Geography of Travel and Tourism
- ISBN-10
- 0766803716
- ISBN-13
- 9780766803718
- Category
- Travel / General
- Pages
- 536
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Delmar Pub
- Authors
- Lloyd E. Hudman, Richard H. Jackson
Description
Tourism is one of the leading industries in the world today. This text is designed to provide students with a working knowledge of world geography as it relates to tourism. It presents a basic geographic overview of the world with cultural, physical, and tourism characteristics for different regions and countries. Tips pertaining to the people, acceptable personal actions, and actions to avoid are contained in "cultural capsules." The book also provides a basic understanding of world travel patterns, including the origin, characteristics, number of tourists, and seasonality of travel to a particular region. Major attractions of each region are described, helping students develop a mental map of destinations and regions of interest to them.
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