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Wish You Were Here - by Terry Stevens (Paperback)

Wish You Were Here - by  Terry Stevens (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This book will give tourists and travelers a description of each of the 50 destinations with a personal explanation giving an insight as to why, and how, these destinations consistently deliver high-quality visitor experiences. It aims to show the visitor how good management and an understanding of the importance of hospitality underpins the success of each destination. Professor Terry Stevens utilizes his vast experience of the tourism sector to explore and provide insight to readers as to how the places they visit are organized, just what makes them such must-visit locations and how they get things right. Illustrated with a range of stunning photography, <i>Wish You Were Here</i> offers all the information you'll need to inspire a trip of a lifetime.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"This is not a typical language-driven promotional bucket-list guidebook. Stevens gives these destinations real world context. He tells us its personality, its mood and not just the reason for being but its reason for resilience, perseverance and ultimate success." --Peter Greenberg, Travel Editor/CBS News</p><br><br>"In <i>Wish You Were Here</i>, industry veteran Terry Stevens applies his decades of experience and insight into putting a zoom lens on 50 leading destinations and their leaders . . . From Aarhus to Zadar, Stevens carefully analyses what it takes to successfully build, and re-build, a destination, making it a rich travel guide with a difference." --Anita Mendiratta, Special Adviser to the General-Secretary, United Nations World Tourism Organisation<br><br>"Stevens openly shares his expertise with anyone with a curiosity to want to know more about these tourism destinations." --LUXLife Awards<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Terry Stevens </b>is an international tourism consultant. Stevens studied Geography at Swansea University from 1970 and after gaining his MSc in Land Management at Reading University he returned to work at the Wales Tourist Board, where he learned to speak Welsh. After working as the Director of Tourism for West Glamorgan Council, Terry became Development Manager for Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments and later Dean and Professor of Tourism Management at Swansea Metropolitan University before establishing his own consultancy business.

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