In tourism business productivity is decisive for competitiveness and growth. But there is a high uncertainty how to increase productivity without loss of quality and cost increases. This book, edited by Peter Keller and Thomas Bieger, provides an integrated analytical framework for understanding and improving productivity in tourism. Issues in the book are the labour productivity problem, trade-off between quality and productivity, information and communication technology, optimal firm size and cooperation and the role of government. The work contains highly qualified contributions from 32 leading researchers from 10 countries. They are empirically founded with a background of many practical cases. You will find fundamental insights, which drive to new solutions in business and new research in the field.

Real Estate is one of the driving factors of destination development. This book, edited by Peter Keller and Thomas Bieger, contributes to the deeper understanding of the dynamics of Real Estate development in destinations. Issues among others are: evolving Real Estate Business Models in Destinations, the Socio-Economic Impacts of Real Estate on Destinations, optimizing Destination Capacity. An unique database for the topic with contributions from 43 researchers and 18 case studies.

Real Estate is one of the driving factors of destination development. This book, edited by Peter Keller and Thomas Bieger, contributes to the deeper understanding of the dynamics of Real Estate development in destinations. Issues among others are: evolving Real Estate Business Models in Destinations, the Socio-Economic Impacts of Real Estate on Destinations, optimizing Destination Capacity. An unique database for the topic with contributions from 43 researchers and 18 case studies.