Tourism Impacts, Planning and Management

Tourism Impacts, Planning and Management is a unique text, which links the three crucial areas of tourism: impacts, planning and management. Tourism impacts are multifaceted and are therefore difficult to plan for and manage. This title looks at all the key players involved – be they tourists, host communities or industry members – as well as the key processes of planning and management and considers a number of approaches and techniques for managing tourism impacts successfully. Now in its fifth edition, this bestselling text has been fully revised to include:• new material on the top twenty countries by visitor arrivals, sustainable destinations and quality, COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 responses in tourism, tourism employees, heritage interpretation, the Norfolk Broads, tourism collaboration, and technology advances such as Public Participation Geographical Information Systems, and the use of Artificial Intelligence in hotels. • updated tourism data and statistics• new case studies throughout to showcase the latest environmental, social and economic activities in the industry, as well as the above topical issues in tourism• an updated Companion Website that includes video and web links, class discussion questions, PPT’s and a case study archive. The text is written in an accessible style and includes a plethora of features that engage and aid understanding. This accessible yet academically rigorous introduction to tourism impacts, planning and management is essential reading for all tourism students.