I. The tourism economy -- 1. Tourism and economics -- 2. The tourism product -- II. The tourist -- 3. Demand for pleasure travel -- 4. Why some people travel on package tours -- 5. Why some people use travel agents -- 6. Once there -- III. The suppliers -- 7. Competition in the tourism industries -- 8. Getting you there -- 9. Barriers to international tourist travel -- IV. The host community -- 10. Tourism's place in the host economy -- 11. Benefits and costs of tourism to the host community -- 12. Taxing tourism -- 13. Tourism and the natural environment -- 14. Sustainable tourism -- 15. Tourism in the post September-11 world.