The Economics of Tourism Destinations

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Candela, Guido (Συγγραφέας), Figini, Paolo (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Σειρά: Springer Texts in Business and Economics,
• Θέματα: Microeconomics.; International economics.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Economics.; International Economics.; Regional/Spatial Science.

The book aims at providing an overview of the main economic issues related to tourism activities. While tourism is an important sector, contributing to more than 10% of the European Union’s GDP, research and teaching at the university level has only recently grown to a considerable level, and the fi...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part I: Introduction to the Economics of Tourism
• 1 Definitions and Key Concepts
• 2 The Tourism Sector in the Economy
• 3 The Economics of Tourism Destinations
• Part II: The Microeconomics of Tourism
• 4 The Consumer Theory Applied to the Tourist
• 5 A Close Examination of the Consumer Theory Applied to the Tourist
• 6 Production in Tourism
• 7 The Production and the Sale of Holidays: Tour Operators and Travel Agencies
• 8 The Supply of Tourism Services: Hospitality, Transport, Attractions
• 9 The Tourism Markets
• 10 The Contracts in the Tourism Markets
• 11 The Information and Communication Technology and the Tourism Sector
• Part III: The Macroeconomics of Tourism
• 12 Tourism, Development and Growth.- 13 International Tourism: Real and Monetary Flows
• 14 The State Intervention and the Public Organization of Tourism
• 15 Sustainable Tourism
• References.