The industries which collectively provide travel and tourism services worldwide are some of the fastest growing anywhere. This book examines the economics of those countries and their customer markets - tourists. It clearly identifies the special factors within tourism which distinguish its analysis, in economic terms, from other activities. Introduction, Preface, Resources in Tourism, Tourism Types, The Economics of Tourism Demand, Tourism Enterprises, Supplying Travel and Tourism Products, Equilibrium in Tourism Markets, Growth and Change in Tourist Demand - The Case of Central Florida, Tourism Supply in Prague and Czech Republic, Tourism Growth and National Economies, Employment and Income Creation, Unpriced Values and Externalities, The Balance of Tourism Payments: Tourism's External Account, Multinationals in Travel and Tourism, The Economic Roles of Government, Tourism Investment, Club Mediterranean, Local Government and Tourism, List of Abbreviations, Bibliography, Index.