Tourism Governance takes a systematic approach to reveal the varying internal and external
dynamics that influence tourism policy and strategy across countries. With particular attention
to the role of stakeholders and governmental scales the book offers a broad geographic
representation highlighting the diversity of governance relationships towards tourism in
Colombia Egypt Finland France India Italy Lebanon Mexico Oman Poland Portugal
Thailand Tunisia Turkey and United States. Two additional chapters push beyond borders to
examine tourism driven nongovernmental organizations and international tourism governance. As
the first and only comprehensive comparative analysis of tourism across governmental systems
Tourism Governance promises to be a platform for inspiring critical discourse on the forces
that shape this global industry.
