Arts Entertainment and Tourism

<p>'Arts, Entertainment and Tourism' is a pioneering text that, by focusing on the consumer, investigates the relationship between these 3 industries and how this relationship can be developed to its best competitive advantage.<br><br><br> Issue-led, this text draws on appropriate disciplines rather than using one single approach, to examine issues in arts and entertainment within the framework of cultural tourism.<br><br>Written to meet the needs of students studying on management courses in the arts, tourism and leisure, 'Arts, Entertainment and Tourism':<br><br>* Describes the general arts and tourism background<br><br>* Identifies a framework for analysis that acknowledges differing levels of interest in the arts and entertainment<br>* Discusses the arts and entertainment that feature (past and present) in tourism <br>* Examines the reasons why the arts, entertainment and tourism have an interest in each other and how they go about developing the relationship<br>* Examines the relationship: are there tourists in audiences and do the arts and entertainment attract tourists to a destination?<br>* Evaluates the wider effects (good and bad) on both the arts and tourism<br>* Discusses the direction of future developments by arts and tourism organizations and for future research</p> <p>Introduction; The arts context; The tourism context; The arts-related tourist; The arts-related tourism product; The arts perspective; The tourism perspective; Impact; Conclusions and implications; Some illustrative cases - New York: Broadway; London: West End; Las Vegas; British seaside resorts: early developments; Blackpool; Atlantic City; Coney Island; Cromer and Bexhill; Adelaide Festival; Buxton Festival; Glastonbury Festival; Mardi Gras; Oberammergau.</p>