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 | Forthcoming title Entrepreneurship in Hospitality and Tourism 2nd edition 4410 visitsA global perspectiveLevent Altinay, Anna Farmaki, Zaid AlrawadiehISBN: Hardback: 9781917433044 Paperback: 9781917433037 eBook: 9781917433051A new and definitive overview of the vital role and effective practice of entrepreneurship in one of the most dynamic industry sectors in the world. With a highly qualified international team of contributors, the editors clearly outline the key theoretical perspectives and go on to cover the various types of entrepreneurship. |
 | Now available for purchase! The Dark Side of Events 10438 visitsNavigating Corruption and Risk ManagementWilliam O'TooleISBN: 9781915097415 HBK; 9781915097996 PBK; 9781915097422 eBookThe events industry is a multi-million dollar fast-moving industry, ergo it is a key target for corruption. With multiple revenue sources, complex logistics, a strict deadline and the need for quick decision making, it is vital the organisers are fully aware of all ways and means events can leave themselves vulnerable. |
 | Now available for purchase! Understanding Tourism 2nd edition 102719 visitsConcepts and TheoriesBob McKercher, Bruce PrideauxISBN: 978-1-915097-66-8 hbk; 978-1-915097-67-5 pbk; 978-1-915097-68-2 eBookUnderstanding Tourism: Concepts and Theories is a follow-on text to the successful text Tourism Theories: Concepts and Models. Now aimed at a more undergraduate audience, it has been fully revised and updated to reflect current thinking and include new case studies and material on:
International tourism and the political economy of tourism
The quest for sustainability and the net zero imperative
How tourists consume a destination
Crisis and resilience in a COVID-adapted world
It is a comprehensive and cohesive text that develops a series of key ideas that deepens understanding and encourages critical thinking. |
 | Now available for purchase! Event Communication 120996 visitsTheory and Methods for Event Management and TourismBarbara MazzaISBN: 9781915097538 HBK; 9781915097545 PBK; 9781915097552 eBookEffective communication is vital in event management. '''Event Communication: Theory and Methods for Event Management''' focuses attention on communication studies as applied to Event Management, through the whole event management process. |
 | Now available for purchase! Geography of Tourism: Image, Impacts and Issues 2nd edition 95397 visitsPeter MasonISBN: 9781915097477 HBK; 9781915097484 PBK; 9781915097491 eBookProvides both an awareness of the spatial nature of tourism by means of a geographical perspective, and offers critical analysis of major contemporary geographical themes and issues that relate to tourism. |
 | Now available for purchase! Customer Service for Hospitality and Tourism 3rd edn 93887 visitsSimon Hudson, Louise HudsonISBN: 9781915097132 hbk; 9781915097149 pbk; 9781915097156 eBookA fully updated new edition of this bestselling text that explains not only the theory behind the importance of customer service but also acts as a guidebook for those wishing to put this theory into practice. With 10 new international cases focusing on how some in the hospitality sector have adapted – and thrived - during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
 | Now available for purchase! Smart Cities and Tourism 113258 visitsCo-creating experiences, challenges and opportunitiesDimitrios Buhalis, Babak Taheri, Roya RahimiISBN: 9781915097088 HBK; 9781915097095 eBookThis edited volume provides a new insight for the current issues and opportunities in smart cities and related concepts in the next generation of urban evolution. |
 | Now available for purchase! Events Management 101977 visitsPrinciples and Practice 4th editionRazaq Raj, Tahir RashidISBN: 9781915097194 PBK; 9781915097217 HBK; 9781915097200 eBookFully revised and updated and includes two new chapters. Packed with case studies, both in-text and online, it takes the reader through the whole process of events management. |
 | Now available for purchase! Interpretation and Tour Leadership 84717 visitsPrinciples and Practices of Tour GuidingNimit Chowdhary, Monika PrakashISBN: 9781911635956 HBK; 9781911635963 PBK; 9781911635970 eBook 10.23912/9781911635956-4986 DOIWith a practical hands-on focus, it guides the reader through the key roles and responsibilities of a tour guide from interpretation techniques, leading visitors in difference scenarios, dealing tricky situations to setting up a tour guiding business. |
 | Now available for purchase! Events Mismanagement 72816 visitsLearning from failureTim Brown, Phil Higson, Lindsey GastonISBN: 9781915097101 HBK; 9781915097118 PBK; 9781915097125 eBookThis text looks at events from a very different perspective – that of how and why events fail and what can be learnt from this in both a practical and academic perspective. |
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