The ultimate independent guide to the Bahamas! Discover the magic of these dazzling islands in the sun. Rather than taking a cookie-cutter catch-all island approach, Fielding's Bahamas covers each island as a separate destination, guiding travelers to those that meet their vacation needs. Includes information on romantic interludes, activities, dining, shopping, and more. 23 photos. 18 maps.

This adventurer's guide to the exotic western Caribbean is tailored to the cutting-edge traveler who thrills at discovering secluded waterfalls, pristine dive sites, dense rain forest trails, and that perfect beach. Includes coverage of the Caribbean islands off the coasts of Belize, Columbia, Honduras, and Mexico, as well as Cuba and Haiti. 15 photos. 15 maps.

The ultimate magic carpet ride, Fielding's totally new, encyclopedic volume for choosing the perfect cruise is two books in one, showing ratings of all significant ships and profiles of the cruise lines, as well as touring information for the major ports of call. 35 photos. 60 maps.

More than sombreros, mariachis, and margueritas, Fielding's updated guide to Mexico provides all the inside facts about this stunning and captivating travel destination. From shopping, dining, and resorts to history and cultural information, this guide has it all, including complete listings for more than 2,200 hotels, restaurants, and attractions. 15 photos. 52 maps.

Tough but fair reviews of the 1995 cruise industry. Travel journalist Anne Campbell presents an authoritative, entertaining guide that is indispensable for finding a dream cruise at the best possible price. Campbell's career has taken her to far-flung locales ranging from Australia to Zimbabwe.

Fielding uncovers the Caribbean's secret hideaways and offers insider tips for exploring world famous island resorts. Discover the highlights, history, and unique features of more than 50 islands all in one handbook. Your best source to finding the island of your dreams and avoiding the normal tourist traps.

Containing original and previously unpublished theoretical and empirical studies, Consumer Behavior in Travel and Tourism will give professionals, professors, and researchers in the field up-to-date insight and information on trends, happenings, and findings in the international hospitality business arena. A great resource for educators, this book is complete with learning objectives, concept definitions, and even review questions at the end of each chapter. From this book, readers will understand and learn the needs and preferences of tourists and how to investigate the process of destination and product selection to help provide customers with products and services that will best meet their needs. In today's highly competitive business environment, understanding travel behavior is imperative to success. Consumer Behavior in Travel and Tourism brings together several studies in one volume, representing the first attempt to explore, define, analyze, and evaluate the consumption of tourist and travel products. This guide offers essential research strategies and methods that enables readers to determine the wants and needs of tourists, including: discussing and evaluating the main factors that affect consumer behavior in travel and tourism, such as travel motivation, destination choice, and the consequent travel behavior exploring the various decision-making processes of consumers that leads to consequent destination choices through case study analysis and marketing suggestions determining customer expectations of products through a variety of research techniques in order to find ways of improving satisfaction examining selected research tools, such as product positioning and repositioning and using perceptual maps, to evaluate the market implications of using qualitative and/or quantitative research techniques detecting and analyzing the relative roles individual, environmental, socioeconomic, and demographic factors play in choosing travel destinations Full of detailed charts and graphs, Consumer Behavior in Travel and Tourism illustrates key points to give you a better understanding of important facts and findings in the field.