Abstract

RICE, Mark. Earlier voyages and future destination in the study of tourism. Apuntes [online]. 2019, vol.46, n.85, pp.5-22. ISSN 0252-1865.  http://dx.doi.org/10.21678/apuntes.85.1043.

This essay serves as the introduction to the issue of Apuntes dedicated to tourism. It defines the activity, provides a short history of its development, and revisits academic debates about the significance and consequences of tourism. Additionally, the essay reviews the achievements in the study of tourism in Latin America and Peru in particular, suggests possible future avenues of research, and describes the contributions of the articles included in this issue of Apuntes.

Keywords : Tourism; history; Latin America.

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