Sri Lanka: National report no. 44

Sri Lanka: National report no. 44

ABSTRACTS / TITLES This is the proceedings of AIEST annual Congress, 1977, containing the papers presented at this international gathering. A large n...

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ABSTRACTS / TITLES

This is the proceedings of AIEST annual Congress, 1977, containing the papers presented at this international gathering. A large number of papers are in English: "Social Needs and their Realization in Tourism" (C. Kaspar); "Social Tourism--The Case of Italy and Yugoslavia" (A. Andreani, et.al); "Manpower in Tourism--A Main Social Aspect" (M.C. Tideman); "Tourism as a factor of Social Planning" (Jiri Kaspar); "States of Social Tourism in the United States" (R. McIntosh); "The Influence of Social Politics in Poland on the Forming of a Tourism Model in Establishment" (T. J arowiecka); "Some Aspects of Youth Tourism" (K. Przeclawski); "The StaffTraining for the Needs of Youth Tourism" (K. Pauzewicz); "Tourism of the Defective Groups" (C. Skrudlik); "Social Problems of Tourism of the Third Age" (H. Szwarc): "Polish Resorts--Centres of Health Tourism" (J. Wolski); "Tourism, the Social Needs and How to Meet them" (T. Marris); "Delphi and GVS Techniques as Planning Tools in Changing Environment" (T. Vat); "On Principles and Measures of Tourist Evnironment Policy" (B. Libicki). The rest of the papers (more than 20) are in French and German. Tables and Charts. (SSC) Social Science Research: A Handbook for Students. By Gerald S. Ferman and Jack Levin. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (One Wiley Drive, Somerset, New Jersey 08873, USA), 1975, 138 pp. (soft cover), $4.95. The purpose of this book is to introduce students to the concepts and conduct of quantitative social research. Contents: Research Design--An Overview; Selecting A Problem: Theoretical Analysis; Collecting the Data; The Tools of Analysis; Completing the Research Report; and References. (TSM) Special Interest Package Holidays Abroad: Spoeinl Article No. 27. International Tourism Ouarterly (Spencer House, 27 St. James's Place, London SWIA INT, United Kingdom), No. 1, 1978, pp. 48-56. This article surveys this mushrooming sector of the tourism industry. It defines what is meant by the special interest market and estimates its size. It looks at the tour operators involved and the type of holidays they offer, and the major regions of growth. Tables. (TSM) Sri Laaka: National Report No. 44. International Tourism Ouarterly (Spencer House, 27 St. James's Place, London SWIA INT, United Kingdom), No. 1, 1978, pp. 27-48. This article discusses the role of tourism in the economy of Sri Lanka, tourism's contribution to balance of payments, to employment, and to regional development. (TSM) Stutlstleal Bulletin. Ministry of Tourism (Cairo, Egypt), Volume 1, No. 1, January 1978 This statistical report present a full picture of international tourism in Egypt, including data on number of tourist arrivals, number of tourist nights, as well as number of tourist arrivals during some past periods. Tables and Charts. (LRS, SSC) Studies in the Anthropology of Play: Papers in Memory of B. Allan Tindall. Edited by Phillips Stevens, Jr. Leisure Press (P.O. Box 3, West Point, New York 10996, USA), ISBN 0- 91843809-8, 1977, 265 pp. (soft cover) $8.95. This publication is the proceedings from the Second Annual Meeting of the Association for the Anthropological Study of Play (Atlanta, March 31-April 3, 1976). ANNALS OF TOURISM RESEARCH July/Sept 78

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