Routledge Handbook of Tourism Cities by Alastair M. Morrison, J. Andres Coca Stefaniak

Tourism is much more than an economic sector, it is also a social, cultural, political, and environmental force that drives societal change. Understanding, responding to, and managing this change will inevitably require knowledge workers who are able to address a range of problems associated with tourism, travel, hospitality, and the increasingly complex operating environment within which they exist.

Tourism is much more than an economic sector, it is also a social, cultural, political, and environmental force that drives societal change.