Service Industries

This innovative and insightful book critically explores how to recognize and generate the social, cultural, political and economic values of the he...

A new critical method for the Divine Comedy which focuses not only on language-as-writing but also and equally on other discursive modes that the D...

This monograph presents a summary of theory and good practices, research results, and a model and strategy for the development of a smart tourism d...

The relationship between EU and national law has taken up new forms and dimensions in the context of EU financial legislation. The wide reforms int...

This book facilitates a critical investigation of gaps in theorizing and framing dark tourism by navigating through some onto-epistemological issue...

Using a range of interdisciplinary ideas, Major Reward and Recognition Events: Transformations and Critical Perspectives is an expert-led, informat...

Athletic Directors Desk Reference, Second Edition With HKPropel Access, is the most comprehensive resource available for collegiate and high school...

Security implementation is crucial in the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) as it ensures the protection of sensitive medical data and prevents una...

This is the loose-leaf version of Sport Marketing, Fifth Edition, which offers students a less expensive, printed version of the text. Sport market...

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the cryptocurrency phenomenon from a financial/monetary point of view. It offers a unique slant in a...

As the first collection of studies to explore the use of edutainment within festival experiences, this book extends current knowledge and understan...

This book presents a comprehensive study of the role that the Blue Flag beach program has played around the world, considering economic, social and...

Travel Writing and Re-Enactment: Echotourism explores the popular subgenre of travel narratives that re-enact historically prominent journeys. Draw...

This book explores the concept of authenticity in tourism through the analysis of six tourist sites in Guangdong Province and Macau, China. Through...

This book analyzes the roots of one of the main human activities that can be developed in natural and agricultural ecosystems: tourism. Attention t...

Based on the spatial perspective, this book takes the urban area of Xi'an, China, as the main research region and studies the balance of resource a...

This book aims to present a picture of one of the worlds leading credit rating agencies. Credited as being the first credit rating agency, Moodys s...

Shariah governance assumes the primary instrument through which Islamic Banking Institutions (IBIs) ensure the Islamicity of their products, servic...

How do fashions in drinks work, and how are drinks fashions related to changing trends in clothes and apparel? These twin questions are posed and a...

Gen Z, Tourism, and Sustainable Consumption is the first book to provide a comprehensive account of Generation Z in relation to sustainable consump...

Part of managing a facility or event of any kind is providing a safe experience for the patrons. Managers at all levels must educate themselves and...

From sweatshops to fur farming, from polluting chemicals to painful garments, the fashion industry is associated with activities which have had dev...

Advances in Hospitality and Leisure delivers refreshing insights from a host of scientific studies in the domains of hospitality, leisure and touri...