Current debates in tourism & development studies

One of the most salient forms of modern-day tourism is based on the heritage of
humankind. The majority of all global travel entails some element of the cultural past,
as hundreds of millions of people visit cultural attractions, heritage festivals, and historic
places each year. The congress delves into this vast form of tourism by providing a
comprehensive examination of its issues, current debates, concepts and practices. The
key themes of the book generally concern, destination images, heritage-city tourism,
tourist and other steakholders perceptions, satisfaction and development studies. Some
current debates in tourism is also analysed thanks to some specific studies. These themes
are divided in 4 chapters starting with the tourism and ending with development
studies.