This book examines the business economics and investment aspects of major components of the travel industry, including airlines, hotels, casinos, amusement and theme parks and tourism. Discussing the main issues in travel and tourism intermediation focuses on the determinants of tourism demand represent a significant share of the tourism economics literature.

The textbook provides an excellent introduction for students to appreciate the relevance of economic analysis to the solution of real life tourism issues as well as its importance for decision-making by both destination managers and tourism operators.