本书将带领我们领略西方度假世界的发展历史，展示西方人民在“学习成为一名旅游者”的两个世纪里，是如何塑造其后延续至当代的度假旅游方式的。本书的内容涵盖了过去200年间欧美度假旅游的发展脉络和重要节点，展示了一副较为全面的欧美度假旅游发展图景，充分阐述了近现代度假旅游研究的历史理论土壤。而随着全球化的发展，这些历史上某一时期出现的度假旅游特征，都或多或少地对全球各地度假旅游的某些内容产生了催生、促进的作用，并在塑造近现代全球度假旅游的多样化方面发挥了重要的影响。多年来旅游目的地的风尚发生了很多变化，不管是现在的旅游者，还是未来的旅游者，永远都不会将他们的邮轮旅行、徒步旅行、生态旅游、环球旅行或前往度假公寓的旅行，再次以相同的方式进行体验。本书对于欧美度假旅游的发展脉络所提出的独特见解兼具批判性和建设性，将对我国度假旅游的学术研究和行业发展起到极大的启迪作用。
篇 实景与心境
章 觅景致········································································ 3
第二章 在路上······································································· 21
第三章 讲故事······································································· 40
第二篇 逃离与超脱
第四章 消夏木屋文化 ·····························································65
第五章 地中海包价游 ···························································· 96
第三篇 本土与全球
第六章 全球化的海滩 ·························································· 137
第七章 消逝的度假地 ··························································· 154
第八章 寻找度假游客 ··························································· 168
注 释················································································· 183
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