Tourism destination planning and marketing are fundamentally place making actions
intended to shape the image and imageability of a place. Place making is an innate human …

Seeking to shift the discussion of the concept of authenticity in tourism scholarship from the
dominant concern with tourist experiences to the more sociological problem of the …

This book emerged from a long-held belief by the editors and many other academic
observers that many tourism dynamics in the developing world are quite different from those …

This book explores the dynamic interaction between religion and tourism in the modern
world. It considers questions such as: do travellers leave their religion at home when they …

This study examines the role of social distance in the relationships between people of
different faiths visiting the sacred sites of others, with Lumbini, Nepal, the birthplace of …

This volume reviews indigenous ecotourism as a special type of nature-based tourism and
examines the key principles of conservation and community benefits from indigenous …

Over the last decades Barcelona has experienced social and economic transformations
brought by the conversion of peripheral urban neighborhoods into tourist attractions. In this …

The effects of tourism on the ecology and natural environment of tourist destinations are
hotly debated and research has expanded in the field of ecotourism and sustainability. This …

Religious heritage can act as a transmitter of the age-old values linked to the identity of a
territory, while reflecting on the relationship between the religious value and the …

With the vast majority of academic theory on tourism based on 'Western'tourists, Asia on
Tour illustrates why the rapid growth of travel for leisure and recreation in Asia demands a …