{"product_id":"urban-tourism-in-china-1","title":"Urban Tourism in China","description":"\u003cp\u003eChina has witnessed a dramatic development of tourism in urban context in the past thirty years, especially with its success in hosting the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 and the Shanghai World Exposition in 2010. Urban areas as tourism destination are receiving increasingly more popularity than traditional destinations such as national parks, natural reserves, and historical relics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeriving largely from a special issue on \"Urban Tourism Development and City Destination Marketing\" (\u003cem\u003eJournal of China Tourism Research\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eUrban Tourism in China\u003c\/em\u003e presents the readers with a collection of nine independent research reports examining issues such as consumer behaviour in urban destinations, the social impact of tourism, destination image, leisure, regional collaboration, and heritage tourism in ancient towns. The investigations covered urban areas of different scales and diversified nature from major metropolises such as Beijing, and Guangzhou, to ancient towns like Lijiang and Pingyao. Readers who have interests of tourism research, business development, and in-depth understanding of urban life in China may find the book informative and interesting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book was published as a special issue of the \u003cem\u003eJournal of China Tourism Research\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54235640496472,"sku":"9781138115668","price":61.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138115668_fc74de62-89ac-44cd-abcd-e5bb2d7c116e.jpg?v=1769695222","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/urban-tourism-in-china-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}