Mountain Tourism, Altitude and Host-Guest Relationships

Michal Apollo

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Routledge
16 December 2025

Tourism industry; Hospitality industry; Mountains

Series: Routledge Focus on Tourism and Hospitality

This insightful volume critically explores whether higher altitude of habitation affects host-guest exchanges in mountaineering tourism, in an effort to better understand and manage vulnerable destinations in a sustainable manner.

The book is based on empirical research conducted in the Mount Everest area in Nepal, part of the Sagarmatha National Park, which is a popular destination among tourists engaging in high-altitude mountaineering (subdivided into hiking, trekking and mountain climbing). By doing so it offers essential knowledge of mountaineering tourism whilst detailing recent developments linked to the diversification, commodification and commercialisation of mountaineering activity. This is discussed alongside the potentially positive impacts for marginalised high mountain communities.

This book is essential reading for students, academics, industry representatives and policymakers with an interest in adventure tourism and mountaineering.

By: Michal Apollo
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 510g
ISBN: 9781032623351
ISBN 10: 1032623357
Series: Routledge Focus on Tourism and Hospitality
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 16 December 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1.Mountain tourism, altitude and horizontal zoning in relations between hosts and guests. 2.Conceptual framework and methodological approach to research on host-guest relations in mountain areas. 3.Phenomenon of the spatial and altitude factor in host-guest relationships (quantitative approach). 4.The reality of altitude of habitation on host-guest relationships (qualitative approach). 5.Altitude factor in host-guest relationships: altitude, zone, and possible reason. 6.Management Implications. 7.From euphoria to antagonism - the Irritation Index in the context of mountain tourism.

Michal Apollo is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland, and Fellow of Yale University’s Global Justice Program, USA. He specialises in tourism management, consumer behaviour, and environmental and socio-economic issues. In his main research field, he focuses on human presence and well-being in high mountain regions. Michal is also an enthusiastic mountaineer, ultra-runner, diver, sailor, photographer, science populariser and NGO activist.

Reviews for Mountain Tourism, Altitude and Host-Guest Relationships

“This meticulously researched book provides a clear, innovative and modern framework to advance our understanding of host-guest relationships in mountain areas. This is a timely and refreshing study that masterfully integrates altitude and spatial zoning. It should be essential reading for both academics and practitioners alike.” Professor Eugenia Wickens, OTS Academy & Editor-in-Chief JOTS, Oxford, UK “This book offers a timely and insightful exploration of mountain tourism, weaving together altitude dynamics and host–guest relationships with clarity and depth. It not only enriches academic discourse but also provides practical perspectives for sustainable tourism development. A must-read for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers seeking to understand the complexities of human–nature interactions in fragile mountain environments.” Senior Professor Vishwambhar Prasad Sati, Dean of the School of Earth Sciences and Natural Resources Management, Mizoram University, Aizawl, IN