Adventure tourism is a new, rapidly growing area at both practical and academic levels. Written at an introductory level, Adventure Tourism provides a basic background and covers commercial adventure tourism products across a range of adventure tourism sectors.
Students of tourism and leisure and practitioners in the adventure tourism industry.
Introduction
Adventure recreation research
Case study approach
River journeys
Whitewater kayaking
Whitewater rafting
Seakayaking
Sailing
Expedition cruises
Diving
Surfing
Heliski and snowboard
Cross-country skiing
Ice climbing, J Johnson and I Godwin both at Montana State University, USA
Mountaineering, R Hales, International Centre for Ecotourism Research, Griffith University, Australia
Hiking and bushwalking
Horse riding, C Ollenburg, International Centre for Ecotourism Research, Griffith University, Australia
Mountain biking, J Schaefers, USDA Forest Service, Golden Colorado, USA
Off-road safaris
Wildlife
Aerial adventures
Other sectors and issues
Adventure destinations
World adventure capital, C Carter, International Centre for Ecotourism Research, Griffith University, Australia
Cross-case analyses
Product patterns
Conclusions
Adventure tourism is a new, rapidly growing area at both practical and academic levels. Written at an introductory level, Adventure Tourism provides a basic background and covers commercial adventure tourism products across a range of adventure tourism sectors.