Advances in Modern Tourism Research Economic Perspectives [Hardcover]

Modern Advances in Tourism Research provides a thorough assessment of state-of-the-art academic research in this field of economic science. The authors start by scoping the scene of tourism research. They progress to a comprehensive analysis of themes of particular interest for researchers and academics interested in the workings of the tourism markets, such as new analysis frameworks in tourism economics and new operational tools in tourism research.

Modern Advances in Tourism Research provides a thorough assessment of state-of-the-art academic research in this recent field of economic science. The authors start by scoping the scene of tourism research, evolving then to a comprehensive analysis of themes of particular interest for researchers and academics interested on the workings of the tourism markets, such as new analysis frameworks in tourism economics and new operational tools in tourism research. With a view to go beyond fundamental research, the book closes with a chapter dedicated to applied country and regional studies, where a variety of subjects  from input-output analysis to e-tourism competitiveness  are analysed from an alternative micro-perspective.Trends in Tourism Research: Prefatory Remarks.- Trends in Tourism Research: Prefatory Remarks.- New Analysis Frameworks in Tourism Economics.- Advances in Tourism Research: Theoretical Paradigms and Accountability.- The Influence of Immigration and International Tourism on the Import Demand for Consumer Goods  A Theoretical Model.- An Economic Analysis of Tourism Contracts: Allotment and Free Sale*.- Is Tourism Specialization Sustainable for a Small Island Economy? A Cyclical Perspective.- Efficiency in a Chain of Small Hotels with a Stochastic Production Frontier Model.- New Operational Tools in Tourism Research.- Destination Competitiveness: Meeting Sustainability Objectives Through Strategic Planning and Visioning.- International Tourism and Economic Growth: A Panel Data Approachl#Ú