Table of contents - Special Issue: History of Tourism
Guest Editors: Ian Seymour Yeoman, Una McMahon-Beatte
Las Vegas: past, present and future
Brendan RichardThe purpose of this paper is to better understand the dramatic transformation of Las Vegas from a local watering hole to a world renowned entertainment city, and to offer…
Backpacking’s future and its drifter past
Michael O’ ReganThe purpose of this paper is to deconstruct the backpacker label by reconstructing it using the historical antecedent of drifting. Following the deconstruction of backpacking’s…
Back to the future with IATA NDC? Critical turning points in the history of airline distribution
Stephan BingemerThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) New Distribution Capability (NDC) standard aims at modernising the airline distribution landscape. It has supported the spread…
With growth comes accountability: could a leisure activity turn into a driver for sustainable growth?
Valeria CroceThe purpose of this paper is to retrace the past development of the global tourism sector to identify past drivers of growth and try to understand which factors will shape the…
Shifting land use in German coastal mainland destinations: historical development of tourism in Norden-Norddeich
Ben WielengaThe purpose of this paper is to present the way in which the mainland of the German Wadden Sea area transitioned from traditional sectors into an almost entirely tourism…
The past, present and future of Haiti as a post-colonial, post-conflict and post-disaster destination
Hugues SeraphinThe purpose of this paper is to determine the future of the tourism industry in Haiti. More specifically, the paper answers the following question: will Haiti be able to reclaim a…
Origins of nature tourism in imperial China
Libo YanThe purpose of this paper is to apply what can be learned from the emergence of nature tourism to understand some current and future trends of tourism.
The emergence of cruise tourism in Iran
Masood KhodadadiIran is a country with substantial tourism potential. Iran’s tourism industry, however, was side-lined for decades due to international sanctions. The election of President Hassan…
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2055-5911e-ISSN:
2055-592XISSN-L:
2055-5911Online date, start – end:
2015Journal’s owner:
Stichting Stenden Hogeschool(opens new window)Open Access:
open accessEditors:
- Albert Postma
- Stefan Hartman
- Ian Yeoman