Tourism is increasingly recognised and studied for its economic, political and social
importance. This article examines the political economy of tourist imaging in South Africa …

Advertisements for the international tourism market are examined using postcolonial
discourse analysis to determine how tourism promoters represent New Caledonia. This …

The purpose of this chapter is threefold: to provide the theoretical orientations for
understanding of the political economy of tourism development; to review, within the context …

The tourism image as a mean-making institution is analysed, and the systems of discourse
which shape the creation and production of the image examined. The reader is invited to be …

Focusing on the political economy of the international tourism sector in the era of
globalization and its impact in developing contexts, this book employs a case study analysis …

A major limitation of most political economy studies of globalisation is that they view
globalisation almost exclusively in terms of deterritorialisation. This essay, in contrast …

Tourism has become a salient sector in the economic‐development strategies of North
Africa, despite the fact that the states of the region have met with varying degrees of success …

This paper seeks to contribute to a fuller understanding of the complex interplay between
touristic representation and wider society. It traces the historical making of touristic imagery …

Abstract The South African government expected 500,000 international visitors for the 2010
FIFA football world cup. These numbers were significantly reduced, with reports indicating …

Since the election of a non-racist government in South Africa in 1994, the country has
experienced a major growth in its tourism industry. It has, in fact, recently been portrayed as …