"This curated collection of international case studies focuses on the vibrant and diverse world of tourism in the Asia-Pacific region. Authored by academic and industry experts, these practical and engaging case studies provide insights into real-world industry best practices, challenges, and opportunities"--
Tourism Case Studies from the Asia-Pacific Region offers a comprehensive exploration of the diverse world of tourism within one of the most dynamic regions on the globe. Authored by leading academic and industry experts, this volume fills a crucial gap in tourism literature by providing practical and engaging case studies that highlight real-world industry best practices, challenges, and opportunities.
The volume explores critical topics such as sustainable practices, cultural preservation, community empowerment, resilience, management strategies, policy development, and emerging trends. With 32 case studies, readers are taken on a journey through the unique characteristics of tourism destinations in the Asia-Pacific region, from the bustling cities of China and Japan to the emerging markets of India and beyond. Each case study provides clear aims, context, and outcomes, offering invaluable insights and practical lessons that can be applied in various tourism contexts.
Designed for both academic and professional audiences, this volume serves as an essential resource for instructors looking to enhance their teaching practices, students aspiring to succeed in the tourism industry, and practitioners seeking to understand the complexities and opportunities within the Asia-Pacific tourism landscape.
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Section 1: Environmental sustainable practices for tourism 1:
Sustainable Hiking through the Green Trails: Examples of Exceptional
Responsible Practices 2: Sustainable Tourism and Stakeholders Satisfaction
in Batulayang Tourism Village Bogor Indonesia 3: Overtourism and Tourism
Sustainable Management in the Komodo National Park, Indonesia 4: Adopting
Sustainable Practices at an Island Ecotourism Destination in Sabah through a
Sea Turtle Conservation Project Section 2: Cultural preservation and identity
through tourism 5: Improving Cultural Sustainable Tourism: Evidence of Saba
Budaya Baduy from Baduy Tribe, Indonesia 6: Hawker Centres, Cultural Heritage
and Tourism A Case Study of Lau Pa Sat, Singapore 7: Experiencing
Cambodias Living Arts through Tourism 8: Aikido Tourism Development in
Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan 9: Forging Social Identity: The Making of a
Destination A Case of the Bullet 10: Lived Religious Practice and Tourism
Perceptions of Southern Buddhist Section 3: Empowerment through tourism 11:
Community-Based Ecotourism and Conservation in Tboli, Philippines 12: The
Guesthouse Phenomenon in the Maldives Development and Issues 13: Breaking
Barriers, Building Futures: The Transformative Power of Tourism in Empowering
Women in Munsiyari, India 14: Community-Based Tourism as a Sustainable
Approach to Tourism Development in Jibhi Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India 15:
Business Strategy and Development toward Sustainability: A Story of Ban Bo
Chet Luk Community Entrepreneurship, Thailand 16: Baan Khoa Lak: A Case Study
on Sustainable Rural Development through Community-based Tourism and Natural
Resource Conservation Section 4: Resilience and recovery through tourism 17:
Green Recovery and Regenerative Tourism: The Success Story of Miso Walai
Homestay in Building a Resilient Rural Tourism Destination 18: The Realities
of Peripheral Handicraft Livelihoods in the Face of Disasters in Vanuatu 19:
Resilience and Loyalty in the Face of Adversity: A Case of Local Employees in
Keralas Backwater Tourism 20: Responses from Businesses in Rural Communities
Recovering from the 2011 Tohoku Disasters during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics 21:
Not All Fun and Games: The Case of the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games 22:
The Bojo Algouinsan Ecotourism Initiative: Crisis Mitigation Through
Community Tourism Development 23: Tourism Development Opportunities in Post
War: A Case of Jaffna, Sri Lanka Section 5: Critical studies in tourism 24:
The Growth of Tourism and Development in an Indigenous Setting: Exploring a
Case of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh 25: Equal Opportunities in
Rural Tourism Entrepreneurship: Challenges in Malaysia 26: Elephant-Based
Tourism in Nepal: The Key to Reducing Human Poverty or a Tool to Commodify
Endangered Species? 27: Haunting Memory of Forgotten History: A Case Study of
WWII Comfort Stations in the Philippines as a Tourism Resource Featured in
Selected Filipino Films 28: We Invite You for Lunch: Post/Colonial
Subjectivities and Performances of Tourism in Puducherry, India Section 6:
Management and policy 29: Meteorological Trends and The Travel Sector in Bali
1991-2020 30: Evidence Use in Policymaking: The Case of a Hotel Policy in
Western Australia Section 7: Emerging trends in tourism 31: Surfing in Hainan
Island: An Emerging Surfing Tourism Destination in China 32: Learning by
Doing: Educational Tourism at Mount Danxiashan Conclusion: Charting the path
forward - Final thoughts and future outlook for Asia-Pacific Tourism
Taufik Abdullah (Edited By) Taufik Abdullah, Ph.D. currently serves as an assistant professor and the head of the Tourism Marketing Management Study Program within the Faculty of Social Science Education at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI). He has been a faculty member at UPI since 2014. Taufik's academic journey commenced with an associate degree in Food Production Management, followed by bachelor's and master's degrees in Tourism Management. He further pursued his academic interests by earning a Ph.D. in Tourism from the University of Otago, New Zealand. Prior to his academic career, Taufik garnered experience across various roles in the foodservice industry and held the position of Head of a Hotel Management program at a private tourism college in Bandung, Indonesia. Throughout his academic pursuits, Taufik has fostered a deep interest in critical tourism studies, focusing particularly on issues of marginalization, power dynamics, and empowerment within the tourism industry. His research endeavors also encompass tourism marketing, food tourism, and tourism entrepreneurship.
Reni Polus (Edited By) Reni Polus is a Lecturer in the Business School at Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland. Her career began in tourism, working as a tour guide before transitioning to academia. Reni spent 8 years teaching in Malaysia's higher education sector before pursuing her PhD at the University of Otago, New Zealand. After completing her doctoral studies, she joined the Department of Tourism at the University of Otago as a Teaching Fellow. Her research focuses on spirituality within tourism and leisure experiences, with particular interests in volunteering, pilgrimage, dark tourism and heritage tourism.
