<i>‘</i>A Modern Guide to Tourism Economics<i> provides a very strong analysis of the tourism sector through the application of modern economic ideas, concepts and methods in a thorough, rigorous and comprehensive manner. It brings together contributions from an impressive list of authors who are world-leading in terms of their research and understanding of key issues related to the tourism phenomenon. This book is pertinent to students of tourism management and economics who will appreciate it as a textbook and researchers for whom it will act as a key reference on the subject.’</i>
- Neelu Seetaram, Leeds Beckett University, UK,
<i>‘This book is timely and a must-read for both undergraduate and graduate students. It offers excellent contributions to the area of tourism economics. The scope of coverage is broad with examples from different settings. The book is written and edited by excellent researchers and will serve as an important guide for many years to come.’</i>
- Albert Assaf, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, US,
<i>‘</i>A Modern Guide to Tourism Economics<i> edited by Robertico Croes and Yang Yang is a timely and important addition to the tourism economics literature. The coverage of the book is comprehensive with diverse topics ranging from consumer behaviour to firm theory, environmental economics, digital economy and regional economics. One of the important features of the book is that it identifies the prevailing trends of tourism economics research and points out future research directions. Any students who study tourism and hospitality courses will find this book relevant and informative. The book is also a very useful reference for tourism academics who are interested in studying tourism phenomenon from an economics perspective.’</i>
- Haiyan Song, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong,
<i>‘Tourism Economics is a difficult subject to cover as it involves understanding how interrelated industries come together to form a tourism sector. This book covers many different subjects dealing with complex economic issues confronting tourism development today. This is an excellent resource book as well as offering topical subjects for tourism courses.’</i>
- William C. Gartner, International Academy for the Study of Tourism and University of Minnesota, US,