Resort destinations evolution, management and development /

• Main Author: Prideaux, B.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London : Butterworth-Heinemann, c2009.
• Subjects: Tourism > Management.; Resorts > Management.; Resorts > Marketing.; Tourism > Case studies. > Management; Resorts > Case studies. > Management; Resorts.; Tourism.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Hospitality, Travel & Tourism. > Industries; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 310 p., [8] p. of plates) : ill. (some col.)
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9780080939643 (electronic bk.); 0080939643 (electronic bk.)

Destination management and resort development and planning are strong core areas in the final year of most undergraduate degrees and a popular area of study at postgraduate level. Using original case studies based on the author's own research, Resort Destinations: evolution, management and development uses examples from Australia's Gold Coast, Britain's Brighton, USA's Las Vegas, as well as Hong Kong, New Zealand and the Caribbean.* Discusses the threats to resort destinations and presents new evaluation methods and planning tools for analysis* Looks at the impact and role of individuals as vi.