Asia is regarded as the fastest growing area for international and domestic tourism in the world today and over the next 20 years. Given the economic, social and environmental importance of tourism in the region, there is a need for a comprehensive and readable overview of the critical debates and controversies in tourism in the region and the major factors that are affecting tourism development both now and in the foreseeable future.
This Handbook provides a contemporary survey of the region and its continued growth and development as a key destination and generator of tourism, which is marked by a high proportion of intra-regional travel. The book is divided into five sections. This first section provides an introduction to the region and context to the nationally focused chapters. The next three sections are then broadly based on the three UNWTO Asian regions: South-East Asia, South and Central Asia, and East and North-East Asia, providing readers with a valuable snapshot of tourism at various scales, and from various approaches and positions. The concluding section considers future prospects for tourism in Asia. The handbook is interdisciplinary in coverage and is also international in scope through its authorship and content. It presents a range of perspectives and understanding of the processes and forces that are shaping tourism in this fascinating and dynamic region that is one of the focal points of global tourism.
This is essential reading for students, researchers and academics interested in tourism in the growth region of Asia now and in the future.
Table of Contents:
Part 1 Introduction: region and context
1. Introduction: tourism in Asia: region and context
C. Michael Hall & Stephen J. Page
2. Heritage diplomacy and tourism in Asia
Tim Winter
3. Transport and infrastructure issues in Asian tourism
David Timothy Duval & Adam Weaver
4. Human resource and labour issues in Asian tourism
Lisa Ruhanen & Chris Cooper
5. Tourism Policies and Politics in Asia
C. Michael Hall & Suntikul Wantanee
6. Tourism and environmental change in Asia
C. Michael Hall
7. Tourism and socio-cultural change and issues
Paolo Mura
8. Poverty in tourist paradise? A review of pro-poor tourism in South and South-East Asia
V. Dao Truong, Elmarie Slabbert & V. Manh Nguyen
Part 2 Tourism in South-East Asia
9. Tourism in South-east Asia
C. Michael Hall & Stephen J. Page
10. Singapore tourism
T.C. Chang
11. Tourism in Thailand: growth, diversification and political upheaval
Nick Kontogeorgopoulos
12. Tourism in Malaysia
Ghazali Musa & Thinaranjeney Thirumoorthi
13. Tourism in Indonesia
Mark P. Hampton & Julian Clifton
14. The evolution of tourism policy in Vietnam, 1960–2015
Dao Van Truong & Anh Le
15. Visiting oppressive states: tourism In Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar
Andrea Valentin & Daniela Schilcher
Part 3 Tourism in South and Central Asia
16. Developing tourism in South and Central Asia: introduction
C. Michael Hall & Stephen J. Page
17. Tourism in India: development, performance and prospects
Girish Prayag & Subhajit Das
18. Tourism in Sri Lanka
Sriyantha Fernando, Jayatilleke S. Bandara & Christine Smith
19. The Maldives: parallel paths of conventional and alternative tourism
Aishath Shakeela & David Weaver
20. Tourism in Central Asia
Kemal Kantarci, Muzaffer Uysal, Vincent Magnini & Murat Alper Basaran
21. Tourism in Bhutan and Nepal
Sanjay Nepal & Heidi Karst
Part 4 Tourism in East and North-East Asia
22. Tourism in East and North-East Asia: introduction
C. Michael Hall & Stephen J. Page
23. China: a growth engine for Asian tourism
Alan A. Lew & Zhifei Li
24. Tourism and the "other Chinas": Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan
Wantanee Suntikul
25. Tourism in Mongolia
Dallen J. Timothy
26. Tourism in South and North Korea
Timothy Jeonglyeol Lee
27. Paradigm shift in the 21st century? Tourism in Japan
Carolin Funck
Part 5 Conclusion
28. Conclusion: prospects for tourism in Asia
C. Michael Hall & Stephen J. Page
About the Author :
C. Michael Hall is Professor of Marketing, University of Canterbury, New Zealand; Docent in Geography, Oulu University; Visiting Professor, Linneaus University; and Senior Research Fellow, University of Johannesburg. Author and editor of over 80 books, he has published widely on tourism, sustainability, governance and food issues.
Stephen J. Page is Associate Dean (Research) Hertfordshire Business School and Professor of Business and Management, University of Hertfordshire; author and editor of 41 books on tourism, leisure and events; and Editor of the journal Tourism Management.
Review :
"Tourism in Asia is a monumental work that represents the immensity of the huge continent in different regional tourism profiles. The reader can find here all forms of tourism, from high mountains to island tourism to riverine resort. The book opens up windows on biophysical and cultural richness of Asia. It lays bare the mosaic of orient – the remains of time and antiquity that are designated World Heritage Sites. With China attaining the zenith in tourist numbers, other resorts particularly the nations of the South and Southeast Asia have quickened their speed in developing tourism, abridging the questionable gaps of tourism between North and the South. The book also telescopes into the future with a hope and optimism. Tourism in Asia answers adequately tourism needs of researchers, planners, developers and all those readers inquisitive of tourism knowledge in Asia in a single volume. Must read this book."- Tej Vir Singh, UNWTO Ulysses Lauriate , Director of the Centre for Tourism Research & Development (CTRD), Lucknow, India and Founder Editor of Tourism Recreation Research
The editors of The Routledge Handbook of Tourism in Asia have produced a very comprehensive, timely and authoritative compendium of the many issues, challenges and opportunities facing this dynamic part of the world. With a very strong and diverse list of contributors, the Handbook really is the definitive book of its kind with it serving as a critical platform for debate and future research. Asia’s rich history, diversity, complexity and opportunities are reflected in the book with it being an essential read for all scholars of tourism in Asia. - Alan Fyall, Orange County Endowed Professor of Tourism Marketing, University of Central Florida
