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Worldwide Destinations: The Geography Of Travel And Tourism
Worldwide The Geography of Travel and Tourism provides comprehensive coverage of worldwide tourism destinations, examining the basic principles underlying the geography of tourist demand, supply and transportation, together with a broad survey of world tourism generating and destination regions.
* Leading textbook in tourism field now in its fourth edition. Includes new cases (Sydney Olympics, satellite accounts, Athens Olympics, 9/11 and the Bali bombing) and new topics (security, terrorism, and selling destinations)
* Provides a comprehensive examination of the basic principles underlying the geography of tourist demand, supply and transportation
* Presents a broad survey of world tourism generating and destination regions
* Leading textbook in tourism field now in its fourth edition. Includes new cases (Sydney Olympics, satellite accounts, Athens Olympics, 9/11 and the Bali bombing) and new topics (security, terrorism, and selling destinations)
* Provides a comprehensive examination of the basic principles underlying the geography of tourist demand, supply and transportation
* Presents a broad survey of world tourism generating and destination regions
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First published February 15, 2001
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June 22, 2021
As I live in the west of Ireland, I flicked straight to the section of this book on Ireland. I only read two pages but noticed two mistakes. I was reading the 7th edition ©2016
Page 194 "Galway is the recognised capital of the west and its airport has developed rapidly in line with Ireland's other regional airports."
This is completely wrong! Galway airport failed to develop at all and ceased carrying commercial passengers on 31st October 2011, five years before this edition was published. It is now a covid-19 testing centre.
Also horse drawn caravaning is not an 'Irish speciality'. I know for a fact that you can do this in the UK and France, and possibly many other places.
I didn't bother reading anymore for obvious reasons.
Page 194 "Galway is the recognised capital of the west and its airport has developed rapidly in line with Ireland's other regional airports."
This is completely wrong! Galway airport failed to develop at all and ceased carrying commercial passengers on 31st October 2011, five years before this edition was published. It is now a covid-19 testing centre.
Also horse drawn caravaning is not an 'Irish speciality'. I know for a fact that you can do this in the UK and France, and possibly many other places.
I didn't bother reading anymore for obvious reasons.
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