Natural and cultural heritage destinations worldwide are adapting themselves to the homogenizing corporate culture of the global tourism industry at the same time as trying to maintain, or even increase, their local distinctiveness. While local and national tourism authorities and travel...

Despite the many assets the continent possesses, tourism in Africa has mostly operated below its potential, and its often poorly planned development has had irreversible negative consequences for both people and the environment. In order to develop sustainable forms of tourism, respectful of the...