The Economics of Tourism Destinations

Norbert Vanhove - Collection Tourism/Leisure

250 pages, parution le 30/12/2004

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Résumé

The measurement of tourism is not an easy task. The Economics of Tourism Destinations provides a succinct guide to the economic aspects of tourism for students and practitioners alike to decipher the methods of measurement of supply, demand, trends and impacts.

Combines theory and practice to focus on the central theme of tourism destinations
Emphasises new aspects such as measurement of tourism (e.g. Tourism Satellite Account), supply trends, competition models, and the role of tourism in a development strategy
All economic aspects of tourism dealt with in one succinct text

This text serves as a handbook for students studying the economic impact of tourism at final year undergraduate and postgraduate level, and is also suitable for those on masters level courses and practitioners already in the industry.

L'auteur - Norbert Vanhove

Norbert Vanhove , Professor at the College of Europe (postgraduate), Professor at the University of Antwerp - Leuven, Vice President of the International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism and Secretary General of the Tourist Research Center

Sommaire

Introduction
Economic characteristics of the tourism sector
Measurement of Tourism
Tourism demand
Tourism supply
Competition and tourist destination
Forecasting tourism demand
Economic impact of tourism
Micro and macro evaluation of tourism projects
Epilogue and Summary
Index

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Éditeur(s)	Elsevier
Auteur(s)	Norbert Vanhove
Collection	Tourism/Leisure
Parution	30/12/2004
Nb. de pages	250
Format	17 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	577g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780750666374
ISBN13	978-0-7506-6637-4