Tourism in the USA : a spatial and social synthesis / / Dimitri Ioannides and Dallen Timothy
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| Autore: |
Ioannides Dimitri <1961-, >
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| Titolo: |
Tourism in the USA : a spatial and social synthesis / / Dimitri Ioannides and Dallen Timothy
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| Pubblicazione: | Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 306.48190973 |
| 338.479173 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Tourism - United States |
| Travel | |
| Classificazione: | QQ 925 |
| RU 10783 | |
| Altri autori: |
TimothyDallen J
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Plates; Figures; Tables; Closer Look Cases; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: The tourism phenomenon in the USA; 2 American tourism: A study through time; 3 The institutional setting for tourism in the United States; 4 Demand for tourism in the United States; 5 Tourist attractions, tourism types, accommodations, and intermediaries; 6 The transportation system; 7 Tourism's economic significance; 8 Urban tourism in the USA; 9 On the road to Small Town, USA: Rural tourism and its significance |
| 10 Conclusions: Trends and futures of tourism in the USAReferences; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The United States continues to provide opportunities for travel and tourism to domestic and international travellers. This is the first book to offer students a comprehensive overview of both tourism and travel in this region, paying specific attention to the disciplines of Geography, Tourism Studies and, more generally, Social Science.Tourism in the USA explains the evolution of tourism paying attention to the forces that shaped the product that exists today. The focus of the book includes the manner in which tourism has played out in various contexts; the role of fe |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Tourism in the USA |
| ISBN: | 1-135-24130-9 |
| 1-135-24131-7 | |
| 1-282-44383-6 | |
| 9786612443831 | |
| 0-203-86465-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910780818803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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