Cases on Tour Guide Practices for Alternative Tourism (Advances in Hospitality, Tourism, and the Services Industry)

Tour guides, a highly responsible group of professionals who are in direct communication with tourists traveling around the world, have a great impact on the proper promotion of the culture of countries, global peace, and tolerance. Additionally, they are also effective in the preservation of world natural heritage. Thus, the educational status of tour guides, as well as the characteristics and ethical values that they should possess, need to be examined on an international scale. In todays world, where tourism demand is directed towards all types of tourism, practices in special interest tourism should be customized in order to ensure the highest level of service quality and cultural appreciation. Cases on Tour Guide Practices for Alternative Tourism provides emerging research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of the occupational issues that surround tour guides and their applications within international tourism. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as cultural education, specialized learning, and international business, this book is ideally designed for tour guides, travel agencies, tour managers, tour developers, heritage sites, museums, academicians, researchers, students, industry experts, and hospitality professionals. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Book Series Editorial Advisory Board Table of Contents Detailed Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1: Mobbing in Tourism Industry Chapter 2: Tour Guides' Perspectives on Their Work and Life Chapter 3: Tourist Guides as Representatives of Sustainable Tourism Chapter 4: Student Guides as Mediators of Institutional Heritage and Personal Experience Chapter 5: Tourist Guidance in Sport Tourism Chapter 6: Best Practices for Tour Guides in the Northern Region of Jordan Chapter 7: Tea Tourism and the Importance of Tea Tourists' Guidance in India Chapter 8: Analysing the Tour Guides' Perceptions About Gastronomy Tourism in Himachal Pradesh Chapter 9: Best Practices for Tour Guides at Christian and Islamic Religious Sites Chapter 10: The Social Significance of Religious Guides Chapter 11: Tourist Guiding in Halal Tourism Chapter 12: As an Alternative Chapter 13: Ayvalik an as Art Route for Tourism Guides Within the Frame of Art Tourism Chapter 14: Technology-Supported Tourist Guiding in Aviation Tourism Chapter 15: Technological Innovation Research With Guided Tours Chapter 16: The Future of Tourism Guidance in the Scope of Industry 4.0 and Next-Generation Technologies Compilation of References About the Contributors Index "This book examines cases on technological innovations and new trends in tour guide practices"-- Provided by publisher