Giants of Tourism - Hardcover

R Butler; R Russell

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845936523 ISBN 13: 9781845936525

Publisher: CABI Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

The development of tourism and its associated elements owes much to the efforts of individuals. Many of them left imprints on tourism, through their innovations, promotion or insight, that have continued long after they have departed the scene. This volume consists of essays by experts in their fields on individuals who have influenced tourism over many hundreds of years of travel: development of destinations, services and accommodation, creation of transportation links and attractions, tourist behaviour, innovations in the era of large scale tourism, and establishment of future trends. It is suitable for researchers and students in tourism and related subjects.

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About the Authors

Richard Butler was educated at Nottingham University and the University of Glasgow (PhD Geography 1973), and spent thirty years at the University of Western Ontario in Canada as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Geography, and then the University of Surrey, where he was Professor of Tourism from 1997 to 2005. He is currently Emeritus Professor of International Tourism in the Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. He has published a large number of journal articles, fourteen books on tourism and many chapters in other books. His fields of interest are the development process of tourist destinations the impacts of tourism, carrying capacity and sustainability, and tourism in remote areas and islands.

is a Principal Research Fellow in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at RMIT University, Australia. Roslyn completed her PhD at Griffith University, Australia, in 2000 and lectured in entrepreneurship in tourism at La Trobe University. Roslyn's research explored the role of individuals in tourism development using a framework of chaos and complexity theories. Roslyn has published many chapters, journal articles and conducts a wide range of research projects for industry and government bodies.

Edition details

• Publisher: CABI Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845936523
• ISBN 13: 9781845936525
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304