01996 a2200277 4500001001100000005001700011008004100028020001800069037003600087040000700123041000800130072001500138072001400153072002100167072002100188072002100209072001700230100001900247245004700266250000600313260003200319300001000351520132300361700002101684999001301705113888354920250317100357.0250312042015GB 58 eng  a9781138883543 bTaylor & FranciscGBP 45.99fBB a01 aeng7 aKNP2thema7 aKNSG2bic7 aBUS0430002bisac7 aBUS0810002bisac7 aTRV0000002bisac7 a796.72bisac1 aBruce Prideaux10aDrive TourismbTrends and Emerging Markets a1 aOxfordbRoutledgec20150427 a386 p bSince the post World War Two boom in private automobile ownership, Drive Tourism has transformed the tourism landscape by facilitating dispersal and the growth of attractions and tourism related infrastructure beyond the zones that had previously emerged around seaports and railway terminals. The automobile has made regional dispersal possible and created opportunities for many small rural communities to supplement rural economies with a tourism economy. Drive Tourism is a popular form of tourism activity that has significantly contributed to the development of Tourism in many nations, but has received relatively little attention in the literature. This book is the first attempt to provide a global comprehensive review and scholarly investigation into this popular and growing form of tourism. It draws on a vast range of geographical locations to critically explore the impacts of drive tourism in developed and underdeveloped regions. It evaluates tourism authorities’ response to the Drive Tourism Experience, and offers operational insights into the management of the drive experience as well as providing original empirical research and insights into the field that will contribute to future investigation. In doing so it explores the many forms of drive tourism from caravanning to fly drive touring.1 aDean Carson4B01 c819d819