For non-accountant hospitality managers, accounting and financial management is often perceived as an inaccessible part of the business, yet understanding is crucial for success. Using an ‘easy
First published in 1853, this is a comprehensive guide to the British Lake District. It features contributions from William Wordsworth and the geologist Adam Sedgwick, as well as a number of shorter sections by local experts on subjects such as botany and toponymy. The first part comprises detailed descriptions of the major towns and villages of the area, providing recommended routes and excursions for tourists. This is followed by Wordsworth's description of the scenery of the Lake District, offering fascinating observations on the natural formation of the landscape and the influence of human settlement. The latter part consists of a series of five letters on the geological structure of the area, written by Sedgwick between 1842 and 1853. Illustrated with detailed maps of the area, this is a key text for those interested in the history of tourism in the Lake District and its development in the Victorian period.
Insight Guide Indonesia is an essential guide to one of the world's last tourism frontiers, a far-flung archipelago of rainforests, volcanoes, vivid festivals and teeming cities, all brought to life t
The resort hotel industry is booming. As our individual travel spend increases, so does this part of the international hospitality and tourism industry. The Management of International Resort Hotel Op
This book traces the epic clash of values between traditional scenery-and-tourism management and emerging ecological concepts in the national parks, America’s most treasured landscapes. It spans the p
Welcome to Hospitality: An Introduction provides a detailed description of the many facets of the Hospitality and Tourism sector, including tours and travel, hotels, restaurants, culinary, casino ope
Today's travel medicine includes not only tourism and business travelers, but also incorporates volunteerism, medical care, migration, ecotourism, and more. Travel Medicine, 4th Edition, reflects all
The legacies of two great civilizations—the Roman Empire and Renaissance city-states—are still apparent in today’s Italian economy in its internationalization, strong regional cultures, tourism, and a
With no competing works in the field, Sociology of Sport, a four-volume text, focuses on what has become a large subdiscipline within the fields of sociology and sport studies. The timely and comprehe
Ecotourism continues to be embraced as the antithesis of mass tourism because of its promise of achieving sustainability through conservation mindedness, community development, education and learning,
Ecotourism continues to be embraced as the antithesis of mass tourism because of its promise of achieving sustainability through conservation mindedness, community development, education and learning,
Roden’s comprehensive new history of this remarkable railway company tells the story of nothing less than the opening-up of the isolated Southwest of England to the trade and tourism of the modern age
A Traveller's History of Venice presents a concise and readable overview from the fifth century to the perils of flood and tourism that face Venice today.The main theme is the unique place that Venice
Orlando is two cities: the tourism capital of North America and the capital of fast-growing and ever-evolving Central Florida.? This book reveals the history and hauntings of the latter.
Gay tourism is booming and with How to Say 'Fabulous!' in 8 Different Languages, you'll always know how to speak the native tongue. This hilarious phrase book features hundreds of outrageous phrases,
Meet Vince Kingmyle, fantasist, philistine, entrepreneur, misogynist and golf bore. Vince runs a company promoting golf tourism in Edinburgh and has big plans, at least in his own mind, to which end h
When Yoshi takes on the project of promoting tourism in Kumade village, he recruits Machi and Hibiki to help him figure out how to accomplish this task.
The president and CEO of a Canadian tourism group describes his month-long adventure into the Sahara Desert city encountering locals, stranded tourists, crippling poverty and historic, priceless treas
This updated guidebook, with a focus on responsible tourism, offers greater coverage than any other to the Chittagong Hill Tracts, and to the world's largest mangrove forest at the Sundarbans. Persona
Sea turtle populations around the world are endangered, and in recent years tourism has been a critical element in worldwide efforts to save them. More travelers seek meaningful experiences that bring
