Brian Boniface is a tourism consultant and educationalist with wide experience in teaching geography on vocational courses for the tourism industry in colleges of further education.

Chris Cooper is a Professor in the School of Events, Tourism and Hospitality Management at Leeds Beckett University. He possesses extensive international research and consultancy experience and has a well-established reputation as an international leader in tourism education. He was awarded the United Nations World Tourism Organization Ulysses Prize for contributions to tourism education and policy in 2009.

PART I The Geographical principles of travel and tourism. 1. An introduction to the geography of travel and tourism. 2. The geography of demand for tourism. 3. The geography of resources for tourism. 4. Climate and tourism. 5. The geography of transport for travel and tourism. PART II The regional geography of travel and tourism. SECTION 1 Europe. 6. An introduction to the tourism geography of Europe. 7. An introduction to the tourism geography of Britain. 8. The regional geography of tourism in Britain. 9. The tourism geography of Ireland. 10. The tourism geography of Scandinavia. 11. The tourism geography of the Benelux Countries. 12. The tourism geography of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. 13. The tourism geography of France. 14. The tourism geography of Spain and Portugal. 15. The tourism geography of Italy and Malta. 16. The tourism geography of South-Eastern Europe. 17. The tourism geography of Eastern Europe, Russia, and the CIS. SECTION 2 Africa and the Middle East. 18. The tourism geography of the Middle East. 19. The tourism geography of Africa. SECTION 3 Asia and the Pacific. 20. The tourism geography of South Asia. 21. The tourism geography of East Asia. 22. The tourism geography of Australasia. SECTION 4 The Americas. 23. The tourism geography of North America. 24. The tourism geography of the Caribbean Islands. 25. The tourism geography of Central and South America. 26. The tourism geography of Antarctica. 27. Tourism futures. PART III Useful sources. Selective place name index. Subject index.