Tourism, Tourists and Society

Tourism, Tourists and Society

By Richard Sharpley

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Tourism, Tourists and Society provides a thorough exploration of how society influences or shapes the behaviours, motivations, attitudes and consumption of tourists, as well as the tourism impacts on destination societies. Accessible yet critical in style, this book offers students an invaluable introduction to tourism, tourists and society.

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Book Information

Publisher: Routledge
Publish Date: 05/03/2018
Pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9781138629493
ISBN-10: 1138629499
Language: English

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Tourism, Tourists and Society provides a broad introduction to the inter-relationship between tourism and society, making complex sociological concepts and themes accessible to readers from a non-sociological academic background. It provides a thorough exploration of how society influences or shapes the behaviours, motivations, attitudes and consumption of tourists, as well as the tourism impacts on destination societies.

The fifth edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect recent data, concepts and academic debates:

- New content on: mobilities paradigm and the emotional dimension of tourist experiences.

- New chapter: Tourism and the Digital Revolution, looking at the ways in which the Internet and mobile technology transform both tourist behaviour and the tourist experience.

- New end-of-chapter further reading and discussion topics.

Accessible yet critical in style, this book offers students an invaluable introduction to tourism, tourists and society.

About the Author

Richard Sharpley is Professor of Tourism and Development at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK. He is co-editor of the journal Tourism Planning & Development.

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