TY - BOOK AU - Walker,John R. AU - Walker,Josielyn T. TI - Tourism: concepts and practices SN - 9780138142452 U1 - 910.68 PY - 2011/// CY - Boston PB - Prentice Hall KW - Tourism N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; PART I: THE CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURISM 1. Tourism Introduction, Past and Present Tourism 2. Motivation for Leisure Travel 3. Tourism Marketing 4. Tourism Economics PART II: ORGANIZING TOURISM 5. Tourism Organizations and Policy 6. Tourism Planning and Sustainable Development 7. Tourism Research PART III: OPERATING SECTORS 1 8. Attractions and Entertainment 9. Conventions, meetings and Expositions PART IV: SOCIAL, CULTURAL, HERITAGE AND ECOTOURISM 10. Tourism Sociology 11. Cultural and Heritage Tourism 12. Ecotourism PART V: OPERATING SECTIONS 2 13. Distribution Organizations 14. Transportation 15. Lodging and Restaurants 16. Tourism in the Future ER -