Overtourism: The Role of Effective Destination Management

Overtourism: The Role of Effective Destination Management

$28.99

Overtourism examines the increasingly important role of destination management and efffective stakeholder engagement in order to maximize the economic contribution of tourism while avoiding the potential pitfalls of overtourism. Rapid growth in international tourism has led to the emergence of the overtourism phenomenon. It is a situation where high tourist numbers start to cause tensions with local residents and communities owing to what they consider to be negative impacts on their quality of life including overcrowding, congestion, housing shortages, and changes in the retail sector. Overtourism can occur in any type of destination be it urban or rural in a developed or developing country. The author does not consider a global reduction in international travel as a likely long-term solution to addressing overtourism. Rather, destinations should prepare for continuous growth in both international tourist arrivals and domestic tourism in the longer term. Overtourism can often be reversed or averted through effective destination management. This requires engaging with key stakeholders and the local community to ensure that the local residents’ quality of life is preserved while at the same time delivering a high-quality experience for visitors. The coronavirus pandemic has provided destinations with an opportunity to reflect and decide how they want to recover and become more resilient and sustainable in the long term.

Astrotourism: Star Gazers, Eclipse Chasers, and the Dark Sky Movement

Astrotourism: Star Gazers, Eclipse Chasers, and the Dark Sky Movement

$21.99

“This book is for anyone wanting to investigate our relationship with the cosmos and seek out sites where the beauty of our inspirational night sky can still be seen. It’s highly detailed, and closely written with many effective and welcome poetic insights.” —Bob Mizon, Coordinator, British Astronomical Association’s Commission for Dark Skies, UK

“I recommend this book for anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of this budding tourism and business industry, and keen to understand how to capitalize on and protect our evolutionary interest and heritage in the pristine night sky.” —Valerie Stimac, author of Lonely Planet’s Dark Skies: A Practical Guide to Astrotourism.

In the span of a single lifetime, light pollution from Artificial Light At Night (ALAN) has severed our connection with the stars that we’ve had since the dawn of time. With the nocturnal biosphere significantly altered, light’s anthropogenic influence has compelled millions of people to seek out the last remaining dark skies.

This book explores the growth of the astrotourism, identifies star seeker trends, how the stars have shaped civilizations, and the budding space tourism industry. Learn ways to develop a destination, find customers, and our relationship with the night sky. Meteor storms, eclipses, auroras, and other celestial phenomena have lured travelers for years and here the author expands the field of astrotourism with the inclusion of astronomical clocks, megaliths, and sundials, which track the movement of the stars.

International Auditing Standards in the United States: Comparing and Understanding Standards for ISA and PCAOB, Second Edition

International Auditing Standards in the United States: Comparing and Understanding Standards for ISA and PCAOB, Second Edition

$41.99

This book is a tool that students, faculty, and practitioners can use to better understand the relationship between US PCAOB auditing standards and IFAC IAASB auditing standards.
With time, the designations of US PCAOB standards were reorganized from the initial publication of this book. Accordingly, we have added to this addition an Appendix, Appendix 1. It shows the correlation of the old designation of PCAOB auditing standards, before reorganization, and the new designations for these standards. We also have added a second appendix, Appendix 2. The latter presents the PCAOB standards, the related AICPA standards, and the IFAC IAASB standards. We suggest bookmarking the Appendices and referring back to them as you use the text.

100 Skills of the Successful Sales Professional: Your Guidebook to Establishing & Elevating Your Career

100 Skills of the Successful Sales Professional: Your Guidebook to Establishing & Elevating Your Career

$34.99

“A brilliantly curated original take on proven skills designed to maximize the potential of any seller! Hands down my favorite read of the year!” –Eric Stoddard, Head of Global Sales & Customer Success at Udemy

“100 Skills of the Successful Sales Professional is a book that is full of great ideas for the salesperson that is looking for great ideas. Selling is a thinking person’s game and Alex Dripchak has written a terrific book that is a repository for excellent sales ideas that provoke thought and that any sales person can learn from IF they desire more success.” -Jerry Acuff, CEO, Delta Point, Inc. Ranked 3rd best sales professional by Global Gurus

“This is a super practical playbook on how to build relationships. Alex curates and demystifies all the resources sales professionals need.” –Vanessa Van Edwards, Founder & Lead Investigator, Science of People, Bestselling author of Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People

100 Skills of the Successful Sales Professional prioritizes action-orientation and puts antiquated outlines out to pasture. The book is designed to not only curate the best expert teachings but it also consolidates these teachings to maximize the value extracted from every page.

If you’re conscientious about making the biggest impact in your professional career by taking action to minimize the long learning (and earning) curve, then this is the playbook for you.

Healthy Vines, Pure Wines: Methods in Organic, Biodynamic, Natural, and Sustainable Viticulture

Healthy Vines, Pure Wines: Methods in Organic, Biodynamic, Natural, and Sustainable Viticulture

$31.99

Foreword From Jean-Charles Boisset

Healthy Vines, Pure Wines serves as a guide which derives its information from real-world sources to share green practices in sustainable viticulture in a practical way. Including a how-to on treating vineyard issues organically, a look at how climate change is affecting viticulture, and a special focus on women in the field, this handbook maintains a forward focus.

Also included are sixteen case studies on successful organic, biodynamic, and sustainable wineries from the San Francisco North Bay Region, focusing on how what each has done can be replicated.

