The Future Past of Tourism : Historical Perspectives and Future Evolutions by Ian Yeoman

This book offers a critical account of the?historical evolution of tourism through?the identification and?discussion of key turning?points. Based on these?considerations,?future turning points are identified?and evaluated. The?volume provides?a continuum between the past and future of tourism.?Its central themes are the globalisation of tourism; the development of destinations; the importance of mobility and transport; the development of the modern hotel; the diversification of niche tourism and the conceptualisation of the past and future of tourism using the evolutionary paradigm in future studies. The core findings of the book provide the first perspective on how the history of tourism will shape its future.
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