Providing a wide-ranging cornucopia of literary tourism topics, this book fully explores the interconnections between the written word and travel. It includes tourism stories using guidebooks, films, television and electronic media, and recognizes that stories, texts and narratives, even if they cannot be classified as traditional travel writing, can become journeys in themselves and take us on imaginary voyages. Furthermore, the book: provides a grounding in the theoretical perspectives on literature and the tourist ...
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Providing a wide-ranging cornucopia of literary tourism topics, this book fully explores the interconnections between the written word and travel. It includes tourism stories using guidebooks, films, television and electronic media, and recognizes that stories, texts and narratives, even if they cannot be classified as traditional travel writing, can become journeys in themselves and take us on imaginary voyages. Furthermore, the book: provides a grounding in the theoretical perspectives on literature and the tourist experience; explores practical applications of literary tourism, such as destination promotion and creation, responsible tourism and learning benefits; and uses global case studies to study literary tourism in action.
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