Hospitality category: 1805 books
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Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2009
Despite the geometric expansion of tourism knowledge, some areas have remained stubbornly underdeveloped and a full or comprehensive consideration of the philosophical issues of tourism represents one such significant knowledge gap. A key aim of this book therefore is to provide an initial mapping...
Tourism and India
A Critical Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2010
Tourism to and within India has undergone some important changes in recent years seen by the rising numbers of international tourists and increase in domestic tourism. This has led to the redevelopment and rebranding of many of its destinations as the Indian government has begun to recognise the potential...
by Charles Adams, Mike Early, Jane Brook
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
This colourful guide will explain the fundamentals of growing plants, whether you are taking a Level 3 RHS, City and Guilds or Edexcel course, are a grower or gardener in the industry, or are just a keen amateur. Written in a clear and accessible style, this book covers the principles that underpin...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2005
For the first time ever, this book brings together an explicit linkage between empirical and theoretical perspectives on tourism and discourse. A broad social semiotic approach is adopted to analyze a range of spoken, written and visual texts providing a unique resource for researching and teaching...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
When tourists travel, they often seek the exotic. The farther they venture, the more unique the cultures they gaze upon, the greater the prestige accrued; cross-cultural contact is commonplace. Yet despite the obviously transnational character of the tourist experience, national borders define existing...
Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2016
Proceedings of the International Conference in Bilbao, Spain, February 2-5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2016
The papers presented in this volume advance the state-of-the-art research on digital marketing and social media, mobile computing and responsive web design, semantic technologies and recommender systems, augmented and virtual reality, electronic distribution and online travel reviews, MOOC and eLearning,...
by Paul N. Herbert
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2017
Designed by Richmond visionary Lewis Ginter, The Jefferson Hotel has been an icon in the community since 1895. From the alligators that used to roam the elegant lobby to the speakeasy housed within during Prohibition, the hotel has a fascinating and unparalleled history. Playing host to cultural icons...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2007
Tourism and Politics aims to disseminate ideas on the critical discourse of tourism and tourists as they relate to politics, through a series of case studies from around the world written by specialists with an emphasis on linking theory to practice. That tourism is a profoundly important economic...
The relationships between cultural consumption, identity and holidays for the over 50s
Identity formation, consumption and the mature holidaymaker: Representations of the over 50s in travel brochures
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2007
Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject Tourism, grade: 1,0, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, course: Advertising and Consumption, 34 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: For several decades now there has been a trend towards a declining birth rate and therefore rapid...
Digital Culture and E-Tourism
Technologies, Applications and Management Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2010
In the digital world of the knowledge society, developing the infrastructures required to provide citizens with access to cultural content and tourism services demands a multi-fold analysis of social, business, and technological factors. Digital Culture and E-Tourism: Technologies, Applications and Management...
Olympic Ceremonialism and The Performance of National Character
From London 2012 to Rio 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
This book examines the London 2012 opening and closing ceremonies and the handover to Rio 2016 as articulations of national and cosmopolitan belonging. The ceremonial performances supported imaginative travel and created a tornadóros: an ideal form of 'human' that manipulates audiovisual narratives of culture and identity for global audiences.
by Audrey Goldberg, Lucy Mcdonald
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2013
The beauty therapist, increasingly called upon to administer massage, will welcome this manual. Its modern and practical approach will appeal to all who wish to improve their standard of massage.
The physical comfort and reassurance which massage can give, especially when coupled with exercises,...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Across the globe, from established tourist destinations such as Venice or Prague to less traditional destinations in both the global North and South, there is mounting evidence that points to an increasing politicization of the topic of urban tourism. In some cities, residents and other stakeholders...
Airbnb
Come tre laureati hanno sconvolto l'industria alberghiera, facendo tanti soldi (e procurandosi altrettanti nemici)
Language: Italian
Release Date: February 24, 2017
Oggi tutti conoscono Airbnb, ma all'inizio, quando proponevano la loro idea di home sharing, di affittare una parte della propria abitazione per ricavare un piccolo reddito e al tempo stesso far vivere all'ospite un’esperienza diversa, in una casa vera, a contatto con persone del luogo, nessuno...