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The economics of tourism destinations [electronic book] / Norbert Vanhove.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: [S.l.] : Elsevier, 2011.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxi, 327 pISBN:
  • 0080969968 (electronic bk.)
  • 9780080969961 (electronic bk.)
  • 9780080969978 (electronic bk.)
  • 0080969976 (electronic bk.)
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Contents:
Chapter 1: Economic characteristics of the tourism sector -- Chapter 2 Measurement of tourism -- Chapter 3 Tourism demand -- Chapter 4 Tourism supply -- Chapter 5 Pricing and taxation in tourism -- Chapter 6 Competition and tourism destination -- Chapter 7 Forecasting tourism demand -- Chapter 8 Economic impact of tourism -- Chapter 9 Micro and macro evaluation of projects in the tourism and hospitality industry -- Chapter 10 Epilogue.
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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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 second edition of The Economics of Tourism Destinations 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.

Includes bibliographical references.

Chapter 1: Economic characteristics of the tourism sector -- Chapter 2 Measurement of tourism -- Chapter 3 Tourism demand -- Chapter 4 Tourism supply -- Chapter 5 Pricing and taxation in tourism -- Chapter 6 Competition and tourism destination -- Chapter 7 Forecasting tourism demand -- Chapter 8 Economic impact of tourism -- Chapter 9 Micro and macro evaluation of projects in the tourism and hospitality industry -- Chapter 10 Epilogue.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Amsterdam : Elsevier Science & Technology, 2011. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Title from title screen (viewed on Mar. 10, 2011). Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.

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