Europe At the Seaside : : The Economic History of Mass Tourism in the Mediterranean /

Europe At the Seaside : : The Economic History of Mass Tourism in the Mediterranean / / ed. by Luciano Segreto, Carles Manera, Manfred Pohl.

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Mass tourism is one of the most striking developments in postwar western societies, involving economic, social, cultural, and anthropological factors. For many countries it has become a significant, if not the primary, source of income for the resident population. The Mediterranean basin, which has...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2000-2013
MitwirkendeR:
Battilani, Patrizia,
Bonin, Hubert,
Câmara, Benedita,
Dritsas, Margarita,
Furlough, Ellen,
Garau-Taberner, Jaume,
Lyth, Peter,
Manera, Carles,
Mioche, Philippe,
Pellejero Martínez, Carmelo,
Pohl, Manfred,
Segreto, Luciano,
Serra, Antoni,
HerausgeberIn:
Manera, Carles,
Pohl, Manfred,
Segreto, Luciano,
Place / Publishing House:New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (304 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Foreword
  • Introduction. The Mediterranean as a Tourist Destination: Past, Present, and Future of the First Mass Tourism Resort Area
  • Chapter 1 Flying Visits: The Growth of British Air Package Tours, 1945–1975
  • Chapter 2 The Transformation of the Economic Model of the Balearic Islands: The Pioneers of Mass Tourism
  • Chapter 3 Tourism and Business during the Twentieth Century in Greece: Continuity and Change
  • Chapter 4 The Development of the Portuguese Hotel Business, 1950–1995
  • Chapter 5 Sending the Italians on Vacation: The Alpitour Group
  • Chapter 6 Rimini: An Original Mix of Italian Style and Foreign Models?
  • Chapter 7 The Expansion Strategies of the Majorcan Hotel Chains
  • Chapter 8 The French Group Accor and Tourism since 1967: Business Tourism without a Mass Tourism Strategy
  • Chapter 9 Club Méditerranée, 1950–2002
  • Chapter 10 Tourism on the French Riviera
  • Chapter 11 Tourism on the Costa del Sol
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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