Railway Heritage and Tourism [electronic resource] : Global Perspectives

ISBN:

9781845414399

Title:

Author:

Conlin, Michael V.

Personal Author:

Conlin, Michael V.

Publication Information:

Clevedon : Channel View Publications, 2014.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 p.)

Series:

Tourism and Cultural Change ; v.37

Tourism and Cultural Change

General Note:

Description based upon print version of record.

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Part 1 Introduction; 1 Railway Heritage and Tourism: Themes, Issues and Trends; Part 2 Issues, Themes and Trends; 2 Railway Hotels: From Infrastructure to Destination; 3 Railfans and Railway Heritage Tourism; 4 The Magic of Trains and Travel in Children's Stories; 5 Railway Heritage for the Cruise Market; 6 Safety on the Line: Balancing Authentic Experiences Against Risks and Hazards; 7 New Zealand Rail Trails: Heritage Tourism Attractions and Rural Communities; 8 The Dining Car's Contribution to Railroad Heritage Tourism

9 Revitalizing Community Values Through Railway Regeneration in the Asia Pacific Region: A Tourism Research and Education ApproachPart 3 National and Regional Railway Heritage Tourism; 10 Railroad Tourism in Brazil; 11 Railway Tourism: An Opportunity to Diversify Tourism in Mexico; 12 The Grand Canyon Railway; 13 Railways as Heritage Attractions: The Malaysia-Singapore Line; 14 The Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes: A Masterpiece of Railway Engineering; 15 Regional Railway Revival: Connecting Heritage and Tourism in the Spa Centre of Australia

16 The Future of the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway: A Political Economic Perspective17 The St Kitts Scenic Railway: A Journey into an Island's Heritage; 18 The Future of Railway Heritage Tourism? The West Coast Wilderness Railway, Tasmania; Part 4 Conclusion; 19 No Terminus in Sight: New Horizons for Heritage Railways; Index

Subject Term:

Heritage tourism.

Railroad travel.

Added Author:

Bird, Geoffrey R.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2014

Publication Information:

Clevedon : Channel View Publications, 2014.

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Summary

This is the first book of its kind to examine railway heritage in the context of tourism in a comprehensive, internationally relevant manner. It explores the challenges faced by developers and operators of railway heritage destinations including financial, legal and managerial sustainability in the modern tourism industry.

Author Notes

Conlin Michael V. :

Michael V. Conlin is a professor in the Okanagan School of Business, Canada. His research focuses on cultural and heritage tourism and industrial cultural heritage. Recent publications include Mining Heritage and Tourism (edited with L. Jolliffe, 2011).

Bird Geoffrey R. :

Geoffrey R. Bird is a professor at Royal Roads University, Canada. His research interests include cultural and heritage tourism and remembrance tourism. He is the co-author of Transforming Communities through Tourism (with C. Fisher, B. White & T. Hood, 2009).

1 Michael Conlin and Geoffrey Bird: Railway Heritage and Tourism: Themes, Issues and TrendsGeoffrey R. Bird; Michael V. Conlin

2 Bradford Hudson: Railway Hotels: From Infrastructure to DestinationBradford Hudson

3 Kyle Stefanovic and Rhonda Koster: Railfans and Railway Heritage TourismRhonda Koster; Kyle Stefanovic

4 Warwick Frost and Jennifer Laing: The Magic of Trains and Travel in Children's StoriesWarwick Frost; Jennifer Laing

5 Kim Lemky, Lee Jolliffe and Michael Conlin: Railway Heritage for the Cruise MarketLee Jolliffe; Michael V. Conlin; Kim Lemky

6 Josephine Pryce: Safety on the Line: Balancing Authentic Experiences against Risks and HazardsJosephine Pryce

7 Arianne Reis and Carla Jellum: New Zealand Rail Trails: Heritage Tourism Attractions and Rural CommunitiesArianne Reis; Carla Jellum

8 James Porterfield: The Dining Car's Contribution to Railroad Heritage TourismJames Porterfield

9 Ian Chaplin: Revitalizing Community Values through Railway Regeneration in the Asia Pacific Region: A Tourism Research and Education ApproachIan Chaplin

10 Carla Conceicao Lana Fraga, Marcio Peixoto de Sequeira Santos and Sergio de Castro Ribeiro: Railroad Tourism in BrazilCarla Fraga; Sergio de Castro Ribeiro; Marcio Peixoto de Sequeira Santos

11 Blanca Camargo, Marel Morales, C Gabriela Garza, and Gloria Sens: Railway Tourism: An Opportunity to Diversify Tourism in MexicoBlanca A. Camargo; C. Gabriela Garza; Marel Morales; Gloria Sens

12 Fredrick Collison: The Grand Canyon RailwayFredrick Collison

13 Joan Henderson: Railways as Heritage Attractions: The Malaysia-Singapore LineJoan C. Henderson

14 Philipp Boksberger and Martin Sturzenegger: The Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes: A Masterpiece of Railway EngineeringPhilipp Boksberger; Martin Sturzenegger

15 Leanne White: Regional Railway Revival: Connecting Heritage and Tourism in the Spa Centre of AustraliaLeanne White

16 Libo Yan and Xingcheng Zhuang: The Future of the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway: A Political Economic PerspectiveXingcheng Zhuang; Libo Yan

17 William Found: The St. Kitts Scenic Railway: A Journey Into an Island's HeritageWilliam Found

18 Michael Conlin and Bruce Prideaux: The Future of Railway Heritage Tourism? The West Coast Wilderness Railway, TasmaniaBruce Prideaux; Michael V. Conlin

19 Geoffrey Bird and Michael Conlin: No Terminus in Sight: New Horizons for Heritage RailwaysGeoffrey R. Bird; Michael V. Conlin

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