The nature and future of tourism :
Material type: TextPublication details: USA Apple Academic Press Inc / CRC Press 2022 Edition: 1st EditionDescription: xiv, 261 pagesISBN: 9781774637296; 9781774637340Subject(s): Tourism | Hospitality industry | COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-DDC classification: 338.4/791 Summary: "This book focuses on the tourism industry in conjunction with the impact of COVID-19 from the perspective that it is both negatively impacting the industry while also offering it an opportunity to rise from the ashes. The volume offers a new conceptualization and theorization of tourism; suggests new research methods, offers parallels with other crises (such as 9-11) to better understand the current one, and suggests futurist and innovative strategies. This book offers a wide range of topics that can help researchers and practitioners to understand how a pandemic can impact customer satisfaction. The diverse topics in The Nature and Future of Tourism: A Post-COVID-19 Context discuss the impact of COVID-19 in the tourism industry, application of robotics in the hospitality industry, tourism as a rite of passage, prospects for space tourism, how communication technologies can benefit third world tourism, and more. This must-read book not only presents sufficient tools for the understanding of how the pandemic can change the industry but is also a thoughtful collection of chapters for all those interested about the nature of tourism"--Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | Faculty of Social Sciences | G155 .K67 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 0184896 |
"This book focuses on the tourism industry in conjunction with the impact of COVID-19 from the perspective that it is both negatively impacting the industry while also offering it an opportunity to rise from the ashes. The volume offers a new conceptualization and theorization of tourism; suggests new research methods, offers parallels with other crises (such as 9-11) to better understand the current one, and suggests futurist and innovative strategies. This book offers a wide range of topics that can help researchers and practitioners to understand how a pandemic can impact customer satisfaction. The diverse topics in The Nature and Future of Tourism: A Post-COVID-19 Context discuss the impact of COVID-19 in the tourism industry, application of robotics in the hospitality industry, tourism as a rite of passage, prospects for space tourism, how communication technologies can benefit third world tourism, and more. This must-read book not only presents sufficient tools for the understanding of how the pandemic can change the industry but is also a thoughtful collection of chapters for all those interested about the nature of tourism"--
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