Encyclopedia of Tourism

<p>In fewer than three hundred years tourism has become a global service industry of great economic cultural and political importance. Published to critical acclaim the <em>Encyclopedia of Tourism</em> - now available as a Routledge World Reference title - is the definitive one-volume reference source to this challenging multisectoral industry and multi disciplinary field of study.</p><p>Comprising over one thousand entries this volume has been written by an international team of contributors to provide a comprehensive guide to both the manifest and hidden dimensions of tourism. It explores the wide range of definitions concepts perspectives and institutions and includes:</p><ul> <li>comprehensive coverage of key issues and concepts </li> <li>definitions of all terms and acronyms</li> <li>entries on the significant institutions associations and journals in the field</li> <li>country-specific tourism profiles from Greece to Japan and Kenya to Peru</li> <li>thorough analysis of the trends and patterns of tourism development and growth.</li> </ul><p>The extensive cross-referencing and comprehensive index will assist the reader in making links between the diverse aspects of tourism studies and the suggestions for further reading are invaluable.</p>