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2050 - Tomorrow's Tourism

Ian Yeoman

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English
Channel View Publications
13 June 2012
In 2050, it is predicted that 4.7bn or nearly 50% of the world's population will take an international holiday. But can humankind meet that forecast given the issues of ageing populations, peak oil, the global financial crisis and climate change? This book constructs scenarios from Shanghai to Edinburgh, Seoul to California encompassing complex topics such as human trafficking, conferences, transport, food tourism or technological innovation. This is a blue skies thinking book about the future of tourism and a thought-provoking analytical commentary.
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Imprint:   Channel View Publications
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   55
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm,  Spine: 15mm
Weight:   433g
ISBN:   9781845413019
ISBN 10:   1845413016
Series:   Aspects of Tourism
Pages:   258
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Further / Higher Education ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Author Website:   http://www.tomorrowstourist.com

Dr Ian Yeoman is the world's only professional futurologist dedicated to specializing in travel and tourism. Ian learned his trade as the scenario planner for VisitScotland, where he established the process of futures thinking within the organisation using a variety of techniques including economic modelling, trends analysis and scenario construction. Today he is a leading academic researcher at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand and the European Tourism Futures Institute, Netherlands. Further details on scenario planning and other future insights are posted on the author's blog: www.tomorrowstourist.com.

Reviews for 2050 - Tomorrow's Tourism

Any attempt to predict the future is a journey into the unknown. On this adventure the reader will be continuously engaged, intrigued, exhilarated and occasionally irritated by the unexpected connections and extrapolations, but will never be jaded or bored on this breathtaking roller coaster ride into the future.Gregory Ashworth, University of Groningen, The NetherlandsTourism, in all its many forms, is central to the development of society. However, thinking about the future of tourism has been under researched. Drawing from the author's extensive knowledge, this book develops a multiple disciplinary focus on the future of tourism. It breaks new ground by bringing together a range of feasible concepts and ideas about the future, and presents them in the form of scenarios from the perspective of a number of destinations. I am sure in a short time this book will be required reading, not only for students, but also for those who work in tourism marketing and want to better understand their possible future markets.Elisa Backer, University of Ballarat, Australia


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