Tour Guiding Research : : Insights, Issues and Implications / / Betty Weiler, Rosemary Black.
This book provides an authoritative, state-of-the-art review of tour guiding scholarship and research and aims to foster best practice and to stimulate further study and research on tour guiding across a range of disciplines. It explores how tour guiding theory and practice has evolved over time and...
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Place / Publishing House: | Bristol, UK;, Blue Ridge Summit, PA : : Channel View Publications, , [2014] ©2014 |
Year of Publication: | 2014 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Aspects of Tourism ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables and Figures
- Acknowledgements
- 1. The Historical and Political Context and Scope of Tour Guiding Research
- 2. The Multiple and Complex Roles of the Tour Guide
- 3. Tour Guides as Interpreters, Storytellers and Intercultural Communicators
- 4. The Contributions of Tour Guiding to Sustainability
- 5. Visitor Expectations of and Satisfaction with Tour Guides and Guiding Services
- 6. Improving Tour Guide Performance Through Training and Education
- 7. Conceptualising and Fostering Quality in Tour Guiding
- 8. Implications and Future Directions for Tour Guiding Research and Practice
- Appendix: Highlights from a Selection of Tour Guide Associations
- References
- Index