The Tourism Area Life Cycle

Review, Relevance and Revision

Edited by Richard Butler

Publication date:

13 August 2024

Publisher

Channel View Publications

Dimensions:

234x156mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781845419134

The Tourism Area Life Cycle (TALC) model is one of the most cited articles in the tourism literature, and since its publication has continued to be frequently quoted and utilised by academics and those in the tourism industry. Over the past 40 years it has been subject to widespread application and discussion, as well as elaboration, modification and criticism. This book provides a final overview of the use and contribution of the model, its strengths and weaknesses, and particularly its relevance in the 21st century in the context of problems such as overtourism and disasters, including the Covid-19 pandemic. The authors represent a mixture of senior academics, all of whom have used the TALC in their research, and younger scholars who have also used and modified the model. The final section considers revisions and concludes with a new version of the model.

In this book the origin, evolution, validity, refinement, uses and relevance of tourism’s most widely used model of destination change are described and evaluated by the model’s originator and other contributors, making it important reading for all those interested in the past, present and future of tourism destinations, and their planning and management.