy travelling, and lodging managers ensure all those things. A hotel manager, hotelier, or lodging manager is a person who manages the operation of a hotel, motel, resort, or other lodging-related establishment. Management of a hotel operation includes, but is not limited to management of hotel staff, business management, upkeep and sanitary standards of hotel facilities, guest satisfaction and customer service, marketing management, sales management, revenue management, financial accounting, purchasing, and other functions. Lodging managers work at all kinds of establishments from traditional hotels, to camping areas, inns, motels, ranches, and resorts. Lodging managers have many different duties as well. They make sure guests needs are taken care of by providing amenities like television and fitness rooms, and making sure everything is kept in order. They may also provide services for business travellers like helping arrange conferences and providing meeting rooms and electronic equipment. Being a lodging manager requires some personal attributes. This book prepares readers to succeed as managers in the hotel and lodging industry, while developing a solid foundation for a long and successful career. The book combines detailed presentations of each department in a hotel or lodging establishment along with a close examination of organisational structure and the interdependent relationship among departments.

Автор: Frew Elspeth
Название: Tourism and National Identities: An International Perspective
ISBN: 0415572770 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415572774
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By understanding tourist destinations through the lens of national identity, the tourist may develop a deeper appreciation of the destination. Further, tourism marketers and planners may be better equipped to promote and manage the destination, particularly with regard to expectations of the potential visitor.

Tourism and National Identities is the first volume to fully explore the relationship between tourism and national identities and the multiple ways in which cultural tourism, events and celebrations contribute to national identity. It examines core topics critical to understanding this relationship including: tourism branding, stereotyping and national identity; tourism-related representation and experience of national identity; tourism visitation/site/event management and the relationship to cultural tourism. The book looks at a range of international tourist sites and events, combines multidisciplinary perspectives and international cases to provide a thorough academic analysis. The interconnecting area of cultural tourism and national identity has been largely overlooked in the academic literature to date. This book gives considerable analysis to the complex relationship between the two domains and indeed, the multifaceted strategies used to define that relationship.

Written by an international team of leading academics, Tourism and National Identities will be of interest to students, researchers and academics in tourism and related disciplines such as events, cultural studies and geography.

Автор: Lynch Paul, McIntosh Alison J.
Название: Commercial Homes in Tourism: An International Perspective
ISBN: 1138880612 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138880610
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Описание: This is the first book to give recognition to this distinct, economically important and expanding form of tourism business by, bringing together recent and international research on this common form of commercial tourism accommodation.

Автор: Christina Koutra
Название: More Than Simply Corporate Social Responsibility: Implications of CSR for Tourism Development & Poverty Reduced in Less Developed Countries: A Political Economy Perspective
ISBN: 1622575431 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781622575435
Издательство: Nova Science
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Описание: Life Cycle: Psychological and Theological Perceptions will provide students, professors, and pastoral counselors with a description of human personality development from birth to death with both psychological and theological perspectives. You will discover personality development as it unfolds in the individual and is influenced by the family to help you discover the lifecycle as a sacred journey.

Автор: Coltman
Название: Introduction to Travel and Tourism: An Internation
ISBN: 0471288624 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780471288626
Издательство: Wiley
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The fundamentals of travel and the impacts of tourism throughout history and the world