In recent years tourism has expanded rapidly into a global phenomenon. It is now a major service industry of great economic importance having a significant impact on a wide range of issues such as the environment, leisure and transportation. The Encyclopedia of Tourism is a definitive reference source, comprising over a thousand entries, written by a truly international team of more than three hundred contributors. It provides a comprehensive guide to the wide range of basic definitions, concepts, perspectives and institutions embraced by tourism and consolidates research carried out in the field to date. The entries reflect the multidisciplinary nature of academic exploration within tourism; including articles from the areas of anthropology, economics, education, geography, history, management, marketing, political science, psychology among others. Coverage includes: