This chapter focuses on the potential for transformation of the Roma and Jewish communities that represent emergent ethnic host groups in Budapest, Hungary. It examines the opportunities for tourism development in both communities and argues that tourism can help to support and more positively...

This chapter focuses on wellness tourism and the extent to which it can transform the quality of life of individuals, groups and communities. The chapter divides wellness tourism into spa, holistic, retreat and spiritual tourism, and emphasizes the emotional, psychological, existential, spiritual,...

This book addresses European tourism within the framework of an enlarged European Union of 25 members. It looks at the substantial reorientation of the organizational framework of European tourism and its profound implications for future structural and geographical patterns of development....

This chapter concludes a book that looks into the tourism implications of accession for the EU's most recent member states, those countries that still wish to join, and those that are directly or indirectly affected by EU enlargement. One key conclusion is that it is difficult to generalize about...

This chapter analyses the current situation of the EU from an economic, social and cultural perspective, focusing on the implications of enlargement for tourism and tourism education. Some emphasis is placed on the concepts of citizenship and identity. The chapter focuses to a great extent on the...

This chapter discusses the development of post-socialist Budapest, Hungary. The complex administrative structures and the fragmented nature of capital city development are noted. These issues make it difficult for visitors to access attractions spread throughout the city. This is in part...

This chapter examines current patterns and trends in Czech tourism in terms of the administration of tourism, foreign exchange receipts and expenditure, inbound and outbound travel, method of transport, and the role of budget airlines. It also explores the impacts of EU accession on tourism...

This chapter examines the impacts of EU accession on Hungarian tourism. It is revealed that in the relatively short period since EU accession, practical changes have proved to be the most important immediate impacts of EU membership, notably the expansion of the low cost airline market and the...

This chapter discusses, within the context of Poland's EU accession, the importance of improvements in tourism education and in state/regional/local tourism policy for creating a competitive tourism strategy. It is argued that such a strategy, in its turn, should be implemented in order to exert a...

This chapter examines the implications for the Finnish tourism industry of the Baltic countries' accession to the EU. First, the relationships between Finland and Estonia, and between Finland and Russia, are briefly introduced. In the second section, reflections on transformations and EU...