Frontmatter -- DEDICATION -- IN MEMORIAM -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Introduction / Hall, C. Michael -- Part 1: The Conceptual Context and Evolution of the TALC -- Prologue / Butler, Richard -- Introduction / Butler, Richard -- 1. The Ontological Foundation of the TALC /...

This volume contains specially commissioned chapters by leading researchers who have used and modified the original TALC model over the past two decades, a reprint of the original article, a discussion of its origins, and a comprehensive review of most of the published material using the TALC

The development of tourism and its associated elements owes much to the efforts of individuals. Many of them left imprints on tourism, through their innovations, promotion or insight, that have continued long after they have departed the scene. This volume consists of essays by experts in their...

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