World Tour: Home

Bring your learning to life with compelling images, media and text from National Geographic, this book will help you develop a clearer understanding of the world around you through engaging content. This reader is designed to be used in combination with several core texts in hospitality, travel and tourism.

A considerable interest in the cultural aspects of tourism such as the impacts of culture on tourism planning, development, management and marketing. However, the focus has been on material forms of culture such as arts, music, or crafts. The impacts of national culture on tourist behavior and travel decision-making have not been paid much attention. An examination of cultural characteristics and differences is extremely important to the tourism industry because today's tourism environment is becoming increasingly international.

Food is an attraction that has matured into a highly sought-after niche market with distinct trip motivation, travel preferences and patterns.

The world abounds in places that are wreathed in wonder and shrouded in mystery. Examining more than 300 such places, this book discusses topics such as how they were created, who discovered them, why they evoke such feelings of awe and wonder, and - in some cases - whether they do in fact exist.

"Crammed full of far-out facts, it's the ultimate Horrible Geography guide to the planet. Geography has never been so horrible!"--Publisher description.

The Romance of the Grand Tour explores the living heritage of 12 exotic port cities: from Rangoon (Yangon), through the Straits Settlements of Penang, Malacca and Singapore and the old Dutch East Indies cities of Batavia (Jakarta) and Surabaya, via Bangkok to former Indochina at Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Phnom Penh and Hanoi, through Manila to Hong Kong. Drawing on archival images and accounts as well as present-day photographs and illustrations, the book captures the romance and excitement of these early Grand Tourists, while presenting contemporary scenes and experiences for 21st-century travellers determined to seek out the legacy of a bygone era.

From the dawn of civilization to the first decade of the 21st century, this straightforwardly written, superbly accessible reference distills the concentrated essence of world history into a single compact, 544-page volume that fits in the palm of your hand. Featuring more than 1,000 illustrations, it's a book as vivid as it is definitive, with an innovative design that invites readers to envision the human epic from a wide variety of revealing perspectives.

Split into countries, with handy side notes on each attraction, there is a marvel for everyone whether that's the world famous Grand Canyon or Great Barrier Reef or perhaps the lesser-known gems such as the Shirakami-Sanchi Forest or the hauntingly beautiful Wrangel Island. There is a wealth of wonders here to exhaust even the most intrepid of armchair travellers.

Around the World in 80 Trains is a celebration of the glory of train travel and a witty and irreverent look at the world. Packing up her rucksack - and her fiancé, Jem - Monisha Rajesh embarks on an unforgettable adventure that takes her from London's St Pancras station to the vast expanses of Russia and Mongolia, North Korea, Canada, Kazakhstan, and beyond.