TY - BOOK AU - Inkson,Clare AU - Minnaert,Lynn TI - Tourism management: an introduction SN - 9781529758467 AV - G155 .A1 I462 2022 PY - 2022/// CY - Thousand Oaks PB - Sage Publishing KW - Tourism KW - Management KW - Travel N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I. Tourism Overview -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Understanding Tourism -- Part II. Tourism Supply and Demand -- 3. Tourist Generating Regions -- 4. Tourism Demand -- 5. Tourism Suppliers -- 6. Intermediaries in the Tourism System -- Part III. Impacts of Tourism -- 7. Tourism Destinations -- 8. The Economic Impacts of Tourism -- 9. The Social and Cultural Impacts of Tourism -- 10. The Environmental Impacts of Tourism -- Part IV. Tourism Management and Marketing -- 11. Tourism Marketing -- 12. The Management of Visitors -- 13. Public Sector Involvement in Tourism -- Part V. Tourism ahead -- 14. Tourism and the Future N2 - This introductory text provides readers with a robust understanding of tourism and its industries, including how destinations are developed, marketed and managed, and how tourism impacts communities, environments and economies. The authors discuss the critical issues affecting 21st century tourism, such as sustainability, the climate crisis, globalization, community, technology, the environment and the sharing economy. The text has been fully updated in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and its notable, and in some cases lasting, impacts on the tourism industry. The text features new mini-case studies (snapshots) and international case studies from countries around the globe including USA, Saudi Arabia, India, China, New Zealand, Australia, Namibia and the UK. It discusses the latest trends in transport, hospitality, attractions and the travel trade and includes examples from major tourism companies including Trip.com, TUI and Airbnb. The book is suitable for students who are starting their tourism studies as part of their college or university education ER -