"The impact of global tourism research is evident throughout this meticulously edited collection." -- BOOK JACKET.

2021 Independent Publisher Book Awards, Gold Medal Winner 2021 National Indie Excellent Awards Finalist 2020 Bronze Award for Travel Book or Guide from the Nort

While the number of domestic leisure travelers has increased dramatically in reform-era China, the persistent gap between urban and rural living standards attes

This is a timely and easily accessible book that addresses a number of issues that are of central concern to the development of tourism studies. It will also be

This book examines the nexus between exploring and tourism and argues that exploration travel – based heavily on explorer narratives and the promises of perso