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Convention Tourism : International Research and Industry Perspectives / Karin Weber, Kye-Sung Chon, editors.

Contributor(s): Weber, Karin, 1970- | Chon, Kaye Kye-sung, 1954-.
Publisher: New York : The Haworth Hospitality Press, 2002Description: xxiv, 255 p. ; 22cm.ISBN: 0789012839 (hbk.).Subject(s): Tourism | Sales meetings | Congresses and conventionsDDC classification: 338.4791
Contents:
About the Editors. - Contributors. - Preface. - Part I: Topical Overview. - 1. History of Convention Tourism. - 2. Economic Contribution of Convention Tourism: Conceptual and Empirical Issues. - 3. Planning and Development Issues for the Convention Industry. - 4. Marketing of Convention Tourism. - 5. Human Resource Issues for the Convention Industry. - 6. Research Issues and Challenges for the Convention Industry. - 7. International Meeting Management. - Part II: Case Studies. - 8. Convention center ownership and management: the case of the United States. - 9. Mediterranean Convention Bureaus: The Case of Italy. - 10. The Convention Industry in South Korea. - 11. Convention Hotels in Australia: Trends and Issues. - Part III: The Future. - 12. Trends and Key Issues for the Convention Industry in the Twenty-First Century. - Addendum. - Appendix. - Bibliography. - Index.
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About the Editors. - Contributors. - Preface. - Part I: Topical Overview. - 1. History of Convention Tourism. - 2. Economic Contribution of Convention Tourism: Conceptual and Empirical Issues. - 3. Planning and Development Issues for the Convention Industry. - 4. Marketing of Convention Tourism. - 5. Human Resource Issues for the Convention Industry. - 6. Research Issues and Challenges for the Convention Industry. - 7. International Meeting Management. - Part II: Case Studies. - 8. Convention center ownership and management: the case of the United States. - 9. Mediterranean Convention Bureaus: The Case of Italy. - 10. The Convention Industry in South Korea. - 11. Convention Hotels in Australia: Trends and Issues. - Part III: The Future. - 12. Trends and Key Issues for the Convention Industry in the Twenty-First Century. - Addendum. - Appendix. - Bibliography. - Index.