In order to investigate the management, marketing and development of tourism in peripheral areas, this chapter draws upon empirical evidence taken from six European case-study regions, all exhibiting varying degrees of conventional peripherality. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between...

With examples drawn from the UK, Europe, the USA, Australia, and Asia, this book brings together a range of expert academic analysis of theory and practice concerning crisis management in tourism. Part I (chapters 2-11) deals with theoretical foundations of crisis management. Part II (chapters...

This chapter focuses on crises and disasters in the European alpine tourism industry and the new requirements for the management of potential crises and disasters (including natural disasters). Results are presented from a questionnaire survey of tourism organizations (n=121) in the Tyrol and Alto...

This chapter uses examples from a variety of European waterways and their immediate surroundings to present an overview of activities that are both water- and land-based and which collectively constitute Europe's river tourism sector. Potential threats to river and canal tourism are also discussed. ...