International cultural tourism : management, implications and cases /

International cultural tourism : management, implications and cases /

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Imprint:	Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, 2005.
Description:	1 online resource (xix, 244 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Subject:	Heritage tourism. Heritage tourism. Electronic book.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11299651

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Other authors / contributors:	Leslie, David, 1951- Sigala, Marianna.
ISBN:	9780750663120 075066312X 0080455476 9780080455471 9781136394300 1136394303 9781136394256 1136394257 9781136394294 113639429X 9781138169555 1138169552
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	International Cultural Tourism: management, implications and cases provides a comprehensive exploration of the management, operations and marketing of cultural tourism attractions and resources in a global context. Topics explored include: * For the first time, an evaluation of the use and transformational impact of global media and new ICT in the management and marketing of cultural tourism attractions and resources. * The changing nature of the global cultural tourism marketplace (including demand, supply, product development and political changes). * Consumer behaviour, profiles and motivations of cultural tourists. * Environmental performance, management and wider issues of social and cultural sustainability. Written by a team of contributors from Australia, Hong Kong, UK, US, Canada, Mexico, Portugal, South Africa and Finland, this text provides a thoroughly global insight into the issues and techniques involved in the successful management and marketing of cultural attractions. * An overview of the way in which cultural tourism resources and attractions are managed and marketed in a global context. * Analysis of the demand, profiles and motivation of tourists * An investigation of the transformational and dynamic impacts of new technologies on cultural resources and products * International contributor team provide case studies from first-hand experience and research * An overview of the way in which cultural tourism resources and attractions are managed and marketed in a global context. * Analysis of the demand, profiles and motivation of tourists * An investigation of the transformational and dynamic impacts of new technologies on cultural resources and products * International contributor team provide case studies from first-hand experience and research.
Other form:	Print version: International cultural tourism. Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, 2005 075066312X 9780750663120

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Summary:	International Cultural Tourism: management, implications and cases provides a comprehensive exploration of the management, operations and marketing of cultural tourism attractions and resources in a global context. Topics explored include: * For the first time, an evaluation of the use and transformational impact of global media and new ICT in the management and marketing of cultural tourism attractions and resources. * The changing nature of the global cultural tourism marketplace (including demand, supply, product development and political changes). * Consumer behaviour, profiles and motivations of cultural tourists. * Environmental performance, management and wider issues of social and cultural sustainability. Written by a team of contributors from Australia, Hong Kong, UK, US, Canada, Mexico, Portugal, South Africa and Finland, this text provides a thoroughly global insight into the issues and techniques involved in the successful management and marketing of cultural attractions. * An overview of the way in which cultural tourism resources and attractions are managed and marketed in a global context. * Analysis of the demand, profiles and motivation of tourists * An investigation of the transformational and dynamic impacts of new technologies on cultural resources and products * International contributor team provide case studies from first-hand experience and research
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xix, 244 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780750663120 075066312X 0080455476 9780080455471 9781136394300 1136394303 9781136394256 1136394257 9781136394294 113639429X 9781138169555 1138169552