Category Archives: Hospitality, Travel & Tourism

Eventful Cities: Cultural management and urban revitalisation

Processes of globalisation, economic restructuring and urban redevelopment have placed events at the centre of strategies for change in cities. Events offer the potential to achieve economic, social, cultural and environmental outcomes within broader urban development strategies. This volume: * … Continue reading

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OECD Tourism Trends and Policies 2010

The tourism sector, a vital driver of job-creation and growth, is under pressure. Facing an increasingly competitive landscape, tourism in many OECD countries has started to lag, in both growth rate and productivity. This book defines the major trends and … Continue reading

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Eco-Resorts: Planning and Design for the Tropics

Eco-Resorts is a design guide for low impact, environmentally friendly tourist resorts in the tropics. The book is the first to offer architects practical, detailed guidance in developing resort buildings that work with a tropical climate and meet the needs … Continue reading

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Worldwide Destinations Casebook, Second Edition: the geography of travel and tourism

Worldwide Destinations Casebook features 38 comprehensive case studies of international tourism destinations, 10 of them brand new and 28 updated. A companion to the core textbook Worldwide Destinations 5th edition, these cases contextulaise the learning and provide real life illustrations … Continue reading

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Confessions of an Event Planner: Case Studies from the Real World of Events–How to Handle the Unexpected and How to Be a Master of Discretion

For anyone planning events—student, novice, or experienced professional—Confessions of an Event Planner is an “apprenticeship in a book.” This insider’s guide takes you on a narrative journey, following a fictional event planning company that stages various types of events around … Continue reading

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Quantitative Tourism Industry Analysis: Introduction to Input-Output, Social Accounting Matrix Modelling and Tourism Satellite Accounts

Quantitative Tourism Industry Analysis is the first book to deal with the input-output, social accounting matrix in a way which readers from a non-economics or non-mathematical background can follow, in order to understand how useful their application would be for … Continue reading

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Food and Beverage Management, Fourth Edition

Food and Beverage Management 4e provides a complete introduction to this vital area of hospitality management. Now in its fourth edition, this best-selling text has been completely revised and restructured to reflect current practice and teaching and includes updated information … Continue reading

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Just Six Guests, 3rd edition. First-hand, encouraging advice on how to set up and run a small bed & breakfast

This book is for the small ‘hobby’ operator who wishes to remain within the maximum limit of 6 guests permitted before stricter legislation and regulations kick in. If you have a suitable home, running a small B&B can be an … Continue reading

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Network Analysis and Tourism: From Theory to Practice (Aspects of Tourism)

This book provides a comprehensive review of the contribution of network analysis to the understanding of tourism destinations and organizations. It discusses both the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of network analysis and then illustrates the relevance of this approach in … Continue reading

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Fundamentals of Menu Planning

Fundamentals of Menu Planning, Third Edition presents a complete overview of key aspects of menu planning, including designing, writing, costing, marketing, and merchandising a menu. Reflecting the latest menu trends in the restaurant industry, the authors show how research, surveys, … Continue reading

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