Tourism Development: Current Trends and Future Perspectives

Tourism is the travel for either pleasure or business purposes. It includes the practice of attracting tourists, accommodating them, entertaining them, and operating tours for them. Tourism is crucial for the sociocultural, economic and educational growth of societies as well as for the betterment of international relations. It produces excellent opportunities for employment in all the service industries that are associated with tourism. These include transportation, accommodation, hospitality and entertainment industries. Venues such as casinos, amusement parks, shopping malls and restaurants provide entertainment to tourists and generate revenue. Transportation services are provided by trains, cabs, airlines, cruise ships, etc. Modern tourism can be classified into winter tourism, niche tourism and mass tourism. This book provides comprehensive insights into the field of tourism development. It picks up individual branches and explains their need and contribution in the context of a growing economy. This book, with its detailed analyses and data, will prove immensely beneficial to professionals and students involved in this area at various levels.