Download or read book Tourism in Western Europe written by Richard N. Voase and published by CABI. This book was released on 2001-11-29 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last twenty years has seen a proliferation of the term "tourist destination." Improbable places, such as industrial cities and isolated rural environments have become legitimate places to visit. At the same time, traditional tourist destinations such as coastal resorts have declined inpopularity. There is a shift from "old" to "new" tourism. These case histories examine these issues. The book is divided into three sections, dealing with political, economic and sociocultural reasons for change.