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Tourism in Emerging Economies

The Way We Green, Sustainable, and Healthy

verfasst von: Prof. Dr. Wei-Ta Fang

Verlag: Springer Singapore

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This book bridges the gap between the vital issues of the tourism industry, practices and destinations, discussing various topics from Asian and African perspectives. Each chapter presents extensive research on tourism development and tourism education, people’s work and travel experiences, as well as broader philosophies concerning the global tourism industry’s practices and operations. In the context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 8, 12 and 14, the book highlights the potential of tourism to contribute to economic growth, social inclusion and environmental preservation. It discusses crucial issues confronting the travel and tourism industry, presenting achievable outlines and strategy plans, and evaluating general theories, practices, and applications of social, economic and environmental aspects of management structure to maximize the cultural, social and ecological diversity of destinations and enhance the tourism experience. Providing a comprehensive guide to tourism and its related disciplines, it offers students, professors, entrepreneurs, and travel and tourism organizations insights into the trends, practices. Further, it features case studies ranging from historical and contemporary tourism to forecasts for future tourism.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Frontmatter

Chapter 1. An Orientation

Abstract

Tourism is a diversity industry that helps to improve the gross domestic products (GDP) of so many countries (Pyo et al. 1991), especially that of the developing countries. Based on the following factors, like economical social and environmental, the trend of tourism today in most developing countries, are coming up with good innovative products. These can be service as a pull factor to motivate in more tourists to travel to their destination (Nella and Christou 2016).

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Chapter 2. Religious Tourism

Abstract

Religious Tourism is also known as faith based tourism stated by different authors. This is a form of tourism, which motivate many people from different parts of the world, to travel to destination of their choices, either individually or in groups. Basically, their visitation is based on religious reason, which can be either be on pilgrimage, missionary, or leisure (fellowship). This form of tourism is regarded as to be one of the oldest types of tourism (Rinschede 1992). It has been in existence since before the development of the age of steam. It has played a vital role to the improvement of the standard of the tourism industry and looking at it in the early days. Readers may also know that it is one of the oldest types of tourism and a worldwide phenomenon of religious history when people travelled to fulfill their faiths based on their beliefs (Fourie et al. 2015).

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Chapter 3. Mass Tourism

Abstract

Mass Tourism plays a very essential role in the development of the tourism industry after the World War II (Jayawardena 2002). Due to that, the trend and popularity has helped in the up grading the mass tourism cross to domestic products. The destinations have involved in motivating tourist to come in large numbers to various destinations. It has led to the expansions of the destinations in various aspects, based on the following factors: (1) economically, (2) environmentally, and (3) social-culturally. Mass tourism has been recognized as one of the major sources of foreign revenues, employment opportunities for the local peoples, and economic growth for many developing and least developed countries.

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Chapter 4. Cultural Tourism

Abstract

Cultural tourism has been identified as one of the most important areas for global tourism demand. The importance of this market has created a need for information on the characteristics, behaviors, and motivations of cultural tourists. These include experiencing the local culture, tradition and lifestyle, participating in arts-related activities, and also visiting museums, monuments and heritage sites (Richards 2001; Barton 2005). Cultural tourism has being the world most emerging trend of the overall travel and tourism in gaining reputation in recent years after ecotourism (Chap. 8).

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Chapter 5. Rural Tourism

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Rural tourism has been considered as a means of achieving economic and social development and regeneration that can benefit to local people.

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Chapter 6. Responsible Tourism

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Responsible tourism is a new concept in tourism industry. This concept was developed by Jost Krippendorf (1938—2003), one of the Swiss scholars, during 1980s.

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Chapter 7. Pro-poor Tourism

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Pro-poor tourism is a form of tourism geared and operated to results in, well again, disposable benefits for poor people to benefit from tourism. It operates within their societies and communities as a whole in both developed and developing countries.

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Chapter 8. Ecotourism

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Ecotourism is the best practice of tourism in recent years. Many people or tourism operators registered, succeeded, and received good reputations.

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Chapter 9. Sustainable Tourism

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Sustainable tourism is a form of tourism and tourism practice in destinations endeavoring to minimize the impact of conventional mass package tourism. With a vision to make a decrease in the effects of tourist activities on the natural environment and the culture of the local communities, at the same sustainable tourism, facilitates to create job opportunities for local residents.

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Chapter 10. MICE Industry

Abstract

Today tourism is account for its high quality, and high volume. It ranks number one among the global popular uprising diverse businesses, like MICE. The abbreviation, MICE, is defined as the combination of Meetings, Incentive Travel, Conferences, and Exhibition.

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Chapter 11. Future Tourism

Abstract

Despite the world economic and financial crises, the future of tourism is determined to be successful with more travelers, hotel development.

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Chapter 12. Epilogue

Abstract

International business of travel, tourism, and event industry is very instrumental economically, socially, and environmentally. Today nations around the world compete to meet the demand of both domestic and international travelers.

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Backmatter

Titel: Tourism in Emerging Economies
verfasst von: Prof. Dr. Wei-Ta Fang
Verlag: Springer Singapore
Electronic ISBN: 978-981-15-2463-9
Print ISBN: 978-981-15-2462-2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2463-9