Gastronomic tourism has made remarkable progress within the past decade in both academia and within its own sector. However, many industries have suffered from the COVID-19 pandemic, and food tourism businesses had to take unique precautions for the health and safety of global consumers. Despite the economic turbulence of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are many strategies available for the restaurant industry to thrive. Gastronomy, Hospitality, and the Future of the Restaurant Industry: Post-COVID-19 Perspectives presents the most recent research surrounding food and gastronomy in relation to hospitality and tourism, highlighting emerging themes and different methods of approach. Concretely, it constitutes a timely and relevant compendium of chapters that offers its readers relevant issues in gastronomy and management strategies in the hospitality industry. Covering topics such as food tourism, organic food production, and restaurant communication, this book is an essential resource for managers, business owners, entrepreneurs, consultants, marketing specialists, government officials, libraries, researchers, academicians, educators, and students.

Now in its fifth edition, Contemporary Tourism: an international approach presents a new and refreshing approach to the study of tourism, looking at the far reaching effects that the COVID pandemic has had on the industry and how it has been forced to change (or not) subsequently.

Based on Norwegian scholar Sondre Svalastog's work, this book promotes research-based knowledge for the tourism industry, considering social, cultural and natural resources, as well as the importance of local conditions. It provides a wide selection of case studies covering how to maximise potential for both host and tourist's benefit.

The Backpacker Tourist: A contemporary perspective explores the increasing number of people traveling around the world as backpackers and analyses the great diversification of this demographic and their varied experiences while traveling.

A fully updated new edition of this bestselling text that explains not only the theory behind the importance of customer service but also acts as a guidebook for those wishing to put this theory into practice. With 10 new international cases focusing on how some in the hospitality sector have adapted - and thrived - during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"At a time when COVID-19 is transforming the tourism industry, this book presents many contemporary inconsistencies and paradoxes in tourism contexts and studies. It offers a reconsideration of what may be needed in order to equip researchers and practitioners in tourism and related fields to better interpret and manage the future of tourism"--