Tourism and welfare : ethics, responsibility and sustained well-being /

• Main Authors: Hall, Derek R., (Author), Brown, Frances, 1956- (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2006.
• Subjects: Tourism > Social aspects.; Tourism.; Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Economics, (New March 2000); Labour and Employment.; Animal Welfare.; Social Psychology and Social Anthropology, (New March 2000); Tourism and Travel.; Accountability.; Animal welfare.; Cultural values.; Environmental protection.; Ethics.; Host guest relations.; Human rights.; Safety.; Social welfare.; Sustainability.; Tourist industry.; Tourists.; Welfare economics.; Working conditions.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 239 pages) : illustrations; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-234) and index.
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This book provides an explanation, definition and critique of welfare in tourism with regard to issues such as ethics, tourist safety, human rights, ethnocentrism, cultural sensitivity, behaviour codes, green consumerism and perceptions of sustainability. Chapters cover the welfare of tourists, employees in the tourism industry, residents in tourism destinations, pro-poor tourism, animals as tourist attractions and the natural environment. The book has 8 chapters and a subject index.