Recently, the role of tourism sustainability has increased, especially for mature and mass tourism destinations. While the literature has largely focused on residents' evaluations of tourism sustainability, little attention has been devoted to investigate the extent to which tourists either...

The holiday can be considered a good for which the tourist pays a two-part tariff (TPT). The variable part, roughly proportional to the length of stay, is charged on top of a fixed price, paid to get to the destination (typically due to travel costs). We analyse the policy implications of this...

Part I: Introduction to the Economics of Tourism -- 1 Definitions and Key Concepts -- 2 The Tourism Sector in the Economy -- 3 The Economics of Tourism Destinations -- Part II: The Microeconomics of Tourism -- 4 The Consumer Theory Applied to the Tourist -- 5 A Close Examination of the Consumer...