The study of tourism as a complex social phenomenon, beyond simply business, is increasing in importance, and by providing an examination of perceptions of culture and society in tourism destinations through the tourist's eyes, this book discusses how destinations were, and are, created and perceived through the 'lens' of the tourist's gaze.

Contributions by: Stefania Antonioni, Kathleen Baker, Roberta Bartoletti, Ketwadee Buddhabhumbhitak, Maria Cardeira da Silva, Teresa Costa, Hilary du Cros, Elisabeth Dumont, David Dunn, Kevin J James, James Moir, Jana-Axinja Paschen, Lisa Power, Les Roberts, Sergej Stoetzer, Gayathri (Gee) Wijesinghe, Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, Philip Feifan Xie