List of Figures

2.1  China’s inbound tourism market 1990–2002

2.2  Domestic tourism by residents of China by purpose, 2001

2.3  Progression of gross domestic product under economic reform

4.1  Tourism distribution channels and inter-related literatures

7.1  Map grid of relative locations for the capital cities for each sample country strength

7.2  Map grid of relative locations for the capital cities for each sample country duration

8.1  The assumptions made by the model of perfect competition

9.1  Four cell matrix

10.1  Population, jobs and skier visits: Summit County Colorado

10.2  Percentage increase in home market values: 1998–2004

10.3  Economic base analysis

11.1  The triple role model of the academic planner

11.2  Planning sponsored tourism research

11.3  The split of the roles of academic planners

12.1  Spiral of rural community participation in development

13.1  A place-based model of corporate—community relationships

14.1  Tourism policy forum consensus building approach

14.2  Panel acceptance minima

15.1  A preliminary social representations framework for tourism images

15.2  Social representations based on an undeveloped beach

15.3  Social representations based on a developed beach

15.4  Social representations based on a globe

15.5  A negative representation of tourism (Australian student)

15.6  An International student drawing of tourism

22.1  Effects of price/income on choice

22.2  Effects of price/assets

22.3  Example of a hypothetical choice scenario

23.1  Wildlife watching in an ecotour program at Sukau on the Kinabatangan river basin

24.1  South-eastern Europe: bed-nights, 1968–2004

24.2  South-eastern Europe: tourism generating countries

24.3  South-eastern Europe: accommodation in tourist establishments, 1968–2004

24.4  Croatia: domestic and international arrivals, 1980–2004

24.5  Map of south-eastern Europe

25.1  The changing profile of the Japanese population, 1950–2050