Will robots take over as hotel staff? How has the rise of social media
impacted upon tourism marketing? Will trust in travel be regained
following the pandemic? For answers to these and many other contemporary
tourism questions, look no further than this fourth edition of
Essentials of Tourism.
Maintaining its concise, lively and accessible style for students, key
updates to this edition include:
- New content related to the impact of Covid-19 on tourism, changing
government policy, VR tourism and the metaverse, climate change,
sustainable tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- A range of new case studies and examples showing how tourism theory
can be applied in varied and international contexts
- A focus on both technology and skills and employability for the
tourism sector in every chapter
- A recommended 'classic paper' per chapter marking key milestones in
tourism thinking
Essentials of Tourism is essential reading for all tourism students
looking for the very latest coverage of the field and industry.
Chris Cooper is Professor in the School of Events, Tourism and
Hospitality Management at Leeds Beckett University, UK. He was awarded
the UNWTO Ulysses Medal for his contribution to tourism education and
policy.
