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This book provides an overview of the cruise industry covering a broad range of topics and issues. It has been written for a broad audience including students pursuing university and training programmes, tourism industry professionals, planners and managers in the cruise industry, and finally government agency employees. The book is organized into seven parts. Part 1 introduces the industry and some of its fundamental principles including economics, corporate social responsibility, passengers' health and wellbeing, and the relationship between academic research and professional practice on the subject. Part 2 focuses on the cruise experience, that is, cruise passengers and crew. Part 3 explores markets, marketing and the motivations for cruising. In Part 4, the impacts of cruise ship tourism are investigated through the examination of the social and natural environments. This is complemented by Part 5, which looks at the planning and management for sustainable cruising. Part 6 investigates ports, destinations and infrastructure development including the recent, rapid emergence of cruising in China. Part 7 consists of a single chapter, which brings the topic to a close whilst providing a brief discussion on the future of the industry. The book has 35 chapters and a subject index.

Geotourism: the tourism of geology and landscape is a compilation of first class international research which provides insight into the many facets of this emerging subject, and comprehensively explores the nexus between landscape, geological phenomena and tourism

Introduction -- Special Interest Tourism: The evolution of a concept -- Surf Tourism Tribe -- Dark Tourism -- Cycling Tourism -- Destination/Brand Loyalists -- Luxury Travel -- Diaspora Tourism/Nostalgia Tourism Tribes -- Couchsurfer and Airbnb User Tribes -- Astronomy Tourism Tribes -- Lifestyle Hotels: Hospitality Catering to Tribes -- Foodie Tribes -- Camper/Free Camper/Freedom Campers Tribes -- Traveler tribe (vs tourist tribe) -- Geotourism Tribes -- Volcano Tourism Tribes -- Backpacker Tourism Tribes -- Volunteerism – The Olympics Tribe -- Health Tourism -- Tribes of Grey Nomads -- Embodied Boarders: Snowboarding Tribes -- Accessible Tourism Tribes -- Avitourism Tribes -- Conclusion.

This book provides an overview of the extent of international ecotourism policy. A key objective of the book is to highlight the importance of balancing social, ecological, and economic factors in the development of policy for the ecotourism industry. Thus sustainability issues are addressed from a variety of approaches at a range of levels. The book is divided into five main sections focusing on the theoretical considerations of ecotourism policy and planning (section 1) followed by case studies at a range of levels including regions (2), countries (3) and continents (4), ending with some brief conclusions (5). The book will be of significant interest to researchers, practitioners and policy makers in tourism, environment, geography and planning. It has 17 chapters and a subject index.