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Novelli, Marina.

Niche tourism : contemporary issues, trends and cases / Marina Novelli. - xx, 264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

-- Niche tourism : an introduction -- Photographic tourism : shooting the innocuous, making meaning of tourist photographic behaviour -- Geotourism : appreciating the deep time of landscapes -- Youth tourism : finally coming of age? -- Dark tourism : the appealing "dark" side of tourism and more -- Genealogy tourism : the Scottish market opportunities -- Gastronomic tourism : comparing food and wine tourism experiences -- Transport tourism : travelling through heritage and contemporary recreation -- Tribal tourism "Cannibal Tours" : tribal tourism in hidden places -- Cultural heritage tourism : being, not looking : beyond the tourism brochure of Greece -- Tourism in peripheral regions : discovering the hidden histories of Italy -- Research tourism : professional travel for useful discoveries -- Small ship cruising : from muddy rivers to blue lagoons -- Sport tourism : small-scale sport event tourism : the changing dynamics of the New Zealand Masters Games -- Wildlife tourism : wildlife use vs local gain : trophy hunting in Namibia -- Volunteer tourism : deconstructing volunteer activities within a dynamic environment -- Adventure tourism : hard decisions, soft options and home for tea : adventure on the hoof -- Space tourism : small steps, great leaps : space as the destination of the future -- Virtual tourism : a niche in cultural heritage -- Ethical tourism : is its future in niche tourism? -- Niche tourism : a way forward to sustainability? / Mike Robinson and Marina Novelli / Catherine Palmer and Jo-Anne Lester / Thomas A. Hose / Greg Richards and Julie Wilson / Peter E. Tarlow / Moira Birtwistle / C. Michael Hall and Richard Mitchell / Derek Hall / Peter M. Burns and Yana Figurova / Eugenia Wickens / Rosalina Grumo and Antoinetta Ivona / Angela Benson / Ngaire Douglas and Norman Douglas / Brent Ritchie / Marina Novelli and Michael N. Humavindu / Michelle Callanan and Sarah Thomas / Graham Shephard and Sarah Evans / David T. Duval / David Arnold / Clare Weeden / Marina Novelli and Angela Benson.

Niche Tourism examines one of the fastest growing areas within the tourism sector. This book provides an integrated picture of speciality/niche tourism as a whole looking at both the 'macro' and 'micro' niche area. It has a comprehensive theoretical framework, and discusses initiatives, policies and strategies adopted internationally. With an emphasis on linking theory to practice, it is underpinned by up-to-date international case studies from around the world. Divided into 3 parts, it covers a variety of aspects under the headings of special interest tourism, tradition and culture base tourism and activity-based tourism. * The only book to provide an integrated picture of speciality/niche tourism as a whole * Examines one of the fastest growing areas of the tourism sector * Looks at a vast array of aspects of tourism from dark tourism, looking at 'ground zero' in the US, gastronomic tourism in the Yarra Valley Australia, to tribal tourism in Africa.

ISBN: 075066133X

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Travel.

LC Class. No.: G155.A1 / N68 2005