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BOOK REVIEW

Tourism: principles, practices, philosophies, by Charles R. Goeldner and J. R. Brent

Ritchie (12th Ed.), Hoboken, New Jersey, John Wiley & Sons, 2012, 544 pp., 181.99
(hardback), ISBN 978-1-118-07177-9

This leading comprehensive book is considered as one of the most cited books among distinguished
scholars in tourism. The book is aimed to be utilized as a textbook for college and university courses
in the field of tourism. Moreover, the book is a powerful means of disseminating information among
stakeholders and local authorities in tourism industry. This is the twelfth edition of a book first pub-
lished in 1972. In the light of dramatic changes in tourism industry this edition has been updated
and revised to add new section on culinary tourism and up-to-date information about transportation
means, including the airline industry, and updated cruise industry.
Tourism Principles, Practices, Philosophies is comprised of 20 chapters, and organized into six parts.
Part one broadly describes tourism concepts and its background through the ages and the section
concluded with career opportunities made by tourism industry. In Chapter 1, the authors reviewed
the field of tourism along with exponential growth in its economy. The subsequent chapter provides
information about human needs to travel over the ages and how transportation and accommodation
options in the world have changed and evolved. The labor-intensive tourism & hospitality industry
is cited as one of the worlds fastest-growing industries in the final chapter of Part 1. This growth let
tourism to offer great job opportunities for motivated people. They should have a talent for working
under considerable pressure, and be energetic to carve out a niche for themselves and move up the
career ladder easily.
Part 2 consists of five chapters which put stress on the major type of tourist organizations and how
these organizations are structured and operated. In Chapter 4, it is cited that UNWTO is thought
of first and foremost for its statistics and market research along with human resource development.
Furthermore, the authors stated that the mission of World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) is
to raise tourism economic and its social contribution to create jobs and generate prosperity; whilst
Chapter 5 stresses on the importance of transportation in tourism which is considered as an integral
component of tourism. The subsequent chapter develops a new concept in hospitality and related
industry called culinary tourism. This concept is defined as experiencing the food in a particular place
such as the country or area. The above-mentioned chapter concluded with the citation of the fact that
meetings and conventions constitute a compelling reason for travel businesses with huge economic
impact. Lastly, Chapters 7 and 8 provide information about tourism distributions and attractions. It is
interesting that shopping continues to be the main attraction among the others such as parks, historic
sites, festivals, and events.
Part 3 consists of three chapters which give some information about understanding travel behav-
iour. Chapter 9 points out that understanding of travel motivation could be a basis of understanding
tourists behaviours and also for market research & segmentation. This chapter cites a well-known
theory in this era named the travel-need model articulated by Pearce and his coworkers based on
Maslows hierarchy of needs. The second chapter of this part expresses that the interrelationships of
the cultural backgrounds of both visitors and host society give them golden opportunity not only to
become better acquainted with each other but also provide a more peaceful and better world. The
last chapter of this part, finally, identifies and evaluates touristhost relationships. The authors, also,
portray different social phenomena intimately connected to mass tourism and by understanding these
interactions offer some proper procedures in order to die down the negative sociological impacts and
enhance the positive influences of large number of tourists on host society.
2 BOOK REVIEW

Part 4 of this book offers valuable and detailed information about tourism supply, demand, policy,
planning, and development which is explained in six chapters. The first chapter of this part identifies
and categorizes tourism supply components and draws an analogy between them with the competition,
because the quality and quantity of supply components are an indispensable factor in determining
tourisms success. While the subsequent chapter cites demand as a fundamental measure of any tour-
ism destination in welcoming visitors. Understanding this demand is a daunting task and requires
a knowledge of what demand comprises, what affects the level of that and how future demand can
be anticipated. Chapter 14 pointed out why tourisms have a major impact on economic strengths in
many countries and represented various multipliers, balance of payments, and travel expenditures as
some of the main economic phenomena in tourism industry. The next two chapters have drawn out
some tourism policy, planning, and development for destinations at all levels, but competitiveness
and sustainability have a top priority over the other goals of policy. The main concern of the final
chapter of Part 4 is sustainability in tourism and its crucial role not only to preserve natural areas and
environment, but also for sustaining the well-being of indigenous people.
Part 5 comprises Chapters 18 and 19 which describe travel and tourism research and tourism mar-
keting respectively. The former cited that by utilizing adequate facts tourism managers can develop/
expand policy, plan and control more efficiently, and decrease risk in the decision-making process. The
latter, nonetheless, had drawn out the importance of internet and social media in tourism marketing
and also offered some bases for market segmentation.
The final part comprises merely one chapter which expects long-term growth in both domestic
and international tourism as a consequence of improving transportation equipment and increasing
disposal income.
A key strength of this book is that it extensively elucidates the major concerns in tourism and
hospitality in a more detailed description. The questions for review and discussion along with case
problems and internet exercises at the end of all chapters are useful practices for students wanting to
examine the subject areas covered in more depth and keep information up-to-date.
Overall, this book is eminently appropriate for academics and students in tourism studies. Moreover,
the book does add a new concept and offers a deeper understanding of culinary tourism. This textbook
undoubtedly has virtue in the tourism literature and will be of value to academics and researchers alike.

Hamid Talebi
Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Iran
hamid406011@yahoo.com http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8932-8998
2017 Hamid Talebi
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