14. Germany Tourism: Evolution, Structures, Challenges and Perspectives

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures ix
4. Tables xvii
5. Acronyms xxiii
6. Contributors xxvii
7. 1. A Comparative Approach to European Tourism Planning and Organisation Systems: An Introduction 1
8. Part 1: Northern Europe
9. 2. Tourism in Denmark: From Ugly Duckling to Our Journey 13
10. 3. Tourism in England: London 2012 Olympic Games and Beyond 28
11. 4. Finland Tourism Policies: From Helping to Build New State Identities to Branding a Modern Specific Destination 44
12. 5. Tourism Research, Policy and Practice in Ireland: Current Developments and Future Research Trajectories 61
13. 6. Tourism in Sweden: Between a Social Project and Business Development 74
14. Part 2: Eastern Europe
15. 7. Managing Tourism in Bulgaria: Between ‘Mission Impossible’ and New Hope 87
16. 8. Developing Estonia as a Positively Surprising Tourist Destination 106
17. 9. Tourism in Latvia: From Fragmented Resorts of the Russian Empire to a National Brand on an International Level 118
18. 10. Tourism Policy in Lithuania: Management of Permanent Transition 131
19. 11. Tourism in Romania: From Centralised to Private Initiative, a Growth Path 147
20. Part 3: Central Europe
21. 12. Austria: Where Tourism Has Tradition 163
22. 13. The Czech Republic: A Destination in the Heart of Europe 183
23. 14. Germany Tourism: Evolution, Structures, Challenges and Perspectives 198
24. 15. Tourism Policy in Hungary: From Central Planning to Multi-Level Destination Management 225
25. 16. Organisation of Tourism in Poland After 20 Years of Systemic Changes 243
26. 17. Tourism in Slovakia: ‘The Best-Kept Secret in Europe’ 257
27. Part 4: Southern Europe
28. 18. Strategic Planning in National Tourism Organisations: The Case of Cyprus 279
29. 19. Tourism Development and Policy in Greece 295
30. 20. Tourism in Italy: ‘Work in Progress’ 317
31. 21. Tourism in Malta: From the Knights of St John’s to an Independent State 335
32. 22. Tourism Planning and Organisation in Portugal 352
33. 23. Tourism Planning and Organisation in Slovenia: From Cheap Destination Image to Sophisticated Offer 367
34. 24. Spain: From the Mass Model to a New Tourism Economy 384
35. Part 5: Western Europe
36. 25. Explaining Tourism Governance in Belgium: Quite a Balancing Act 401
37. 26. Strengths and Paradoxes of French Tourism Planning 418
38. 27. Luxembourg: Quality is Key 432
39. 28. Behind Windmills and Flower Bulbs: Tourism Policies in the Netherlands 445
40. 29. Towards an Emerging Planning and Organisational Framework: Conclusions 461