2050 - Tomorrow's Tourism.
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...
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| Language: | English |
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Clevedon :
Channel View Publications,
2012.
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| Series: | Aspects of tourism ;
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Table of Contents:
- Authors; Acknowledgements; Foreword 1; Foreword 2; Foreword 3; Introduction; 1 An Introduction to the Future; Wealth; 2 World Economic Order: The Tourism Economy in 2050; 3 Where Have All the Tourists Gone? Pensions, Demography and the Germans; 4 Tomorrow's Tourist: Fluid and Simple Identities; Technology; 5 Edinburgh 2050: Technological Revolution; 6 Singapore 2050: Medicine, Science and the Meetings Industry; 7 Amsterdam 2050: Sex, Robots and the End of Human Trafficking; 8 New Zealand 2050: The Future of Professional Rugby and Sporting Events; Resources.
- 9 California and Metropolis Los Angeles 2050: Changing Landscapes, Cities and Climate Change10 Seoul 2050: The Future of Food Tourism; 11 Shanghai 2050: The Future of Hotels; 12 2050: The Future of Transport; Afterword 1; Afterword 2; References; Index.