Introduction to Tourism: A Series of Textbooks for Tourism Management in the 21st Century

Author: Wang Degang
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: As a young discipline, tourism studies have experienced rapid development in theoretical research, mirroring the swift growth of the emerging industry—tourism. It has continuously explored and progressed in practice, and the refinement of its theoretical framework reflects a dynamic characteristic. For this reason, after eight years of use and validation, especially with significant advancements and accumulated research achievements in tourism studies both domestically and internationally, the revision of Introduction to Tourism has become inevitable. As a work primarily intended as a textbook, this book strives for a complete system and mature theory. This revision incorporates the latest achievements in theoretical research on tourism studies and practical experiences in the tourism industry from recent years, drawing on the strengths of various schools of thought. The theoretical framework has been further refined, research has become more in-depth, and overall, it aligns more closely with the current trends in theoretical research on tourism studies and the development direction of the tourism industry.