Cover image for Tourism management [electronic resource] / edited by Chris Ryan and Stephen Page.
ISBN:
9781136002823
Title:
Tourism management [electronic resource] / edited by Chris Ryan and Stephen Page.
Author:
Ryan, Chris, 1945-
Publication Information:
Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (464 p.)
General Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
Contents:
Part I: Selecting holidays: the purchase decision and its antecedents: Introduction by Chris Ryan; 1. Multi-faceted tourist travel decisions: a constraint-based conceptual framework to describe tourists' sequential choices of travel Components: Benedict G C Dellaert:Dick F Ettema and Christer Lindh; 2. Tourist group holiday decision-making and behaviour: the influence of children: Paul R Thornton, Gareth Shaw and Allan M Williams; Part II: Economic forecasting in tourism: Introduction by Chris Ryan

3. An integrative approach to tourism demand forecasting: Bill Faulkner Peter Valerio4. Measures of forecasting accuracy turning point error vs size of error: Christine A Witt and Stephen F Witt; 5. Tourism forecasting: how well do private and public sector organizations perform?: Stephen F Witt; Part III: Gender and sex in tourism:Introduction by Chris Ryan; 6. An occupational hazard? Sex segregation in tourism employment: Fiona Jordan; 7. Holidays and homosexual identity: Howard Hughes; 8. Sex, tourism and sex tourism: fulfilling similar needs?: Chris Ryan and Rachel Kinder

Part IV: Planning and community action: Introduction by Stephen Page9. Residents' attitudes towards tourism: a longitudinal study in Spey Valley, Scotland: Donald Getz; 10. From shareholders to stakeholders: critical issues for tourism marketers: Jane Robson; 11. Responsible and responsive tourism planning in the community: K Michael Haywood; 12. Crafting a destination vision: putting the concept of resident-responsive tourism into practice: J R Brent Ritchie; Part V: Urban tourism: Introduction by Stephen Page

13. Leisure shopping: a magic concept for the tourism industry?: Myriam Jansen-Verbeke14. Tourist shopping villages: development and planning strategies :Donald Getz; Part VI: theme Parks: Introduction by Stephen Page; 15. Theme park selection: factors influencing attendance: Gordon W McClung; 16. A perceptual mapping approach to theme park visitor segmentation: Dale D Fadness and Laura M Milner; 17. Evaluating the attractiveness of a new theme park: a cross-cultural comparison: Kau Ah-Keng; Part VII: Tourism and the natural environment: marine and ecotourism Introduction by Stephen Page

18. Whale sharks in Ningaloo Marine Park: managing tourism in an Australian marine protected area: Derrin Davis and Simon Banks, Alastair Birtles, Peter Valentine and Michael Cuthill19. Sustainable tourism development in Wales: from theory to practice: R Elwyn Owen, Stephen F Witt and Susan Gammon; 20. Towards a more desirable form of ecotourism: Mark B Orams; 21. Pricing policy in nature-based tourism: Jan G Laarman and Hans M Gregersen; 22. Managing ecotourism: an opportunity spectrum approach: Stephen W Boyd and Richard W Butler

23. Ecotourism accommodation spectrum: does supply match the demand?: Pamela A Wight
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Publication Date:
2012
Publication Information:
Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.