The Elephant Tourism Business
Synopsis
Elephant tourism is a growing activity in many countries across Asia and Africa and is popular with tourists from all parts of the world. Elephant tourism has grown rapidly, providing the only viable way for elephants and their owners to survive since the banning of logging. Old logging camps have been developed into sanctuaries for some elephants, but many other camps were established as entertainment centres, resulting in serious welfare issues for the elephants and their mahouts. The profits from elephant tourism in Asia have encouraged African operators to follow a similar business model.This book draws attention to the need for a comprehensive and rigorous focus on local solutions to improve the welfare of captive elephants, their mahouts and local residents, and to enhance tourists' experiences of elephant tourism. It achieves this by:
- Critically reviewing recent research into elephant tourism.
- Providing contemporary analytical case studies of elephant tourism policy and practice.
The Elephant Tourism Business will contribute to a better understanding of how elephant tourism is organised, regulated and promoted, both in elephant areas and tourist origin countries. It identifies priorities for future research into elephant tourism and provides a unique, authoritative resource for researchers, elephant managers and administrators, and tourism managers.
The book will be of interest to academics and practitioners with backgrounds in conservation, the environment, tourism and veterinary sciences, and will appeal to tourists keen to experience elephants in person.
Book details
- Author:
- Ann Suwaree Ashton, Liv Baker, Sumanth Bindumadhav, Sarah Blaine, Eric Brymer, Naphawan Chantradoan, Saranphat Chotmanakul, Qingming Cui, Susanna Curtin, Charlotte Day, Nilakshi Galahitiyawe, Vivek Gurusamy, Professor Xavier Font, Nicole Hausler, Jeffrey Dale Hobbs, Claire Jenkinson, Professor John Koldowski, Naut Kusters, Eric Laws, Shilpa Mahbubani, Andrew McLean, Mucha Mkono, Somyot Ongkhluap, Anja Pabel, Piengpen Na Pattalung, Clive Phillips, Kannapa Pongponrat, Bongkosh Rittichainuwat, John Edward Roberts, Andrea Saayman, Melville Saayman, Jan Schmidt-Burbach, Professor Noel Scott, Alokparna Sengupta, Vinathe Sharma-Brymer, Ramona Strödecke, Daminda Sumanapala, Daniel Turner, Marjorie Van Strein, Rebecca Winkler, Isabelle Wolf, Honggang Xu
- ISBN:
- 9781789245882
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781789245868
- Publisher:
- CABI
- Pages:
- 208
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- Yes
- Date of addition:
- 2021-05-21
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2021
- Copyright by:
- CAB International
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Animals, Business and Finance, Earth Sciences, Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Science, Teens, Travel