Fundamentals of Level Three Leadership: How to Become an Effective Executive

Fundamentals of Level Three Leadership: How to Become an Effective Executive

$41.99

What does it take to become an effective executive? Anyone with that dream goal will want to know the answers to the six questions around which this book is organized: Who are you? What’s your strategic story? Can you sell your story? Can you organize to help not hinder? Are you a Change Master? Can you transform intangible asset pools into tangible financial results? For easy apprehension, this unusual volume presents 140 concepts, one per short chapter each with an explanation, examples, visual diagrams, and challenging questions. Participants in 200+ three to five day seminars worldwide (US, Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia, South America and the Middle East) have been energized by these concepts and their applications to their careers and personal lives. Check out the Table of Contents and see if you aren’t engaged by multiple titles.
The author has prepared a deck of over 200 (often animated) slides illustrating various aspects of the concepts in the book and organized with the same sections as the book. A few of these slides appear as diagrams in the book. Instructors may download and use this deck if they wish to augment and add visual impact to their classes.

Enhancing Joy in Travel: Removing Obstacles to Satisfaction

Enhancing Joy in Travel: Removing Obstacles to Satisfaction

$31.99

Why do so many people love to travel, but sometimes come away unhappy and disappointed in their trips? What can people in the travel industry do to prevent such discontent and promote optimal travel experiences? As a clinical psychologist and an avid traveler, I wanted to write a book that offers fresh perspectives on these questions.
Readers will learn a new way of thinking about the nature of travel and about solutions to common travel problems. Strategies informed by psychological theory and research that travel providers can use to enhance their clients’ positive travel encounters are given.
Questions explored include: How do travelers’ personalities impact travel satisfaction? Why can seeking perfection in travel and trying to keep up with the often-unrealistic depictions of travel on social media undermine travel joy? What can be done to overcome travel fatigue and boredom? How can travelers prepare for trips in ways that spark excitement and receptivity for what is to come? And what can enhance the enjoyment trips give travelers long after their trips are over?
This book is a must read for those in the hospitality and travel industry (both students and professionals) and general readers who want to better understand the complexities of the psychology of travel. It will serve as an invaluable guide to all who would like to learn what it means to travel well.

Getting It Right When It Matters Most: Self-Leadership for Work and Life

Getting It Right When It Matters Most: Self-Leadership for Work and Life

$34.99

New FORBES Article written by the authors.

“I love when authors create simple solutions for our complicated world, and that’s exactly what Tony and Scott have done. This book jumps into the middle of the complex situations we all face every day and provides a clear path forward. There’s deep, practical wisdom in the SOAR approach.” —Jon Acuff, New York Times bestselling author of Soundtracks, The Surprising Solution to Overthinking

Discover how to get it right in your moments that matter—when the situation is complex and relational—and stakes are high. Transform the outcome of your difficult conversations and events, when you feel:

  • Threatened by charged emotions or uncertainty
  • Paralyzed by fear of saying (or doing) the wrong thing (again)
  • Defeated by a relationship that seems damaged beyond repair
  • Confident of the results you desire, but unclear how to get them
  • Stalled in progress with others due to differing styles and perspectives.

In an ever-changing environment, instead of reacting and sabotaging success, Getting It Right When It Matters Most introduces research-backed insight and a simple model for your most important situations. Apply self-awareness, learning agility, and emotional intelligence through the Self, Outlook, Action, and Reflection (SOAR) cycle.

Check out the author’s website for videos and more details!

Twenty-First Century Corporate Reporting: Effective Use of Technology and the Internet

Twenty-First Century Corporate Reporting: Effective Use of Technology and the Internet

$28.99

How and why do corporations use the internet for reporting to their stakeholders? How and why has corporate reporting extended beyond financial reporting to include environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting and even integrated reporting. The major drivers of modern reporting have changed, to include data driven decision making, big data, and advanced analytics, as well as the use of electronic representations of data with tools such as XBRL.
Here we explore the various vehicles for using the internet, including social media and blogs as well as corporate websites and the websites of regulators. And we delve into the impact of portable devices, like smartphones and tablets. Corporate reporting on the internet is changing fast because of changes in technology and stakeholder expectations. Companies are having a hard time keeping up. This book offers a roadmap to follow–a roadmap to start on now. Most importantly, the book lays out a strong case for integrated reporting and shows how reporting on the internet is ideally suited to the creation of integrated reports.
This book is of interest to executives in charge of the reporting function for their companies, students of accounting and management, and to serious investors and others with a strong interest in corporate reporting and the direction in which it is headed.

Negotiate Your Way to Success: Personal Guidelines to Boost Your Career with Confidence

Negotiate Your Way to Success: Personal Guidelines to Boost Your Career with Confidence

$28.99

The number eight is a special number. It is the symbol of infinity and harmony through the balance of the two interlocking loops. It is considered an allegory of self-confidence, success, inner wisdom, and financial abundance. Number eight means that you are on the right path to reaching your objectives.

I use a guideline as a metaphor for the line by which one is guided to assist the crossover from a difficult challenge to achieving ones’ goal. Negotiate Your Way to Success is my story line. The line I am passing to you to serve as a foundation for behavior that will deliver what you demand from your professional life and beyond.

Negotiation is both art and a science. A successful negotiation is a balancing act between strategy, tactics, and the right negotiation approach. However, it also relies on the ability to manage oneself. The best negotiation outcomes are the consequences of a coming together of moments and decisions that prove life-changing.

Negotiate Your Way to Success is a collection of pragmatic guidelines flowing from the situations that I experienced working with business professionals across the world. This book is a practical philosophy of personal achievement that I hope will inspire others. While career paths and aspirations may differ, certain professional dilemmas are universal. Bad decisions coupled with good reflections can oft en produce satisfactory outcomes.