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DIGITAL LIBRARY
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Beyond Backpacker Tourism: Mobilities and Experiences
Author: Kevin Hannam y Anya Diekmann
Publishers: Channel View Publications, 2010
ISBN: 1845411307
Number of pages: 248This book examines new theoretical debates surrounding mobility and experience-based tourism, of which the most famous example is ‘backpacker tourism'. It also looks at the alternative destinations that have become popular and new growing models, such as the flashpacker, referring to backpacker tourists who are in their 30s and have greater economic resources.
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Hotel Control - Practical economic management and analysis of operations in a Tourist Accommodation Business
Author: Lluís Mesalles Canals
Publishers: Laertes, 2010
ISBN: 9788475846675
Number of pages: 281The different types and possible structures of a hotel, or the distances between them, often make managing these establishments a complex task. This manual explains the different accounting tools available and basic concepts that will allow companies to adopt a more effective economic control system for their business.
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Official Tourism Websites: A Discourse Analysis Perspective
Author: Rick Hallett y Judith Kaplan-Weinger
Publishers: Channel View Publications, 2010
ISBN: 1845411374
Number of pages: 136The digital world in which we find ourselves increasingly immersed compels organisations, cities and countries to have an on-line presence, using the Internet as a means of promotion and building the image of the product or destination they are publicising. The authors of this book study different tourism websites to analyse the creation of a place identity and its repercussions.
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Travel journalism. Analysis of tourism through cover stories
Author: Antonio Rodríguez Ruibal
Publishers: UOC, 2009
ISBN: 9788497888523
Number of pages: 118The rapid development of tourism in recent years and its widespread access have put this activity at the forefront of everyday life. So, with a view to understanding its motivations, functioning and evolution, the author of this book suggests an analysis of the tourist industry through two of Spain's leading newspapers.
