| Literary Tourism: Theories, Practice and Case Studies Contributor(s): Jenkins, Ian (Editor), Lund, Katrín Anna (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1786394596 ISBN-13: 9781786394590 Publisher: Cabi OUR PRICE: $125.16 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Museums, Tours, Points Of Interest - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - Business & Economics | Industries - Hospitality, Travel & Tourism |
| Dewey: 809.933 |
| LCCN: 2018055726 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.8" W x 9.7" (1.60 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book includes tourism stories using guidebooks, films, television and electronic media, and recognizes that stories, texts and narratives, even if they cannot be classified as traditional travel writing, can become journeys in themselves and take us on imaginary voyages. Appealing to a wide audience of different disciplines, it encompasses subjects such as business literary writing, historical journeys and the poetry of Dylan Thomas. The use of these different perspectives demonstrates how heavily and widely literature influences travel, tourists and tourism, making it an important read for researchers and students of tourism, social science and literature. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lund, Katrin Anna: - Katrín Anna Lund teaches at University of Iceland, Háskóli Íslands. Jenkins, Ian: - Ian Jenkins is a geographer who has worked in the tourism and leisure industries for the last twenty-seven years as a researcher, senior lecturer, consultant and director of several research units. His work has resulted in numerous publications including industry reports, conference papers, academic articles and book chapters; he has also been a peer reviewer for journal articles. Some of the research projects he has been involved with have resulted in legislative change and improved industry standards. In addition, he has undertaken work for prestigious organizations such as UNESCO, British Council, British Standards Institute, Health and Safety Executive, VisitWales and CEN. His research and consultancy expertise covers subjects such as: responsible/sustainable tourism, niche tourism development, risk and safety management and adventure tourism. Ian is currently an examiner for the University of South Wales and has recently been an external examiner for the University of Birmingham at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and also a PhD examiner at Cranfield University. Ian has been the co-editor of a special edition of the Laureate Hospitality Journal. |