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" Adventure tourism : "
John Swarbrooke [and others].
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BL
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730679
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b550445
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| Main Entry
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John Swarbrooke [and others].
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Adventure tourism : : the new frontier\ John Swarbrooke [and others].
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Oxford ; Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003
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(xiv, 354 pages) : illustrations
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0080469817
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: 0750651865
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: 1417507616
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: 9780080469812
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: 9780750651868
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: 9781417507610
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| Contents
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Acknowledgements; List of case studies; Preface; Part A: Setting the context; 1. Introduction, definitions and typologies; 2. Historical themes in adventure tourism; Part B: The demand side; 3. The adventure tourist; 4. The adventure tourism market; Part C: The supply side; 5. Destinations and venues; 6. The adventure tourism industry; Part D: The management of adventure tourism; 7. Marketing; 8. Risk management; 9. Ethical issues in adventure tourism; Part E: Key sectors of adventure tourism; 10. Wildlife tourism; 11. Artificial environment adventure.
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Looking at the adventure tourism, this book examines the product, the adventure tourist profile, and issues such as supply, geography and sustainability. It uses international case studies to illustrate these issues, including Gorilla watching holidays, Trekking on Mount Everest, Diving holidays, and Outward Bound packages.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Hospitality, Travel Tourism.
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Tourism.
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Tourisme d'aventure.
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G155.A1J646 2003
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John Swarbrooke
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