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Tourist Studies developed as a sub-branch of older disciplines in the social sciences, such as anthropology, sociology and economics, and newer applied fields of study in hospitality management, civil rights and transport studies. This Handbook is a sign of the maturity of the field. It provides an essential resource for teachers and students to determine the roots, key issues, and agenda of Tourism Studies.
Global Tourism Business Operations—Theoretical Frameworks and Key Issues
Global Tourism Business Operations—Theoretical Frameworks and Key Issues
Introduction
It has been nearly two decades since Tourism Management published the influential special issue on Tourism and Transnationalism that was guest edited by Go and Ritchie (1990). The central theme of the special issue was the identification of the growing role of transnational corporations (TNCs) in the international tourism industry. One of the most significant findings was that tourism-related TNCs were no longer constrained to just North America and Europe. The broader geographic reach of TNCs was partly explained by the advent of more sophisticated communications technology and the rapid global consolidation of the travel industry.
What is new today is the increasingly complex and fast changing nature of global business operations. ...
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