Tourism in destination communities

This book owes its inception to the international journal Tourism Recreation Research, which had proposed a special issue on the theme of host communities in 1996. For various reasons, this special issue never came to fruition, so the idea to create a book on the subject was introduced, which we were pleased to spearhead with some important guidance from Dr Tej Vir Singh. At the time, sufficient evidence existed within the tourism literature to indicate that there are unique and unmistakable dynamics at play in places where tourists spend their time and money, as well as the unavoidable and important involvement of destination community members in the growth and management of tourism. Also, new destinations are constantly being ‘discovered’ in regions that heretofore have been largely ignored (e.g.
places on the world periphery) by traditional tourists as people have started seeking out destinations that are as yet unspoiled by the ravages of mass tourism. At the same time, traditional, well-developed destinations have
experienced rapid tourism-induced change and have begun looking for alternative ways of mitigating the negative side of tourism and enhancing its positive outcomes.

Từ khóa: tourism in destination communities, tourism recreation, tourism literature, management of tourism, tourism community, examine tourism, social exchange