Essentials of Tourism: Edition 4
About this ebook
Maintaining its concise, lively and accessible style for students, key updates to this edition include:
- New content related to the impact of Covid-19 on tourism, changing government policy, VR tourism and the metaverse, climate change, sustainable tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- A range of new case studies and examples showing how tourism theory can be applied in varied and international contexts
- A focus on both technology and skills and employability for the tourism sector in every chapter
- A recommended ‘classic paper’ per chapter marking key milestones in tourism thinking
Essentials of Tourism is essential reading for all tourism students looking for the very latest coverage of the field and industry.
Chris Cooper is Professor in the School of Events, Tourism and Hospitality Management at Leeds Beckett University, UK. He was awarded the UNWTO Ulysses Medal for his contribution to tourism education and policy.
About the author
Professor Chris Cooper was Professor in the Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University in the UK. He had a PhD in Geography from University College London. Chris worked as a researcher and teacher in every region of the world and had extensive publishing experience. He gained experience in tour operation before returning to academic life. Chris worked with international agencies including the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). He held the Chair of the UNWTO’s Education Council from 2005 to 2007 and was awarded the United Nations Ulysses Medal for contributions to tourism education and policy in 2009.
