Tourism Economics and Policy

Larry Dwyer is Visiting Research Professor at University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. He is also Adjunct Professor at Griffith University, Australia and University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.Peter Forsyth is Adjunct Professor, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.Wayne Dwyer is a former Senior Lecturer in economics and finance at the University of Western Sydney, Australia.

This second edition shows that the authors have been continuously improving the relevance and readability of the text with the latest research findings in tourism economics. It is very well written and the flow and logic of the writing is appropriate and easily accessible for students, researchers and practitioners.

• Part 1 Tourism Demand and SupplyChapter 1. The Demand for TourismChapter 2. Tourism SupplyChapter 3. The Price MechanismChapter 4. Tourism and Market StructureChapter 5. Strategic Pricing in TourismPart 2 Tourism ForecastingChapter 6. Forecasting Tourism DemandPart 3 Tourism’s Economic Contribution and Economic ImpactsChapter 7. Economic Contribution of TourismChapter 8. Measuring Economic Contribution: Tourism Satellite AccountsChapter 9. Economic Impacts of TourismChapter 10. Economic Evaluation of Special EventsPart 4 Tourism Investment and TaxationChapter 11. Investment by Tourism FirmsChapter 12. Investment in Tourism InfrastructureChapter 13. Taxation of TourismPart 5 Tourism and TransportChapter 14. Tourism and TransportPart 6 Tourism and the EnvironmentChapter 15. Valuing Tourism’s Environmental EffectsChapter 16. Economic Instruments and Environmental Protection in TourismPart 7 Tourism, Growth and SustainabilityChapter 17. Tourism and Economic GrowthChapter 18. Tourism and Sustainable DevelopmentPart 8 Destination CompetitivenessChapter 19. Destination CompetitivenessPart 9 Future DirectionsChapter 20. Future Directions in Tourism Economics