Historial Development of World Tourism

Contents: Preface. 1. From stone age to star trek. 2. Sciences and tourism. 3. Secular ritual: a general theory of tourism. 4. The nature of tourism. 5. Gambling into the twenty first century. 6. Finnish tourists. 7. Time and space. 8. Tourism change and impacts. 9. Tourism on the Maya periphery. 10. Power and ethnicity in "Paradise": Boracay, Philippines. 11. Wilderness tourism in Zimbabwe. 12. Pamukkale: Turkish Homestay tourism. 13. Tourism in the Fjords and mountains: a case study from Western Norway. 14. Use of online advertising. 15. Sustainable in tourism. 16. Tourism as a protective barrier for old order Amish and Mennonite communities. Index.

"With the rapid advancement of means of transport and communication, the nature of tourism has drastically changed after the industrial revolution. Now with the availability of transport planes the Europeans spend their time for holidaying in far flung areas like Bali in Indonesia and Bangkok and in Singapore.

It will thus be seen the modern tourism industry has developed in the world along with other developments in the field of politics, economics and culture.

In the contemporary world, however, the national governments are trying to exploit the potential of tourism for generating funds. Tourism has found a place of honour in national budgets. Events like Commonwealth Games and Olympics are likely to become great source of earning foreign exchange for countries like India.

It is expected that the book will be found of immense use to university students and planners and administrators. The editor is grateful to all the American sources and the British sources from whom considerable help has been taken to prepare this book." (jacket)