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" Transformational tourism : "
edited by Yvette Reisinger, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait.
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BL
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734058
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b553884
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edited by Yvette Reisinger, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait.
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Transformational tourism : : tourist perspectives\ edited by Yvette Reisinger, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait.
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Wallingford, Oxfordshire: CABI, [2013]
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(xvi, 237 pages) : illustrations
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178064230X
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: 9781780642307
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| Contents
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Hopeful tourism: a transformational perspective / Annette Pritchard and Nigel Morgan --;Transformation and transformational learning theory / Yvette Reisinger --;Connection between travel, tourism and transformation / Yvette Reisinger --;Not 'on vacation': survival escapist travel as an agent of transformation / Kylie Radel and Wendy Hillman --;Transforming quality of life through wellness tourism / Melanie Smith --;Retreat tourism as a form of transformational tourism / Paul Heintzman --;Nearer to God --;transformational experiences of short-term mission travellers / Yoon Jung Lee and Ulrike Gretzel --;The transformative power of yoga tourism / Lauren M. Ponder and Patrick J. Holladay --;Extreme sports as transformational tourism / Eric Brymer --;Returning home: reflections on lifestyle transformation resulting from international backpacker travels / Mark Kanning --;Finding themselves in San Blas, Panama / Amy Savener --;WWOOFing tourists: beaten tracks and transformational paths / Adrian Deville and Stephen Wearing --;The next stage of eco-travel: facilitating transformation through personal ethics / Agnes M.K. Nowaczek --;Acculturation, re-entry and transformation: the story of a volunteer tourist / Simone Grabowski --;Travel for education: a force for peace and cross-cultural understanding? / Lorraine Brown --;Doing good for God's sake: the role of religion in altruism. The case of volunteer tourism / Jennifer L. Erdely --;Conclusion / Yvette Reisinger.
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Transformational Tourism deals with the important issue of how travel and tourism can change human behaviour and have a positive impact on the world. The book focuses on human development in a world dominated by post-9/11 security and political challenges, economic and financial collapses, and environmental threats.
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Tourism -- Psychological aspects.
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Tourism -- Social aspects.
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Tourism.
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G155.A1E358 2013
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Yvette Reisinger
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