Tourism category: 1805 books

Despite the importance of sport as a social, economic and political institution, research into sport and social capital has not been extensive. Sport and Social Capital is the first book to examine this increasingly high profile area in detail. It explores the ways in which sport contributes to the...

This introductory textbook shows you how to apply the principles of marketing within the hospitality industry. Written specifically for students taking marketing modules within a hospitality course, it contains examples and case studies that show how ideas and concepts can be successfully applied...

Imagine yourself in front of a classroom on the first day of your career as a college instructor. You pass your new set of students a fresh copy of the syllabus that you spent hours perfecting. You introduce yourself and begin getting to know your students. What comes next? This book shows you Everything You Need to Know That They Don't Teach You in School.

Events Feasibility and Development: From Strategy to Operations answers two fundamental questions faced by all events planners and organizers: how do I justify this event to the client? and why are we spending money on this event?. With a user-friendly learning structure containing bullet points,...

Exploring sports event management from a Caribbean, small island developing state perspective, this volume uses the events of the recently held Cricket World Cup 2007 (CWC 2007) as a launching pad for identifying best practices and the way forward. The CWC 2007 was the first time in any sport, a World...

Events Management is a rapidly expanding discipline with growing student numbers however currently there are no specifically focused Research Methods texts available to serve this growing cohort. Fulfilling the need for a relevant book which reflects the unique characteristics of research in the field...

This book is the first in a series of short, simple, no-nonsense guides to profitable betting on the football markets. It is dedicated to explaining and instilling the fundamentals of successful football betting in everyone who reads it. This eBook, and the wider Premier Betting series, is firmly aimed...

Eco-Resorts is a design guide for low impact, environmentally friendly tourist resorts in the tropics. The book is the first to offer architects practical, detailed guidance in developing resort buildings that work with a tropical climate and meet the needs and expectations of the client and building...

- Analizar la función y el proceso de planificación empresarial o institucional y definir planes que resulten adecuados para unidades de información o distribución de oferta turística. Analizar la gestión y control presupuestarios en el marco de las agencias de viajes, otros distribuidores turísticos...

"Como catedrático y consultor en el tema de finanzas para restaurantes, tomé la decisión de documentar experiencias, conocimientos adquiridos y nuevas prácticas en el ámbito financiero para este sector, que merece la pena plasmar en un documento. A lo largo del camino fui descubriendo que...

El desarrollo del turismo en México, desde la primera mitad del siglo XX, se constituyó en un importante pilar de la economía nacional, a partir de su contribución a la balanza de pagos, como generador de empleos, como catalizador de diversas actividades económicas y como impulsor del desarrollo...

Los objetivos del manual son comprender los procedimientos administrativos y de comunicación interna. Identificar y clasificar las ropas para el planchado. Conocer el proceso, tipos, factores que intervienen en el planchado, plegado, empaquetado o embolso de ropa. Adquirir los conocimientos sobre...

The growth of the events industry brings with it concerns of sustainable management, the sharing of available resources, and ensuring that people and places are not over-exploited. While the environmental and economic dimensions of sustainability have attracted a reasonable attention in the study...

This volume seeks to review and stimulate interest in a number of emerging and fresh topics in contemporary tourist behaviour and experience. Topics explored include the effects of newer technologies on tourists’ behaviour and experience, tourists’ experience of scams, safety and personal responsibility,...