Tourism Trends Worldwide

Contents: Preface. 1. Tourism: an overview. 2. Educational tourism. 3. Space tourism. 4. Cultural tourism. 5. Adventure truism. 6. Medical tourism. 7. Sustainable tourism. 8. Tourism in developing world. 9. Tourism and sustainable use of biological resources. 10. The other side. 11. Tourism today: major challenges. 12. Initiatives and experiences of tourism watch. Appendices. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.

"The present publication 'Tourism Trends Worldwide' focuses mainly on the major tourism issues. Basically, tourism is travel for recreational or leisure purposes.

This book portrays a vivid picture of the dynamics of tourism with all trends--vertical and horizontal. The readings are drawn from various sources penned by expert professionals in the field." (jacket)