Overview
This book examines science fiction's theoretical and ontological backgrounds and how science fiction applies to the future of tourism. It recreates and invents the future of tourism in a creative and disruptive manner, reconceptualising tourism through alternative and quantum leap thinking that go beyond the normative or accepted view of tourism. The chapters, focusing on areas such as disruption, sustainability and technology, draw readers into the unknown future of tourism - a future that may be disruptive, dystopian or utopian. The book brings a new theoretical paradigm to the study of tourism in a post COVID-19 world and can be used to explore, frame and even form the future of tourism. It will capture the imagination and inspire readers to address tourism's challenges of tomorrow.
Full Product Details
Author: Ian Yeoman ,
Una McMahon-Beattie ,
Marianna Sigala
Publisher: Channel View Publications Ltd
Imprint: Channel View Publications
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.664kg
ISBN: 9781845418670
ISBN 10: 1845418670
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 20 December 2021
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This unique volume is an easy and enjoyable read that inspires tourism researchers and professionals alike to think outside conventional knowledge paradigms and approaches to invent and shape tourism futures. This is a must-read book, given the COVID-19 induced transformations and the overdue imperatives for a tourism reset. * Dimitrios Buhalis, Bournemouth University, UK * Tourism has always been about escapism, excitement and adventure travel. Yeoman and colleagues take these virtues to new limits through stories and analysis about the future of tourism through the lens of science fiction. If you want to look beyond the world of COVID-19 and find a far future view of tourism, this is the book to read. * Malcolm Roughead, Chef Executive, VisitScotland, UK *
This unique volume is an easy and enjoyable read that inspires tourism researchers and professionals alike to think outside conventional knowledge paradigms and approaches to invent and shape tourism futures. This is a must-read book, given the COVID-19 induced transformations and the overdue imperatives for a tourism reset. * Dimitrios Buhalis, Bournemouth University, UK * Tourism has always been about escapism, excitement and adventure travel. Yeoman and colleagues take these virtues to new limits through stories and analysis about the future of tourism through the lens of science fiction. If you want to look beyond the world of COVID-19 and find a far future view of tourism, this is the book to read. * Malcolm Roughead, Chief Executive, VisitScotland, UK *
Author Information
Ian Yeoman is Associate Professor of Tourism Futures at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He is Co-Editor of the Journal of Tourism Futures. Una McMahon-Beattie is Professor of Hospitality Management and Head of Department, Ulster University, Northern Ireland. She is the Deputy Editor of the Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management. Marianna Sigala is Professor of Marketing, University of Piraeus, Greece. She is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management.
