Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : tourism in Asia : region and context / C. Michael Hall & Stephen Page -- Heritage diplomacy and tourism in Asia / Tim Winter -- Transport and infrastructure issues in Asian tourism / David Timothy Duval & Adam Weaver -- Human resource and labour issues in Asian tourism / Lisa Ruhanen & Chris Cooper -- Tourism policies and politics in Asia / C. Michael Hall & Suntikul Wantanee -- Tourism and environmental change in Asia / C. Michael Hall -- Tourism and socio-cultural change and issues / Paolo Mura -- Poverty in tourist paradise? : a review of pro-poor tourism in South and Southeast Asia / V. Dao Truong, Elmarie Slabbert & V. Manh Nguyen -- Tourism in southeast Asia / C. Michael Hall & Stephen Page -- Singapore tourism / T.C. Chang -- Tourism in Thailand : growth, diversification, and political upheaval / Nick Kontogeorgopoulos -- Tourism in Malaysia / Ghazali Musa & Thinaranjeney Thirumoorthi -- Tourism in Indonesia / Mark P. Hampton & Julian Clifton -- Vietnam / Dao Van Truong & Anh Le -- Visiting oppressive states : tourism In Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar / Andrea Valentin & Daniela Schilcher -- Developing tourism in South and Central Asia : introduction / C. Michael Hall & Stephen Page -- Tourism in India : development, performance and prospects / Girish Prayag & Subhajit Das -- Tourism in Sri Lanka / Sriyantha Fernando, Jayatilleke S. Bandara & Christine Smith -- The Maldives : parallel paths of conventional and alternative tourism / Aishath Shakeela & David Weaver -- Tourism in Central Asia / Kemal Kantarci, Muzaffer Uysal, Vincent Magnini, & Murat Alper Basaran -- Tourism in Bhutan and Nepal / Sanjay Nepal & Heidi Karst -- Tourism in East and North-East Asia : introduction / C. Michael Hall & Stephen Page -- China : a growth engine for Asian tourism / Alan Lew & Zhifei Li -- Tourism and the "other Chinas" : Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan / Suntikul Wantanee -- Tourism in Mongolia / Dallen Timothy -- Tourism in South and North Korea / Timothy Jeonglyeol Lee -- Paradigm shift in the 21st century? : tourism in Japan / Carolin Funck -- Conclusion : prospects for tourism in Asia / C. Michael Hall & Stephen Page.

Asia is regarded as the fastest growing area for international and domestic tourism in the world today and over the next 20 years. Given the economic, social and environmental importance of tourism in the region, there is a need for a comprehensive and readable overview of the critical debates and controversies in tourism in the region and the major factors that are affecting tourism development both now and in the foreseeable future. This Handbook provides a contemporary survey of the region and its continued growth and development as a key destination and generator of tourism, which is marked by a high proportion of intra-regional travel. The book is divided into five sections. This first section provides an introduction to the region and context to the nationally focused chapters. The next three sections are then broadly based on the three UNWTO Asian regions: South-East Asia, South and Central Asia, and East and North-East Asia, providing readers with a valuable snapshot of tourism at various scales, and from various approaches and positions. The concluding section considers future prospects for tourism in Asia.

College of Business and Accountancy Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management