1. Overview of tourism economics / Clement Tisdell -- 2. Tourism demand models: concepts and theories / Sarath Divisekera -- 3. Empirical estimation of tourism demand models: a review / Sarath Divisekera -- 4. Tourism market segmentation: a step by step guide / Sara Dolnicar -- 5. Tourism demand in Singapore: estimating neighbourhood effects / Habibullah Khan and Tan Tat Teck, Francis -- 6. Demand and cost consequences of violence affecting domestic tourism: an Indian case study / Kunal Chattopadhyay -- 7. The internationalisation process of tourism firms: the case of the hotel sector / Zélia Breda and Carlos Costa -- 8. The lodging sector and the global economy: China's hotel industry in international context / Liang Larry Yu and Huimin Gu -- 9. Travel and tourism intermediaries: their changing role / Nevenka Čavlek -- 10. The importance of the air transport sector for tourism / Andreas Papatheodorou and Petros Zenelis -- 11. Technical progress in transport and the tourism area life cycle / Andrew Kato and James Mak -- 12. The nature and development of visitor attractions / Stephen Wanhill -- 13. Travelling for treatment: the emergence of a medical tourist industry / Grace Lordan -- 14. Education tourism / LA Duhs -- 15. The business of amusement parks: their development and operation / Stephen Wanhill -- 16. Cruise tourism / Adrian O Bull -- 17. Beach, sun and surf tourism / Neil Lazarow, Mike Raybould and David Anning -- 18. Tourism projects and cost-benefit analysis / Norbert Vanhove -- 19. Public economics and the assessment of tourism developments and policies / Clement Tisdell and Clevo Wilson -- 20. Beaches as societal assets: council expenditures, recreational returns, and climate change / Boyd Dirk Blackwell, Mike Raybould and Neil Lazarow.

21. Estimating tourism impacts using CGE models: a historical review and future developments / Stephen Pratt -- 22. Tourism satellite accounts and their applications in CGE modelling / Tien Duc Pham and Larry Dwyer -- 23. The direct and indirect contributions of tourism to regional GDP: Hawaii / Eugene Tian, James Mak and PingSun Leung -- 24. The economic impact of tourism in the central region of Portugal: a regional economic impact study with marketing implications / Celeste Eusébio, Eduardo Anselmo de Castro and Carlos Costa -- 25. Globalisation in tourism: a theoretical and empirical trade examination / Jean-Jacques Nowak, Sylvain Petit and Mondher Sahli -- 26. International tourism: its costs and benefits to host countries / Chi-Chur Chao and Pasquale Sgro -- 27. Inbound tourism and economic growth: a review of theory and empirics / Mondher Sahli and Simon Carey -- 28. Economic impacts of tourism, particularly its potential contribution to economic development / Tanja Mihalič -- 29. Tourism development, conflicts and sustainability: the case of Goa / Zélia Breda and Carlos Costa -- 30. Tourism development in a remote state: a case study of Arunachal Pradesh, India Amitava Mitra and Maila Lama -- 31. Tourism development at Zhangjiajie, China: Korean tourists and their impacts / Chao-zhi Zhang and Julie Jie Wen -- 32. The contribution of tourism to the development of Fiji and other Pacific island countries / David Harrison and Biman Prasad -- 33. An overview of environmental and conservation issues of consequence for tourism policy / Kristin M Jakobsson and Andrew K Dragun -- 34. Sustainable tourism development: its feasibility and economic value / Rajasundram Sathiendrakumar -- 35. Ecotourism as an instrument to conserve biodiversity / Andreas Hohl -- 36. Eco certification in Queensland's wet tropics world heritage area: is it good for business? / Michelle Esparon, Natalie Stoeckl and Emma Gyuris -- 37. The economic value of national parks and protected areas as tourism attractions / Sally Driml -- 38. Communal management of ecotourism based on use of common pool resources: self imposed rules on Minami-Jima Island, Japan / Takayuki Arima, Toshio Kikuchi and Yoshihiro Kuronuma -- 39. Ecosystem services approach to dive tourism management: a case study, Ras Mohammed National Park, Egypt / Rady T Tawfik and R Kerry Turner.