Service Industries

A hands-on guide to producing and managing gatherings in the MEEC industry.   Production and Logistics in Meetings, Expositions, Events and Conven...

Is travel inherently beneficial to human character? Does it automatically educate and enlighten while also promoting tolerance, peace, and understa...

This book is the first authored overview of resilience in tourism and its relationship to the broader resilience literature. The volume takes a mul...

Sustainability has become a core concept in considering tourism planning and development. Existing literature on sustainable tourism suggests that ...

The service sector accounts for a huge proportion of global employment, and is the biggest driver of gross domestic product in developing nations. ...

As global tourism faces its greatest threat since World War II, the author draws on over 40 years of industry and academic experience to explore th...

As global tourism faces its greatest threat since World War II, the author draws on over 40 years of industry and academic experience to explore th...

Taking an explicit international approach to the subject, Events Management combines theory and practice to address the challenges and opportunitie...

Since 9/11, the U.S. government and the private sector have devised sophisticated ways of protecting people and assets. The threats have evolved, h...

LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK AWARD 2020 'You need this. Trust me, buy it now.' - Weekly GG 'a triumph... a must-read for newcomer...

The hospitality industry relies on the sourcing and development of talent to deliver excellent customer experiences and interactions in a 24/7 envi...

Facilities planning for tourism, hospitality and events (THE) is an important subject from both theoretical and applied perspectives, as land, prop...

The realities of the fashion industry exposed in this devastating account of the life of a successful supermodel. 'A unique and honest perspective...

This book explores the relationship between tourism and high-magnitude storm events, including cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons and flooding, acro...

Event management studies are fast growing in popularity, covering a diverse range of activities such as music and film festivals, concerts, sportin...