This book discusses the interrelationship between tourism and politics systematically at a
number of levels, ranging from the international to the individual. Divided into eight chapters, …

This study takes a temporal perspective on the analysis of politics, power, and tourism
destination development. It analyzes past and contemporary consequences of the power …

Kenya, 28 November 2002: an Arkia airlines charter jet was narrowly missed by two surface-to-air
missiles as it started its ascent from Mombassa airport. On board were 261 passengers…

This chapter seeks to present an overview of studies in tourism politics and public policy. It
begins by defining ‘‘politics’’and ‘‘public policy,’’moves on to examine studies of tourism policy…

Many writers have written about important political dimensions of tourism on a range of topics.
However, as Hall recognises, the political nature of this massive global industry, at both …

The purpose of this book is to stimulate a greater connectivity between power theory and
tourism analysis. In the early stages of the book’s development we were struck by the …

Tourism and politics are inexorably allied. There exists adequate literature on the nexus
between political ideologies and public institutions yet, there is hardly any explicit attention paid …

The objective of the chapter is to examine power and politics as factors that constrain tourism
policy and planning in the country. It draws from emerging research and illustrative cases …

The study of tourism public actions has been a common topic field since tourism became a
research object of Social Sciences. However, we need to acquire further knowledge about …

This chapter examines tourism development policies at the national level and the stress
placed on the perceived economic benefits of tourism such as employment and regional …