Handbook of tourism and quality-of-life research : enhancing the lives of tourists and residents of host communities / Muzaffer Uysal, Richard Perdue, M. Joseph Sirgy, editors.
"Quality of life (QOL) research in tourism has gained much momentum over the last two decades. Academics working in this area research issues related to tourists and host communities. Practitioners are becoming increasingly interested in understanding the science that allows them to develop bet...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht ; New York :
Springer,
[2012]
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| Series: | International handbooks of quality-of-life.
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| Online Access: | Springer eBooks Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "Quality of life (QOL) research in tourism has gained much momentum over the last two decades. Academics working in this area research issues related to tourists and host communities. Practitioners are becoming increasingly interested in understanding the science that allows them to develop better marketing and managerial programs designed to enhance the quality of life of tourists. Tourism bureaus and government agencies are increasingly interested in issues of sustainable tourism, specifically in understanding and measuring the impact of tourism on the quality of life of the residents of the host communities."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (lxii, 702 pages) : portraits. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1280398558 9400722885 9781280398551 9789400722880 |