Managing Educational Tourism / / Brent W. Ritchie.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CVP eBook-Package Backfile 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Ritchie, Brent W.,
• MitwirkendeR: Carr, Neil,; Cooper, Chris,; Ritchie, B. W.,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol, UK;, Blue Ridge Summit, PA : : Channel View Publications, , [2003]; ©2003
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Language: English
• Series: Aspects of Tourism ; 10
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (304 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Contributors --; Preface --; Acknowledgements --; 1. An Introduction to Educational Tourism --; 2. Exploring Nature-based and Cultural Educational Tourism --; 3. Adult and Seniors' Educational Tourism --; 4. Schools' Educational Tourism - with Neil Carr and Chris Cooper --; 5. University and College Students' Tourism --; 6. Destination Marketing, Regional Development and Educational Tourism --; 7. Conclusions and Reflections: The Future of Educational Tourism --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781873150528; 9783110754377
• DOI: 10.21832/9781873150528
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Brent W. Ritchie.

Increasingly tourists are seeking learning and educational holidays. This interest has led to the provision of tourism product with some form of learning or education as an integral component, including cultural heritage tourism and ecotourism. The growth of offshore education and lifelong learning has stimulated cross-border movement for language learning, school excursions and university student travel. Reflecting this growth in educational tourism types, the author outlines the main forms of educational tourism, their demand and supply characteristics, their impacts and the management issues associated with them, taking a holistic systems-based perspective. The book argues that without adequate research and appropriate management of educational forms of tourism, the potential regional development impacts and personal learning benefits will not be maximised. The book highlights the need for collaboration and networking between both the tourism and education industries to adequately manage the issues surrounding the growth in educational tourism.