| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 381 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Advances in hospitality and tourism book series |
| Contents |
1. Exploring tourism potential in Central Asia / Kemal Kantarci, Muzaffer Uysal, and Vincent Magnini -- 2. Competitiveness of tourism industry in Kazakhstan / Azhar Baisakalova and Vladimir Garkavenko -- 3. Authenticity and ecocultural tourism development in Kazakhstan : potential and challenges / Guillaume Tiberghien, Vladimir Garkavenko and Simon Milne -- 4. Bukhara : the princess of cities / Gözde Sazak -- 5. Khıva : a conserved heritage within the sands / İsmail Mangaltepe -- 6. Merv : an oasis capital in the ancient paradise / M. Ebru Zeren -- 7. Samarkand : queen of all cities / Mualla Uydu Yücel -- 8. Cinema as branding / Saulesh Yessenova -- 9. Clustering silk road countries based on competitiveness factors in tourism industry / Kazim Develioglu and Kemal Kantarci -- 10. Visa regimes and regulatory documents as an obstacle for tourism development in Central Asia / Slavomír Horák -- 11. Tourism in Kyrgyzstan / Pinar Akçali -- 12. ICT diffusion and the digital divide in tourism : Kazakhstan perspective / Vladimir Garkavenko and Guillaume Tiberghien -- 13. Perceptions of foreign investors on the tourism market in Central Asia / Kemal Kantarci -- 14. A chronology of Central Asia / Ayhan Pala |
| Summary |
This book will be a major resource for all academic researchers and practitioners interested in issues dealing with the development of tourism, its potential and challenges, and policy and regulatory issues in the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. These countries are gaining more attention as emerging destinations. There is limited research that focuses on these countries with respect to their potential and characteristics as tourism destinations. This book aims to be an invaluable source for both practitioners and academicians who are |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Tourism -- Asia, Central
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Culture and tourism -- Asia, Central
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Culture and tourism
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Tourism
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Central Asia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kantarci, Kemal, editor
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Uysal, Muzaffer, editor
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Magnini, Vincent P., editor
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| ISBN |
1482262142 |
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9781482262148 |
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