2050 - tomorrow's tourism

This book constructs scenarios from Shanghai to Edinburgh, Seoul to California encompassing complex topics such as human trafficking, conferences, transport, food tourism or technological innovation. This is a blue skies thinking book about the future of tourism and a thought-provoking analytical co...

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Main Authors: Yeoman, Ian, Rebecca, Tan Li Yu, Mars, Michelle, Wouters, Mariska
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Bristol NBN International 2012
Channel View Publications
Channel View Publications, Limited
Edition:1
Series:Aspects of tourism
Subjects:
Business
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Forecasting
Future Studies
Hospitality, Travel & Tourism
Industries
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Sociology
Tourism
Tourism > Forecasting
ISBN:1845413024, 9781845413026, 1845413016, 9781845413019
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Table of Contents:
  • 2050 - tomorrow's tourism -- Contents -- Authors -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword 1 -- Foreword 2 -- Foreword 3 -- Introduction -- 1. An Introduction to the Future -- Wealth -- 2. World Economic Order: The Tourism Economy in 2050 -- 3. Where Have All the Tourists Gone? Pensions, Demography and the Germans -- 4. Tomorrow's Tourist: Fluid and Simple Identities -- Technology -- 5. Edinburgh 2050: Technological Revolution -- 6. Singapore 2050: Medicine, Science and the Meetings Industry -- 7. Amsterdam 2050: Sex, Robots and the End of Human Trafficking -- 8. New Zealand 2050: The Future of Professional Rugby and Sporting Events -- Resources -- 9. California and Metropolis Los Angeles 2050: Changing Landscapes, Cities and Climate Change -- 10. Seoul 2050: The Future of Food Tourism -- 11. Shanghai 2050: The Future of Hotels -- 12. 2050: The Future of Transport -- Afterword 1 -- Afterword 2 -- References -- Index.
  • Front Matter Table of Contents Authors Acknowledgements Forewords 1: An Introduction to the Future 2: World Economic Order: 3: Where Have All the Tourists Gone? 4: Tomorrow’s Tourist: 5: Edinburgh 2050: 6: Singapore 2050: 7: Amsterdam 2050: 8: New Zealand 2050: 9: California and Metropolis Los Angeles 2050: 10: Seoul 2050: 11: Shanghai 2050: 12: 2050: Afterwords References Index
  • Intro -- Contents -- Authors -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword 1 -- Foreword 2 -- Foreword 3 -- Introduction -- 1 An Introduction to the Future -- Wealth -- 2 World Economic Order: The Tourism Economy in 2050 -- 3 Where Have All the Tourists Gone? Pensions, Demography and the Germans -- 4 Tomorrow's Tourist: Fluid and Simple Identities -- Technology -- 5 Edinburgh 2050: Technological Revolution -- 6 Singapore 2050: Medicine, Science and the Meetings Industry -- 7 Amsterdam 2050: Sex, Robots and the End of Human Trafficking -- 8 New Zealand 2050: The Future of Professional Rugby and Sporting Events -- Resources -- 9 California and Metropolis Los Angeles 2050: Changing Landscapes, Cities and Climate Change -- 10 Seoul 2050: The Future of Food Tourism -- 11 Shanghai 2050: The Future of Hotels -- 12 2050: The Future of Transport -- Afterword 1 -- Afterword 2 -- References -- Index