عنوان

Transformational tourism :

(Number (ISBN

178064230X

(Number (ISBN

9781780642307

Number

b553884

Title Proper

Transformational tourism :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

tourist perspectives

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Yvette Reisinger, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Wallingford, Oxfordshire

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

CABI

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2013]

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(xvi, 237 pages) : illustrations

Text of Note

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.

Text of Note

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.

Tourism -- Psychological aspects.

Tourism -- Social aspects.

Tourism.

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Book number

edited by Yvette Reisinger, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait.

Yvette Reisinger

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[Book]

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