The economics of tourism destinations /
The measurement of tourism is not an easy task. In the last decade there has been a growing interest in the tourism world in new methods to measure demand and supply of tourism. Fully revised and updated, The Economics of Tourism Destinations, Second Edition provides a succinct guide to the economic...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Elsevier,
2011.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Series: | Elsevier insights.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The measurement of tourism is not an easy task. In the last decade there has been a growing interest in the tourism world in new methods to measure demand and supply of tourism. Fully revised and updated, The Economics of Tourism Destinations, Second Edition provides a succinct guide to the economic aspects of tourism for students and practitioners alike to decipher the methods of measurement of supply, demand, trends and impacts. This book emphasizes new aspects such as measurement of tourism (e.g. Tourism Satellite Account), supply trends, competition models, macro evaluation of tourism projects and events and the role of tourism in a development strategy. Each chapter combines theory and practice and international case studies are provided. Fully revised and updated - new topics include monitoring source markets for destinations, key factors of competitiveness, computable general equilibrium models in tourism and the impact of the financial crisis Includes more examples and cases from outside Europe including America, Australia and Asia Brand new chapter dealing with pricing and taxation in tourism. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 327 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780080969961 0080969968 9780080969978 0080969976 1136434488 9781136434488 1282961071 9781282961074 9786612961076 6612961074 |