The Economics of Tourism Destinations

• Main Authors: Candela, Guido (Author), Figini, Paolo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Springer Texts in Business and Economics,
• Subjects: 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...