The most widely used Hospitality marketing text, this four-color leader is comprehensive and innovative, managerial and practical, state-of-the-art and real-world. Building on the authors' expertise, it uses an integrative approach to discuss the major marketing decisions hospitality marketing managers face in today's global marketplace.
Tourism: Principles and Practice offers the reader the fundamental and underlying principles with which to approach the study of tourism, contributing a complete framework that effectively integrates theory and practice.
This exciting new book, firmly embedded in the management discipline, equips students and future managers of tourism with both the business skills and an understanding of tourism, which will enhance their employment prospects within the dynamic industry.
Written and contributed by leading academics and practitioners in the UK, Europe and Australia, The Business of Tourism Management is ideal for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of tourism management.
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The Marketing of Sport explores the latest developments in sports marketing with cutting-edge analysis by the world's leading sport marketing academics. International case studies, up-to-the-minute data and a wide-ranging list of websites provide an essential introduction to the key aspects of sport marketing.
Research Methods for Leisure and Tourism is a comprehensive and clearly written guide to practical research in leisure and tourism. Since publication of the first edition, the book has become the standard reference in the field. It is aimed at students who are undertaking academic research as well as practising managers who use research as part of management or policy in the leisure and tourism industries.
A number of in-depth case studies complement a strong pedagogical structure throughout the book, including learning objectives, illustrations and examples, and end-of-chapter questions and issues for discussion.
Holloway et al offers historical context, background theory and current research, making it possible for students to see how the industry has developed and to contextualise the current issues and challenges that Tourism is facing today. Holloway et al place emphasis on the practical operational aspects of the tourism industry, making this book well-suited to students who intend to one day work in Tourism.
This timely and perceptive book is essential reading for anyone involved in tourism planning or development and is also suitable for students of geography, planning, economics and sociology.