Research Themes for TourismPeter Robinson, Sine Heitmann, Peter U. C. Dieke Tourism studies at Masters level are often divided into subsets of tourism such as environmental tourism, rural tourism and sports tourism. This book provides an overview of types of tourism, and common themes studied in courses to allow undergraduate students to become familiar with a wide range of tourism topics at a foundation level, allowing them to make an informed decision about their future studies and career. It will also be a useful text for providing a broad brush introduction to the major topics that are covered in undergraduate courses. Popular subjects like urban tourism, festival. |
Contents
| 1 | |
2 Aspects of Tourism Development | 16 |
3 Tourist Behaviour and Tourism Motivation | 31 |
4 Authenticity in Tourism | 45 |
5 The Semiotics of Tourism | 59 |
6 Sustainable and Alternative Tourism | 69 |
7 Community Tourism | 87 |
8 Rural Tourism | 100 |
13 Heritage Tourism | 176 |
14 Tourism and Film | 188 |
15 Dark Tourism | 205 |
16 LGBT Tourism | 218 |
17 Gastronomy and Tourism | 233 |
18 Religious Tourism | 249 |
19 Health and Medical Tourism | 266 |
20 Cruise Tourism and the Cruise Industry | 276 |
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