Screen LibraryHandbook of tourism and quality-of-life research：enhancing the lives of tourists and residents of host communities
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Dordrecht New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2012. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
International handbooks of quality-of-life |
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| Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2288-0 |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (lxii, 702 p.): col. ports. |
| ISBN: |
9789400722880 (electronic bk.) 9400722885 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | C913 |
| CLC: | C913.3-62 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. 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 |