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Tourism in the USA : a spatial and social synthesis / Dimitri Ioannides and Dallen J. Timothy.

By: Ioannides, Dimitri, 1961-.
Contributor(s): Timothy, Dallen J.
Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2010Description: xviii, 222 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0415956846 (hbk.); 9780415956840 (hbk.); 9780415956857 (pbk.); 0415956854 (pbk.); 9780203864654 (ebk.); 0203864654 (ebk.).Subject(s): Tourism -- United StatesDDC classification: 338.479173
Contents:
Introduction : the tourism phenomenon in the USA -- American tourism : a study through time -- The institutional setting for tourism in the United States -- Demand for tourism in the United States -- Tourist attractions, tourism types, accommodations, and intermediaries -- The transportation system -- Tourism's economic significance -- Urban tourism in the USA -- On the road to Small Town, USA : rural tourism and its significance -- Conclusions : trends and futures of tourism in the USA.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the tourism phenomenon in the USA -- American tourism : a study through time -- The institutional setting for tourism in the United States -- Demand for tourism in the United States -- Tourist attractions, tourism types, accommodations, and intermediaries -- The transportation system -- Tourism's economic significance -- Urban tourism in the USA -- On the road to Small Town, USA : rural tourism and its significance -- Conclusions : trends and futures of tourism in the USA.