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Tomorrow's tourist [electronic resource] : scenarios & trends / by Ian Yeoman.

By: Yeoman, Ian.
Contributor(s): ScienceDirect (Online service).
Series: Advances in tourism research series: Publisher: Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier, c2008Description: x, 357 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780080453392; 0080453392.Subject(s): Tourism -- Planning | Tourism -- ForecastingGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification: 338.4791 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information
Contents:
Foreword : Dr. Dirk Glaesser, UN World Tourism Organization -- Section One - World Tourism in 2030 -- Introduction: World tourism and the tourist in 2030 * The History of World Tourism * What Will the World Look Like in 2030? * What Will the Tourist be Doing in 2030? * World Tourism in 2030 -- Section Two - The Tourist in 2030 -- The Health Tourist - Searching for the Fountain of Youth in Incredible India* The U.S. Grand-Traveller: The Changing Roles of Families and Travel * My Life in Pogradeci - The Phenomena of Second Home Living * The Sex Tourist - If it Happens in Vegas, it Stays in Vegas * Ostentatiously Expensive Dubai: The Phenomenon of the Retail Tourist in the Middle East* Bridget Jones Goes on Holiday* The Authentic Tourist: A Journey Through Africa * From Birmingham to Mecca - The Ritual of Pilgrimage and the Desire for a Spiritual Experience * Scotland's Food Tourist in 2015 * The Sports Tourist: London's Urban Rat Race * The Space Tourist: Redefining the Meaning of Luxury and the Desire for New Experiences * The Gambler in Macau: The Las Vegas of the Orient * The New Cultural Capitalist - The Rio Carnival * Life on Mars - How Different Generations Perceive the Future of Holidays in Scotland * The Asian Tigress: The Feminisation of the Business & Travel in China -- Section Three - What if? -- What if? The World No Longer Wanted to Holiday in the US by 2030? * What if? Global Warming and Climate Change Were to Change Our Holiday Plans * What if? Governments Banned Tourism in 2030 Because it Was Deemed to be Immoral, Dangerous and Bad for the Environment -- Section Four - How to? -- Futureproofing the Future.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-349) and index.

Foreword : Dr. Dirk Glaesser, UN World Tourism Organization -- Section One - World Tourism in 2030 -- Introduction: World tourism and the tourist in 2030 * The History of World Tourism * What Will the World Look Like in 2030? * What Will the Tourist be Doing in 2030? * World Tourism in 2030 -- Section Two - The Tourist in 2030 -- The Health Tourist - Searching for the Fountain of Youth in Incredible India* The U.S. Grand-Traveller: The Changing Roles of Families and Travel * My Life in Pogradeci - The Phenomena of Second Home Living * The Sex Tourist - If it Happens in Vegas, it Stays in Vegas * Ostentatiously Expensive Dubai: The Phenomenon of the Retail Tourist in the Middle East* Bridget Jones Goes on Holiday* The Authentic Tourist: A Journey Through Africa * From Birmingham to Mecca - The Ritual of Pilgrimage and the Desire for a Spiritual Experience * Scotland's Food Tourist in 2015 * The Sports Tourist: London's Urban Rat Race * The Space Tourist: Redefining the Meaning of Luxury and the Desire for New Experiences * The Gambler in Macau: The Las Vegas of the Orient * The New Cultural Capitalist - The Rio Carnival * Life on Mars - How Different Generations Perceive the Future of Holidays in Scotland * The Asian Tigress: The Feminisation of the Business & Travel in China -- Section Three - What if? -- What if? The World No Longer Wanted to Holiday in the US by 2030? * What if? Global Warming and Climate Change Were to Change Our Holiday Plans * What if? Governments Banned Tourism in 2030 Because it Was Deemed to be Immoral, Dangerous and Bad for the Environment -- Section Four - How to? -- Futureproofing the Future.

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