Frontmatter -- Contents -- The Contributors -- Introduction / Walton, John K. -- Chapter 1. Empires of Travel: British Guide Books and Cultural Imperialism in the 19th and 20th Centuries / MacKenzie, John M. -- Chapter 2. ‘How and Where To Go’: The Role of Travel Journalism in Britain and...

There is a considerable literature on histories of family businesses, but very little dealing with the tourism and hospitality sector, despite growing recognition of its importance. This case study of a Spanish mineral springs resort between the 1870s and the 1930s sets the trajectory of...

This article explores aspects of the relationship between business history and urban history through a discussion of the seaside resort as a type of town that might also be regarded as a business (as might other kinds of town specialising in leisure and tourism). In the process it looks...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Chapter 1. Introduction: The Resort-Port Relationship / Borsay, Peter / Walton, John K. -- Chapter 2. Towns of ‘Health and Mirth’: The First Seaside Resorts, 1730-1769 / Brodie, Allan -- Chapter 3. A Dutch...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1. Introduction: The Joy of Travel -- Chapter 2. The Ruskin Moment -- Chapter 3. Sightseeing with Ruskin -- Chapter 4. The Interpretation of Places -- Chapter 5. Ruskin and Tourist Destinations -- Chapter 6. Ruskin and...