The SAGE Course Companion in Travel and Tourism is an accessible introduction to the subject that will help readers extend their understanding of key concepts a...
To consume tourism is to consume experiences. An understanding of the ways in which tourists experience the places and people they visit is therefore fundamenta...
Over the last two decades, tourism has become firmly established as a recognized field of study and the focus of extensive academic research. There has been con...
This significant and timely volume focuses on the unique trajectory of tourism development in Japan, which has been characterized by an historical emphasis on p...
Routledge Handbook of the Tourist Experience offers a comprehensive synthesis of contemporary research on the tourist experience. It draws together multidiscipl...
Tourism Development and the Environment: Beyond Sustainability? challenges the sustainable tourism development paradigm that has come to dominate both theoretic...
Tourism, Tourists and Society provides a broad introduction to the inter-relationship between tourism and society, making complex sociological concepts and them...
byDavid Harrison,Richard Sharpley
This new book reviews all aspects of the phenomenon of mass tourism. It covers theoretical perspectives (including political economy, ethics, sustainability an...
byDavid Telfer,Richard Sharpley
Tourism is widely considered as an effective contributor to socio-economic development, particularly in less developed countries. However, despite the almost un...
byLesley Pender,Professor Sharpley
The Management of Tourism considers and applies management concepts, philosophies and practices to the business of tourism. The book goes beyond a conceptual di...
byRichard Sharpley,David Telfer
Tourism is widely considered to be an important factor in socio-economic development, particularly in less developed countries. However, despite almost universa...
byRichard Sharpley,Philip Stone
This significant and timely volume aims to provide a focused analysis into tourist experiences that reflect their ever-increasing diversity and complexity, and ...
byRichard Sharpley,Philip Stone
Over the last decade, the concept of dark tourism has attracted growing academic interest and media attention. Nevertheless, perspectives on and understanding o...
byRichard Sharpley,David Telfer
This book explores the role of tourism as a potential contributor to socio-economic development in destination areas. Establishing a link between tourism studie...
byRichard Sharpley,Philip Stone,Leanne White,Rudi Hartmann,Tony Seaton
This handbook is the definitive reference text for the study of ‘dark tourism’, the contemporary commodification of death within international visitor econo...