Globalisierung – Klimawandel – knappe finanzielle Ressourcen: Internationale Tourismus-Experten zeigen, wie es gelingen kann, die Position des alpinen Tourismus im weltweiten Wettbewerb gezielt zu stärken. Der Leser erhält Einblick in bewährte und neue Strategien, z.B. zur Stärkung des alpinen Sommertourismus, Innovationen im Wintersporttourismus und die Förderung touristischer Innovationen. Know-how aus der Wissenschaft für die Tourismuspraxis.

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.

For the tourism and leisure industry innovation is one of the key factors of sustainable competitive advantage. Therefore it is astonishing that especially the tourism and leisure industry has for a long time underperformed in the field of innovation relative to other branches. Today it faces an innovation gap notably vis-à-vis ever increasing expectations of its customers. By closing this gap you could obtain strong competitive advantages for your tourism business or your destination. But innovation in tourism is a difficult and complex task. It is a serious strategic task. This volume written by international experts in tourism closes the gap between the available knowledge on innovation and its transformation into innovative products and services in tourism. The user gains central insights for the driving forces of innovation. The book shows how the spatial distribution of tourism enterprises, the degree of rivalry or cooperation, the closeness to resources and the clients are affecting innovations.