This edition had been updated to cater for vocational course requirements. It explains the distribution of tourism in the different regions of the world, looking at the geographical, social, political and economic circumstances that generate and control tourism. resources for tourism, transport networks and future developments. In the following chapters four main regions are identified: Europe, Africa and the Middle East, the Americas and the Pacific and Australasia. Major tourist attractions and resources of each destination are covered and an in-depth explanation of why tourism develops in certain areas and not in others is provided. and diagrams of each region discussed, and includes learning objectives and student activities to help students assess and develop skills of information location and interpretation. It is designed for students of travel and tourism.