David Leslie is a Freelance Consultant and Researcher

'A highly distinctive and valuable addition to the literature on sustainable tourism, making a truly multi-national contribution and providing some extremely interesting case studies of the concept's application across the European Union.' Richard Butler, Professor Emeritus, University of Strathclyde, UK 'This is a very significant contribution to existing knowledge of tourism enterprises and the sustainability agenda. The impressive range of state-of-the-art analyses of regional and topical case studies by eminent European experts will prove invaluable to tourism students, researchers and practitioners alike.' Erlet Cater, University of Otago, New Zealand

• Contents: Preface; Introduction: sustainability, the European Union and tourism, David Leslie; Tourism, tourists and sustainability, David Leslie; Air transport in Europe and the environmental challenges to the tourist market, Kenneth Button; Non-aviation based tourism: a UK-based perspective, Jacqueline Holland and Richard Holland; Corporate social responsibility in the tour operating industry: the case of Dutch outbound tour operators, Ferry van de Mosselaer, René van der Duim and Jakomijn van Wijk; CSR-inspired environmental initiatives in top hotel chains, Paulina Bohdanowicz and Piotr Zientara; Environmental management and accommodation facilities in Slovakia, Jana Kucerová; From eco-ignorance to eco-certificates: environmental management in Slovene hotels, Sonja Sibila Lebe and SaÅ¡a Zupan; Entrepreneurship and local resources, Alina Badulescu and Daniel Badulescu; Sustainable tourism development: a viable option for Polish rural areas?, Piotr Zientara; Tourism workers and the equity dimension of sustainability, Dimitri Ioannides and Evangelia Petridou; Conclusion, David Leslie; Index.

David Leslie is a Freelance Consultant and Researcher

'A highly distinctive and valuable addition to the literature on sustainable tourism, making a truly multi-national contribution and providing some extremely interesting case studies of the concept's application across the European Union.' Richard Butler, Professor Emeritus, University of Strathclyde, UK 'This is a very significant contribution to existing knowledge of tourism enterprises and the sustainability agenda. The impressive range of state-of-the-art analyses of regional and topical case studies by eminent European experts will prove invaluable to tourism students, researchers and practitioners alike.' Erlet Cater, University of Otago, New Zealand

• Contents: Preface; Introduction: sustainability, the European Union and tourism, David Leslie; Tourism, tourists and sustainability, David Leslie; Air transport in Europe and the environmental challenges to the tourist market, Kenneth Button; Non-aviation based tourism: a UK-based perspective, Jacqueline Holland and Richard Holland; Corporate social responsibility in the tour operating industry: the case of Dutch outbound tour operators, Ferry van de Mosselaer, René van der Duim and Jakomijn van Wijk; CSR-inspired environmental initiatives in top hotel chains, Paulina Bohdanowicz and Piotr Zientara; Environmental management and accommodation facilities in Slovakia, Jana Kucerová; From eco-ignorance to eco-certificates: environmental management in Slovene hotels, Sonja Sibila Lebe and SaÅ¡a Zupan; Entrepreneurship and local resources, Alina Badulescu and Daniel Badulescu; Sustainable tourism development: a viable option for Polish rural areas?, Piotr Zientara; Tourism workers and the equity dimension of sustainability, Dimitri Ioannides and Evangelia Petridou; Conclusion, David Leslie; Index.

David Leslie is a Freelance Consultant and Researcher

'A highly distinctive and valuable addition to the literature on sustainable tourism, making a truly multi-national contribution and providing some extremely interesting case studies of the concept's application across the European Union.' Richard Butler, Professor Emeritus, University of Strathclyde, UK 'This is a very significant contribution to existing knowledge of tourism enterprises and the sustainability agenda. The impressive range of state-of-the-art analyses of regional and topical case studies by eminent European experts will prove invaluable to tourism students, researchers and practitioners alike.' Erlet Cater, University of Otago, New Zealand

• Contents: Preface; Introduction: sustainability, the European Union and tourism, David Leslie; Tourism, tourists and sustainability, David Leslie; Air transport in Europe and the environmental challenges to the tourist market, Kenneth Button; Non-aviation based tourism: a UK-based perspective, Jacqueline Holland and Richard Holland; Corporate social responsibility in the tour operating industry: the case of Dutch outbound tour operators, Ferry van de Mosselaer, René van der Duim and Jakomijn van Wijk; CSR-inspired environmental initiatives in top hotel chains, Paulina Bohdanowicz and Piotr Zientara; Environmental management and accommodation facilities in Slovakia, Jana Kucerová; From eco-ignorance to eco-certificates: environmental management in Slovene hotels, Sonja Sibila Lebe and SaÅ¡a Zupan; Entrepreneurship and local resources, Alina Badulescu and Daniel Badulescu; Sustainable tourism development: a viable option for Polish rural areas?, Piotr Zientara; Tourism workers and the equity dimension of sustainability, Dimitri Ioannides and Evangelia Petridou; Conclusion, David Leslie; Index.