Introduction; The historical development of adventure tourism; The sources of adventure; The milieu of adventure tourism; Outdoor adventure and management training; Artificial environments for adventure tourism; Mental adventure tourism; The adventure tourist; The supply side of adventure tourism; The geography of adventure tourism; The impacts of adventure tourism; Topical issues and the future of adventure tourism; Case studies.
* International case studies, including wilderness tourism in Siberia, rock-climbing based tourism in Spain and mountain tourism in Greece * Unique treatment of the subject * A respected team of authors
* International case studies, including wilderness tourism in Siberia, rock-climbing based tourism in Spain and mountain tourism in Greece * Unique treatment of the subject * A respected team of authors
John Swarbrooke, Colin Beard, Suzanne Leckie, Gill Pomfret
"'Adventure Tourism: The new frontier' is an essential introduction
to the adventure tourism sector for both tertiary students of
tourism and professionals working in the tourism industry, as it
offers a unique analysis of this fast expanding niche sector....The
book will prove accessible to its non-academic audience, while
providng a useful reference and first port of call for those
researching in this sector and a textbook for tourism academics
teaching undergraduate or postgraduate courses in this area."
-Tim Bentley, Department of International Business Massey, Aukland,
New Zealand
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