Professor Medlik is an author, consultant and educator with close on half a century of involvement in travel, tourism and hospitality. Former head of the Department of Hotel, Catering and Tourism Management at the University of Surrey, UK, he is now Emeritus Professor of that university. He also held senior academic appointments in the United States, Canada, the West Indies and Australia. His consultancy assignments covered economic, market and trend studies and training, institutions and strategies for sponsors in Britain and abroad. His published work includes 20 books and other publications and more than 100 contributions to the professional and technical press. He is a Fellow of the Hotel and Catering International Management Association, Founder Fellow of the Tourism Society, and was the first Chairman of the Society.

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• Preface; Anatomy of tourism; Historical development of tourism; Geography of tourism; Dimensions of tourism; Significance of tourism; The tourism industry; Marketing in tourism; Planning and development in tourism; Organization and finance in tourism; Miscellaneous topics; Answers, Select bibliography; Index.

Professor Medlik is an author, consultant and educator with close on half a century of involvement in travel, tourism and hospitality. Former head of the Department of Hotel, Catering and Tourism Management at the University of Surrey, UK, he is now Emeritus Professor of that university. He also held senior academic appointments in the United States, Canada, the West Indies and Australia. His consultancy assignments covered economic, market and trend studies and training, institutions and strategies for sponsors in Britain and abroad. His published work includes 20 books and other publications and more than 100 contributions to the professional and technical press. He is a Fellow of the Hotel and Catering International Management Association, Founder Fellow of the Tourism Society, and was the first Chairman of the Society.

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• Preface; Anatomy of tourism; Historical development of tourism; Geography of tourism; Dimensions of tourism; Significance of tourism; The tourism industry; Marketing in tourism; Planning and development in tourism; Organization and finance in tourism; Miscellaneous topics; Answers, Select bibliography; Index.

Professor Medlik is an author, consultant and educator with close on half a century of involvement in travel, tourism and hospitality. Former head of the Department of Hotel, Catering and Tourism Management at the University of Surrey, UK, he is now Emeritus Professor of that university. He also held senior academic appointments in the United States, Canada, the West Indies and Australia. His consultancy assignments covered economic, market and trend studies and training, institutions and strategies for sponsors in Britain and abroad. His published work includes 20 books and other publications and more than 100 contributions to the professional and technical press. He is a Fellow of the Hotel and Catering International Management Association, Founder Fellow of the Tourism Society, and was the first Chairman of the Society.

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• Preface; Anatomy of tourism; Historical development of tourism; Geography of tourism; Dimensions of tourism; Significance of tourism; The tourism industry; Marketing in tourism; Planning and development in tourism; Organization and finance in tourism; Miscellaneous topics; Answers, Select bibliography; Index.