ISBN:
0203886569
,
9780203886564
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XIV, 159 S.)
Series Statement:
Contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism and mobility
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. World tourism cities
DDC:
910.68
Keywords:
Electronic books
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Weltstadt
;
Wirtschaftsentwicklung
;
Tourismus
Abstract:
This book presents new research on the capacity of big cities to generate new tourism areas as visitors discover and help create new urban experiences off the beaten track. It examines similarities and differences in these processes in a group of established world cities located in the global circuits of tourism. The cities featured are Berlin, New York, London, Paris, and Sydney. In these cities experienced city visitors are contributing to the 'discovery' of new places to visit. Many neighbourhoods close to the historic centre and to traditional attractions offer the mix of cultural differen
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of tables and figures; Acknowledgements; Contributors; 1 Developing world tourism cities; 2 New York tourism: Dual markets, duel agendas; 3 Tourists, urban projects and spaces of consumption in Paris and Ile-de-France; 4 London: Tourism moving east?; 5 New tourism (areas) in the 'New Berlin'; 6 Sydney: Beyond iconicity; 7 Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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