The History and Evolution of Tourism

This book provides an overview of the history and evolution of tourism, discusses significant travel, tourism, and hospitality events, and bridges these with contemporary issues, challenges, and concerns. It is written in an approachable style and uses practitioner-linked, real-life examples and case studies from organizations and enterprises across all aspects of the tourism, travel, and events industries. It will be of great interest to academics, practitioners, and students from a wide variety of disciplines.

Format: Hardback
Length: 168 pages
Publication date: 16 February 2022
Publisher: CABI Publishing

This comprehensive textbook offers a thorough exploration of the historical development and evolving landscape of tourism, encompassing its past, present, and potential future. It delves into significant travel, tourism, and hospitality events, referencing tourism-related concepts and theories that have emerged since the inception of this industry. Rather than presenting a mere chronological account of facts and events, the book seamlessly weaves together historical narratives with contemporary issues, challenges, and concerns, enabling readers to establish connections between tourism's past and present and envision its potential future. With its academic focus, the textbook aims to enhance readers' understanding of the intricate and multifaceted system of tourism, fostering informed decision-making and even the emergence of new theories. Despite its scholarly orientation, the book is written in a user-friendly and accessible style, ensuring a clear and thorough comprehension of how tourism has evolved throughout centuries. It incorporates numerous practitioner-linked real-life examples and case studies drawn from organizations and enterprises across various sectors of the tourism, travel, and events industries. This book will captivate academics, practitioners, and students from diverse disciplines, including tourism, hospitality, events, sociology, psychology, philosophy, history, and human geography.

Weight: 586g
Dimension: 180 x 250 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800621282