Travel, tourism, and marine affairs
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Coastal Zone Management Journal
- Vol. 14 (1-2), 1-19
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08920758609361992
Abstract
Over the last decades, travel and tourism have become a trillion dollar industry transforming coastal societies and environments. This article discusses tourism development policies and stresses the opportunity for coastal tourism planning. A first section introduces some of the outstanding business facts of marine tourism. A second section profiles the management of tourism. A third section presents a framework for understanding the role of leisure, work, and tourism in modern life. A final section remarks on the other six articles constituting this Theme Issue.Keywords
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