"This second edition has been completely revised, expanded, updated and enhanced to include all of the current issues affecting Tourism globally such as the impact of terrorism, crime, epidemics such as SARS and Avian Flu and natural disasters, the role of government in managing and developing Tourism, the impact of low-cost airlines and the rapid growth of online travel, and the effects of the expansion of Tourism to less developed countries." - BACK COVER. Includes discussions of New Zealand themes and tourism issues.