Adventure Tourism: The New Frontier

Looking at the past, present and future of adventure tourism, this text examines the product and its variances, the adventure tourist and issues such as supply, geography and sustainability. International case studies are used to illustrate these issues, for example:* Gorilla watching holidays* Trekking on Mount Everest* Diving holidays* Outward Bound and the Adventure Island, Singapore.Well-reasoned and succinct analysis of the development and nature of adventure tourism accompanies these studies, ensuring that the title is useful both for undergraduate and postgraduate students of tourism and for professionals involved in managing adventure tourism enterprises.