GEO 121: Introduction to Cultural Geography

This volume examines and contrasts different perspectives on and approaches to the geography of tourism from across European regions and language traditions. Authors have critiqued the dominance of Anglo Saxon voices in research on tourism geographies, not just in linguistic terms but also in relation to the framing and theorizing of space, place and tourism.

A Historical Geography of Tourism in Victoria, Australia: Case Studies is concerned with the emergence of tourism in colonial Victoria, Australia. Through the application of the classical models of MacCannell, Butler, and Gunn to construct the history of tourism at eight case studies, this work shows that Victoria's tourism landscape is dynamic and constantly changing.

Selling Destinations can be a quick way of bringing yourself up to speed on most major tourist destinations. It can be a powerful and rapid reference tool, and it can become a springboard to other, more specialized treatments of destination geography.

This book examines the relationship between New Zealand's cinematic representation and its tourism imagery, including the ways in which savvy local tourism boards have in recent decades used the country's film representations to sell New Zealand as a premiere travel destination. Touring the Screen will be of interest to all those studying in the fields of cinema and tourism studies.

The Discovery of Tourism presents the personal histories of some of the world's leading tourism geographers, many of whom pioneered the field. The stories reveal the diverse personalities, passions, and peculiarities behind the authors' choice of tourism as a specialization.

Includes relevant chapter: "Tourism Geography"