quality of life issues, the price mechanism, the economic contribution of tourism, and tourism and economic growth. It remains … an accessible text for students, researchers and practitioners in tourism economics and policy." …

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Tourism in yesterday's world: Ancient times to the present -- Tourism policy issues … for today: New directions -- International tourism as a commercial and economic activity -- Political and foreign policy … implications of tourism -- Managing sustainable tourism in the twenty-first century -- Barriers and obstacles to international …