Tourism Planning and Development in the Middle East (CABI Regional Tourism Series)

Given the historical and cultural richness of countries in the Middle East region, as well as the economic development many have exhibited in recent years, tourism planning and development gains much significance for both scholars and practitioners. Turbulence, conflicts and crises exhibited in the area add further dimensions that need to be incorporated in tourism strategies and planning, and taken into consideration by experts at an institutional, corporate and educational level. Furthermore, in order to effectively deal with aspects of sustainability, visions and strategies in the region need to build upon good practices. As a result, a greater understanding is required of the factors influencing decision-making on tourism matters as well as on the impacts and implications of sustainable tourism development. This book, written by an international team of experts, addresses the need to examine tourism development and planning in the Middle East from a sustainability perspective by embracing case studies and examples from the region. Through its collection of chapters, the book considers tourism planning and development from the economic, socio-cultural, environmental and regulatory perspectives of sustainability. Thus, the book advances understandings of the positive and negative impacts of tourism development as well as how turbulence, crisis, synergies and the top-down and bottom-up approaches to tourism development are connected to different problems and implications for local communities, the region and the relationship of the Middle East with the rest of the world. An essential resource for tourism practitioners, decision-makers in private and public organizations, government bodies, and consultants from not only the Middle East, but all those who want an encompassing view of global tourism. Cover Tourism Planning and Development in the Middle East Contents Copyright About the Editors Contributors Introduction 1 Strategic Planning and Policy Making for Tourism Development in Cyprus: An Empirical Case-based Approach 2 Challenges of Establishing Tourism Routes: Top Management Perspectives on Route 90 South, Israel 3 Women’s Empowerment through Community-based Tourism in Bethlehem Governorate, Palestine: An Exploratory Study "Addresses tourism development and planning in the Middle East from a sustainability perspective, embracing case studies and examples from the region. Considers economic, socio-cultural, environmental and regulatory perspectives"-- Provided by publisher