This book was originally published as a special issue of The Service Industries Journal.
Noel Scott is Associate Professor in the School of Tourism at The University of Queensland, Australia. He was the Senior Manager of Research and Strategic Services at Tourism Queensland for several years. His research interests include tourism experiences, destination management and stakeholder organization. He has completed tourism consultancy projects in a number of countries including Fiji, China, and Chile. He has 130 academic articles published, and has authored 13 books.
Eric Laws is Adjunct Professor of Tourism Services Management at James Cook University, Cairns, Australia. His research is focussed on tourism service quality, destination management, structural relations in the tourism industry and tourism crisis recovery. He has had over 60 research papers published and has authored or edited 18 books and Journal Special Issues on a range of tourism management topics.