Wish You Were Here The Stories Behind 50 of the World's Great Destinations

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, Wish You Were Here offers all the information you'll need to inspire a trip of a lifetime.

Terry Stevens 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.