Handbook of tourism and quality-of-life research : enhancing the lives of tourists and residents of host communities /
"Quality of life (QOL) research in tourism has gained much momentum over the last two decades. Academics working in this area research issues related to tourists and host communities. Practitioners are becoming increasingly interested in understanding the science that allows them to develop bet...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Dordrecht ; New York :
Springer,
©2012.
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Colección: | International handbooks of quality-of-life.
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Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | "Quality of life (QOL) research in tourism has gained much momentum over the last two decades. Academics working in this area research issues related to tourists and host communities. Practitioners are becoming increasingly interested in understanding the science that allows them to develop better marketing and managerial programs designed to enhance the quality of life of tourists. Tourism bureaus and government agencies are increasingly interested in issues of sustainable tourism, specifically in understanding and measuring the impact of tourism on the quality of life of the residents of the host communities."-- |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (lxii, 702 pages) : color portraits |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9789400722880 9400722885 9400722877 9789400722873 |