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Author: Helmut Wachowiak ,
Professor Dimitri Ioannides
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.453kg
ISBN: 9780754647751
ISBN 10: 0754647757
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 28 July 2006
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'Despite their growing importances border issues in tourism have so far been largely ignored by the scientific community. With its solid conceptual framework and several detailed cross-border analyses, this book is a valuable source of information for students as well as tourism experts. Moreover the extensive annotated bibliography will encourage future research.' Albrecht Steinecke, UniversitAt Paderborn, Germany 'Political borders are a fundamental part of most tourism activity, though the relationship between borders and tourism development varies considerably around the globe. This book provides background perspectives from leading scholars along with a comprehensive and annotated bibliography on this diverse subject. It is a valuable and insightful resource for tourism researchers and development professionals who deal with cross-border tourism issues on a regular basis.' Alan A. Lew, Northern Arizona University, USA 'Tourism and Borders is one of only a few works published that combine issues of political geography and tourism...[the book] presents a powerful argument in support of 'Tourism Geography'.' Geography Research Forum
'Despite their growing importance' border issues in tourism have so far been largely ignored by the scientific community. With its solid conceptual framework and several detailed cross-border analyses, this book is a valuable source of information for students as well as tourism experts. Moreover the extensive annotated bibliography will encourage future research.' Albrecht Steinecke, Universitat Paderborn, Germany 'Political borders are a fundamental part of most tourism activity, though the relationship between borders and tourism development varies considerably around the globe. This book provides background perspectives from leading scholars along with a comprehensive and annotated bibliography on this diverse subject. It is a valuable and insightful resource for tourism researchers and development professionals who deal with cross-border tourism issues on a regular basis.' Alan A. Lew, Northern Arizona University, USA 'Tourism and Borders is one of only a few works published that combine issues of political geography and tourism...[the book] presents a powerful argument in support of 'Tourism Geography'.' Geography Research Forum
Author Information
Dr Helmut Wachowiak is a founding Professor and Head of the Tourism Management Department at the International University of Applied Sciences Bad Honnef, Bonn, which is Germanys' first full English speaking university in the field of service management. Dr Wachowiak is also a Professor of International Tourism Development, associated at the University of Information Technology and Management Rzeszow, Poland. He also participates on the editorial board for ""Advances in hospitality and leisure""; in ISTTE, the International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators; and in industrial networks such as DRV, the German tour operator and travel agency association. In addition, he is engaged in various leisure and tourism research projects with focus on cross-border destination development in Europe, visitor profile studies, and tourism on the Balearic Islands. Contributors: Helmut Wachowiak, Dallen J. Timothy, Holger Faby, Dimitri Ioannides, Christian Rast, Stephan Kroll, Heinz-Dieter Quack, Karin Hartman, Maha Doppelfeld, Daniel Engels.
