Global Tourism Global Tourism Third edition Edited by William F. Theobald AMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG • LONDON NEW YORK • OXFORD • PARIS • SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO • SINGAPORE • SYDNEY Butterworth–Heinemann is an imprint of Elsevier Copyright © 2005. Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Recognizing the importance of preserving what has been written. Elsevier-Science prints its books on acid-free paper whenever possible. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Global tourism / William F.Theobald.—3rd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ). ISBN 0-7506-7789-9 (alk. paper) 1. Tourism. I. Theobald, William F., 1934– G155.A1G49 2004 338.4¢791—dc22 2004050270 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Acatalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. The publisher offers special discounts on bulk orders of this book. For information, please contact: Manager of Special Sales Elsevier Science 200 Wheeler Road Burlington, MA01803 ISBN: 0-7506-7789-9 For information on all Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier publications visit our website at: http://books.elsevier.com 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America Contents Foreword ix Preface xi List of Contributors xv Part One: Clarification and Meaning: Issues of Understanding 1 1 The Meaning, Scope, and Measurement of Travel and Tourism 5 William F. Theobald 2 What Are Travel and Tourism: Are They Really an Industry? 25 Thomas Lea Davidson 3 Nostalgia in the Noughties 32 Graham M.S. Dann 4 From Competition to Collaboration in the Tourism Industry 52 Alan Fyall and Brian Garrod Part Two: Results and Residuals: The Issue of Impacts 75 5 The Positive and Negative Impacts of Tourism 79 Brian Archer, Chris Cooper, and Lisa Ruhanen 6 The Role of Relationships in the Tourist Experience 103 Philip L. Pearce 7 Alternative Tourism: AComparative Analysis of Meaning and Impact 123 Donald V.L. Macleod 8 The ‘New Pastoral Industry?’: Tourism in Indigenous Australia 140 David Mercer Part Three: Changing Directions: Planning and Development Issues 163 9 Tourism and Sustainable Development 167 Peter E. Murphy and Garry G. Price 10 Addressing Carrying Capacity Issues in Tourism Destinations through Growth Management 194 Peter W. Williams and Alison Gill 11 Sustainable Tourism Standards in the Global Economy 213 Xavier Font vi Contents 12 Stakeholder Involvement in Sustainable Tourism: Balancing the Voices 230 Donald Getz and Seldjan Timur 13 Ethical Considerations in Sustainable Tourism 248 Simon Hudson and Graham Miller Part Four: Places and Products: Marketing and Consumer Issues 267 14 Targeting Segments: More Important than Ever in the Travel Industry 271 Stanley C. Plog 15 Travel Styles 294 Gordon D. Taylor and Nancy E. Chesworth 16 Empirical Market Segmentation: What You See Is What You Get 309 Sara Dolnicar 17 Developing Strategic Approaches to Tourism Destination Marketing: The Australian Experience 326 Bill (H.W.) Faulkner 18 Quality and Sustainability in Established Destinations: Who Pays? 346 Michael Morgan Part Five: Bureaucracy and Procedure: Geopolitical and Policy Issues 363 19 Role of Government Incentives 367 Steven Wanhill 20 Social Identities, Globalisation, and the Cultural Politics of Tourism 391 Peter M. Burns 21 Interventions and Policy Instruments for Sustainable Tourism 406 Bill Bramwell 22 Exploring the Political Role of Gender in Tourism Research 426 Linda K. Richter 23 Crisis Management in Tourist Destinations 440 Gurhan Aktas and Ebru A. Gunlu Part Six: People, Places, Things: Alternate Issues 459 24 Tourism, Mobility, and Global Communities: New Approaches to Theorising Tourism and Tourist Spaces 463 Tim Coles, David Timothy Duval, and C. Michael Hall 25 Globalisation and Emerging Tourism Education Issues 482 Frank M. Go Contents vii 26 Aging Populations: Trends and the Emergence of the Nomad Tourist 510 Chris Ryan and Birgit Trauer 27 Trends Underpinning Global Tourism in the Coming Decade 529 Larry Dwyer Name Index 546 Subject Index 559