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Oxford University Press Southern Africa
Oxford University Press Southern Africa
Managing Tourism in South Africa
Richard George

Description
Managing Tourism in South Africa equips students as well as practitioners with a combination of industry-specific knowledge and general managerial skills needed to succeed. It explores the fundamental business management aspects of tourism including law, management, human resource management, marketing, finance, and shows how the industry is structured. This book meets the need for a good South African book pitched at the right level on this subject. The book has a southern African focus and is made accessible to students through the use of South African examples and case studies.

Key features

  • Chapters written by subject specialists
  • Learning outcomes, discussion points, review questions, and a glossary of key terms
  • Websites and references to encourage further research
  • A case study for each chapter and industry examples to enable readers to apply theory to practice

Contents

Part I: Tourism Overview
1. Introduction to tourism
2. The history of tourism
3. The geography of tourism
Part II: The Tourism Industry
4. Managing visitor attractions
5. Managing transport for tourists
6. Managing accommodation for tourists
7. Managing tourism distribution
8. The government and tourism
Part III: Managing Tourism Businesses
9. Managing tourism businesses
10. Managing small tourism businesses and entrepreneurship
11. Managing human resources in tourism
12. Managing finance for tourism
13. Tourism businesses and the law
14. Marketing for tourism
Part IV: Issues In Tourism Management
15. Managing the impacts of tourism
16. Managing tourism responsibly
17. The future of tourism

Readership
University of technology and university students of tourism management in South Africa and also managers of businesses in the tourism industry

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