Tourism and Humour

By: Prof. Philip L. Pearce, Anja Pabel

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eBook | 12 June 2015 | Edition Number 1

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This book is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about humour in all kinds of tourism settings. It discusses the many ways in which humour can occur during tourism exchanges including guided tours, tourism marketing and promotion and travel narratives. Other themes include the role of humour in enhancing the tourist experience, the benefits of tourism humour, considerations of when humour may appear inappropriate in tourism settings and the development of tourism humour theory. The work includes much original material collected by the authors. The book will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers of tourism as well as humour scholars from other disciplines.

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This is a wonderful book to read and not surprisingly is full of great jokes. It is richly documented and extensively researched. Sprinkled with great case studies throughout, the book is a pioneering work in the use and influence of humour in tourism. Every serious scholar in this field should pick up a copy and read this work from cover to cover.