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The Elephant Tourism Business

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Elephant tourism is a growing activity. In the wild, these animals are at risk of extinction and exposed to poaching and habitat loss, while captive elephants face harsh training to leisure tourists, with poor welfare conditions. Some initiatives have transformed former ‘logging camps’ into ‘sanctuaries’, but many have been converted into ‘entertainment centers’. The Elephant Tourism Business highlights the need for a better regulation of elephant tourism, to improve both animal welfare, their mahouts, and local residents.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

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Elephant tourism is a growing activity. In the wild, these animals are at risk of extinction and exposed to poaching and habitat loss, while captive elephants face harsh training to leisure tourists, with poor welfare conditions. The Elephant Tourism Business highlights the need for a better regulation of elephant tourism, to improve both animal welfare, their mahouts, and local residents. 335 p.

Authors expertises affiliations

  • Eric Laws, Editor. MPhil from the University of Surrey, PhD from Griffith University. He has retired from full time academic life, and is Visiting Professor at Leshan Normal University, Sichuan (P.R. China). His research interests include tourism service quality, destination management, crisis management and elephant tourism.
  • Noel Scott, Editor. Adjunct Professor of Tourism Management in the Sustainability Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast, QLD (Australia). His research interests include the study of wildlife tourism, tourism experiences, destination management and marketing, and stakeholder organization.
  • Xavier Font, Editor. Professor of sustainability marketing at the University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey (UK). He researches and develops methods of sustainable tourism production and consumption. He has published widely about sustainable tourism certification, and has consulted on sustainable product development, marketing and communication.
  • Publication date (digital version): 2020-11 – CABI; Copyright © 2021 by CABI International.