other issue is sustainable development of destinations, especially in emerging econ- omies. The reader concludes the jury is still out on the best way to achieve such development. Every chapter ends with references cited in the text and for further reading. The absence of an index, however, makes it difficult for readers to trace concepts and developments that are discussed on a number of pages, such as seasonality and in- come elasticity. The book is clearly written with many references, and admirably surveys the landscape of destination economics. It is a unique and informative introduction to destination economics for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students. It will also expand horizons of those engaged in developing, marketing and other- wise managing tourism destinations. Douglas C. Frechtling: International Institute of Tourism Studies, School of Busi- ness, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA. Email <frechtli@gwu.edu> REFERENCES Leiper, N. (2008). Why the ‘tourism industry’ is misleading as a generic expression: The case for the plural variation, ‘tourism industries’. Tourism Management, 29(2), 237–251. Assigned 14 June 2011. Submitted 3 October 2011. Accepted 7 October 2011 doi:10.1016/j.annals.2012.01.018 TRENDS AND ISSUES IN GLOBAL TOURISM 2011 Edited by Roland Conrady and Martin Buck. Springer (http:// www.springer.com/) 2011, xxiv + 342 pages (figures, tables) 59.95 € Hbk. ISBN 978-3-642-17766-8 Snjezana M. Gagic University of Novi Sad, Serbia This edited work is based on presentations and panel discussions at the world’s largest tourism congress, the ITB. The book offers a variety of viewpoints important for tourism professionals as well as for academics and students analyzing current global tourism and travel trends. Contributors were drawn from tourism and con- sulting firms such as BCD Travel, O ¨ ger Tours, Booz and Company, GfK, and IPK International as well as from universities in Switzerland, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, and Germany. They bring much experience to the 32 chapters that comprise the book. They all have provided an understanding of the changes, influ- ences, and impacts taking place in tourism in the 21st century. Annals of Tourism Research, Vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 1272–1274, 2012 Printed in Great Britain 1272 Publications in review / Annals of Tourism Research 39 (2012) 1264–1288