Reinventing the Local in Tourism: Producing, Consuming and Negotiating Place

by Antonio Paolo Russo

This book investigates the way localities are shaped and negotiated through tourism, and explores the emerging success of local peer-produced hospitality and tourism services which are transforming the tourist experience. Tourists are now being brought into much closer contact with locals and have new opportunities to experience the community at their destination. This book examines these place experiences and travel-sharing arrangements that have...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845415698
• ISBN13: 9781845415693
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Channel View Publications
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"