Europe at the seaside : the economic history of mass tourism in the Mediterranean / / edited by Luciano Segreto, Carles Manera, and Manfred Pohl

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910817597103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Berghahn Books, 2009
• ISBN: 1-282-62770-8; 9786612627705; 1-84545-911-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (264 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): SegretoLuciano; ManeraCarles <1957->; PohlManfred <1944->
• Disciplina: 338.4/791091822
• Soggetti: Tourism - Mediterranean Region - History; Package tours - Mediterranean Region - History; Cruise lines - Mediterranean Region - History; Seaside resorts - Mediterranean Region - History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-243) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Flying visits : the growth of British air package tours, 1945-1975 / Peter Lyth -- The transformation of the economic model of the Balearic Islands : the pioneers of mass tourism / Carles Manera and Jaume Garau-Taberner -- Tourism and business during the twentieth century in Greece : continuity and change / Margarita Dritsas -- The development of the Portuguese hotel business, 1950-1995 / Benedita Camara -- Sending the Italians on vacation : the Alpitour group / Luciano Segreto -- Rimini : an original mix of Italian style and foreign models? / Patrizia Battilani -- The expansion strategies of the Majorcan hotel chains / Antoni Serra -- The French group Accor and tourism since 1967 : business tourism without a mass tourism strategy / Hubert Bonin -- Club Mediterranee, 1950-2002 / Ellen Furlough -- Tourism on the French Riviera / Philippe Mioche -- Tourism on the Costa del Sol / Carmelo Pellejero Martinez.
• Sommario/riassunto: Mass tourism is one of the most striking developments in postwar western societies, involving economic, social, cultural, and anthropological factors. For many countries it has become a significant, if not the primary, source of income for the resident population. The Mediterranean basin, which has long been a very popular destination, is explored here in the first study to scrutinize the region as a whole and over a long period of time. In particular, it investigates the area's economic and social networks directly involved in tourism, which includes examining the most popular spots that attr