Tourism - About Traveling and Vacationing in our Time

Kurt Luger

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Springer
25 March 2025

Sociology: sport & leisure; Tourism industry; Hospitality industry

Tourist travel has become part of the lifestyle of Western industrial society. For today’s travelers, recreation and curiosity, experiencing the world and gaining status have been the main motivations, whereas generating income or profit has been the focus of the more or less professional service providers who still style themselves ʹhostsʹ. But the benefits of tourism also have their drawbacks – not least for the local residents who do not participate in tourism but are affected by traffic, high prices in restaurants and housing. Another loser is unprotected nature, the environment, as tourism infrastructure eats up the landscape. As with any industry, there are downsides to a business where the sun always seems to shine. This book examines the many contradictions, in hopes of promoting more conscious, responsible forms of tourism.

By: Kurt Luger
Imprint: Springer
Edition: 2024 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm,
ISBN: 9783658447328
ISBN 10: 365844732X
Pages: 258
Publication Date: 25 March 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Before the journey - What awaits the reader?.- Always home or to happiness - Why do we actually travel?.- Proximity and distance, longing in between?.- Places of happiness, mobile privatization and emotional geography?.- A brief history of travel and tourism?.- Utopias and dystopias - pipe dreams and nightmares?.- The past has never been as beautiful as it is today?.- Alpine tourism - A fair-weather zone in a changing climate?.- Tourism as a development perspective?- Paths to sustainability?.- The vision: smart tourists, minimally invasive.

Prof. Dr. Kurt Luger holds the UNESCO Chair for Cultural Heritage and Tourism at the Department of Communication Sciences at the University of Salzburg and is the Chairman of EcoHimal, the Society for Alpine-Himalayan Cooperation. English Editors: Susan Höivik, Kurt Luger

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