Garden tourism /

• Main Author: Benfield, Richard, (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2013.
• Subjects: Tourism > Environmental aspects.; Garden tours.; Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Economics, (New March 2000); Biological Resources (Plant); Social Psychology and Social Anthropology, (New March 2000); Recreational Facilities and Management, (New March 2000); Tourism and Travel.; Botanical gardens.; Gardens.; Management.; Motivation.; Tourism.; Visits.
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This book is an initial step in suggesting the origins and current state of garden tourism, the factors that motivate people to visit gardens, and the management challenges that face this segment of the tourism industry. It has 10 chapters and a subject index.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• A History of Garden Tourism
• Gardening and Gardens Today
• A World Garden Survey
• The Multiple Roles of Gardens and the Importance of Indoor Flower Festivals
• Outdoor Garden Festivals
• Managing the Garden
• Tourists to Gardens and Tourists in the Garden: Motivators and Enablers
• Problems and Issues in Gardens Today
• Reflections on the Future of Garden Tourism.