The Routledge Handbook of Tourism in Asia

"Tourism in Asia is a monumental work that represents the immensity of the huge continent in different regional tourism profiles. The reader can find here all forms of tourism, from high mountains to island tourism to riverine resort. The book opens up windows on biophysical and cultural richness of Asia. It lays bare the mosaic of orient the remains of time and antiquity that are designated World Heritage Sites. With China attaining the zenith in tourist numbers, other resorts particularly the nations of the South and Southeast Asia have quickened their speed in developing tourism, abridging the questionable gaps of tourism between North and the South. The book also telescopes into the future with a hope and optimism. Tourism in Asia answers adequately tourism needs of researchers, planners, developers and all those readers inquisitive of tourism knowledge in Asia in a single volume. Must read this book."- Tej Vir Singh, UNWTO Ulysses Lauriate , Director of the Centre for Tourism Research & Development (CTRD), Lucknow, India and Founder Editor of Tourism Recreation Research The editors of The Routledge Handbook of Tourism in Asia have produced a very comprehensive, timely and authoritative compendium of the many issues, challenges and opportunities facing this dynamic part of the world. With a very strong and diverse list of contributors, the Handbook really is the definitive book of its kind with it serving as a critical platform for debate and future research. Asias rich history, diversity, complexity and opportunities are reflected in the book with it being an essential read for all scholars of tourism in Asia. - Alan Fyall, Orange County Endowed Professor of Tourism Marketing, University of Central Florida

C. Michael Hall is Professor of Marketing, University of Canterbury, New Zealand; Docent in Geography, Oulu University; Visiting Professor, Linneaus University; and Senior Research Fellow, University of Johannesburg. Author and editor of over 80 books, he has published widely on tourism, sustainability, governance and food issues. Stephen J. Page is Associate Dean (Research) Hertfordshire Business School and Professor of Business and Management, University of Hertfordshire; author and editor of 41 books on tourism, leisure and events; and Editor of the journal Tourism Management.

Part 1 Introduction: region and context 1. Introduction: tourism in Asia: region and context C. Michael Hall & Stephen J. Page 2. Heritage diplomacy and tourism in Asia Tim Winter 3. Transport and infrastructure issues in Asian tourism David Timothy Duval & Adam Weaver 4. Human resource and labour issues in Asian tourism Lisa Ruhanen & Chris Cooper 5. Tourism Policies and Politics in Asia C. Michael Hall & Suntikul Wantanee 6. Tourism and environmental change in Asia C. Michael Hall 7. Tourism and socio-cultural change and issues Paolo Mura 8. Poverty in tourist paradise? A review of pro-poor tourism in South and South-East Asia V. Dao Truong, Elmarie Slabbert & V. Manh Nguyen Part 2 Tourism in South-East Asia 9. Tourism in South-east Asia C. Michael Hall & Stephen J. Page 10. Singapore tourism T.C. Chang 11. Tourism in Thailand: growth, diversification and political upheaval Nick Kontogeorgopoulos 12. Tourism in Malaysia Ghazali Musa & Thinaranjeney Thirumoorthi 13. Tourism in Indonesia Mark P. Hampton & Julian Clifton 14. The evolution of tourism policy in Vietnam, 19602015 Dao Van Truong & Anh Le 15. Visiting oppressive states: tourism In Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar Andrea Valentin & Daniela Schilcher Part 3 Tourism in South and Central Asia 16. Developing tourism in South and Central Asia: introduction C. Michael Hall & Stephen J. Page 17. Tourism in India: development, performance and prospects Girish Prayag & Subhajit Das 18. Tourism in Sri Lanka Sriyantha Fernando, Jayatilleke S. Bandara & Christine Smith 19. The Maldives: parallel paths of conventional and alternative tourism Aishath Shakeela & David Weaver 20. Tourism in Central Asia Kemal Kantarci, Muzaffer Uysal, Vincent Magnini & Murat Alper Basaran 21. Tourism in Bhutan and Nepal Sanjay Nepal & Heidi Karst Part 4 Tourism in East and North-East Asia 22. Tourism in East and North-East Asia: introduction C. Michael Hall & Stephen J. Page 23. China: a growth engine for Asian tourism Alan A. Lew & Zhifei Li 24. Tourism and the "other Chinas": Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Wantanee Suntikul 25. Tourism in Mongolia Dallen J. Timothy 26. Tourism in South and North Korea Timothy Jeonglyeol Lee 27. Paradigm shift in the 21st century? Tourism in Japan Carolin Funck Part 5 Conclusion 28. Conclusion: prospects for tourism in Asia C. Michael Hall & Stephen J. Page