Tourism Economics

This comprehensive volume offers a cutting-edge analysis of the intricate relationship between finance and tourism in the global economy. Through three interconnected sections, the book provides a thorough examination of how financial mechanisms shape tourism development, business performance, and economic sustainability.

Autorentext

Tzung-Cheng (TC) Huan is Professor at National Chiayi University and a former President of Tainan University of Technology.

Shenglin Ben is Professor and Dean at the International Business School and Academy of Internet Finance, Zhejiang University, and a former China Country Head of ABN AMRO, HSBC, and China CEO of JP Morgan Chase Bank.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. How does financial inclusion influence tourism demand? Empirical evidence from emerging markets and developing economies 2. Reviving Tourism in Sudan-Political and Financial Constraints 3. Mobile money for promoting conservation and community-based tourism and ecotourism in underdeveloped regions 4. Tourism's Potential for Financing Conservation Areas: A Study of Kufri-Chail-Naldehra Area of Himachal Pradesh, India 5. Financial Ratios as Predictors of Income in The Hotel Industry 6. Entrepreneurial behaviour, firm size and financial performance: the case of rural tourism family firms 7. Crisis, firm characteristics and stock performance: evidence from Hospitality and Tourism sector 8. Hitting the jackpot: what drives casino hotel stock returns' predictability? 9. COVID-19: hotel industry response to the pandemic evolution and to the public sector economic measures 10. Nature-based Tourism Resources Privatization in China: A System Dynamic Analysis of Opportunities and Risks 11. World's Largest Privatised Game Reserve 12. Raising Tourism Funds on International Capital Markets: Benefits, Problems and Strategies for China 13. Towards the Development of Recreational Fisheries in Kerala: An Economic Perspective 14. Stability of Caribbean Countries: The Case of Tourist-Oriented Economies 15. Tourism Resources in Developing Economies-Complexities of Limited Choice 16. Tourism Planning in Developing Economies