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Global tourism higher education: past, present, and future by Cathy H. C. Hsu (ed.), The Haworth Hospitality Press, Binghamton, NY, 2006. No. of pages: xv + 273 including index. ISBN 978‐0‐7890‐3281‐2; ISBN 978‐0‐7890‐3282‐9. Published simultaneously at the Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism, Vol. 5, Nos. 1, 2 and 3

Global tourism higher education: past, present, and future by Cathy H. C. Hsu (ed.), The Haworth... country’s circumstances. Moreover, this text complements the relevant section of the recently edited book by David Airey and John Tribe ‘An International Handbook of Tourism Education’, as together they offer insights into tourism provision across virtually all major world regions. One problem with this book is the variance in the content and style of some of the essays. Although the plan to capture each country’s past, present and expected future is a good framework to keep each individual chapter focused, one might wish for more uniformity across chapters. This variance is perhaps a reflection of the very different circumstances that have contributed to the development of tourism education in each country. One might also wish for a final chapter that would seek to discuss the parallels and distinctions on the national systems. Perhaps this is left as an exercise for the readers of this volume. These are not to dismiss the volume as on balance the authors offer a useful and broadly comparable analysis of how tourism is integrated within national systems of education. As such, Global Tourism Higher Education will be of value to anyone interested on international education issues related to tourism. Stergiou P. Dimitrios Technological Educational Institute of Patras Greece REFERENCE Airey D, Tribe J. (eds) 2005. An International Handbook of Tourism Education. Elsevier: Oxford. VIETNAM TOURISM by Arthur Asa Berger (ed.), Haworth Hospitality Press, New York. No. of pages: 117. US$24.95, ISBN 0-7890-2571X. Having lived in Vietnam for three years, the opportunity to review a text on the country’s tourism industry held great appeal. Unfortunately, the text did not live up to expectations and is a disappointing account of tourism in Vietnam. There are several reasons for this. First, the text is arranged in four parts that upon reading, are only loosely connected and certain sections seem to bear little relevance to that which the author has set out to achieve. The first part of the book is termed ‘analytical’ and in Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. light of commonly found statistics, briefly considers Vietnam as a tourist destination. Part 3 commences with a somewhat laborious account of the author’s travel planning and booking, and recounts what travel writers have said about Vietnam and its people. In Part 3, the author gives a ‘socio-semiotic’ interpretation of everyday objects in Vietnam (conical hats, spring rolls, pho, etc.), while the final part offers ‘meditations of the author’s experiences in Vietnam’ and draws comparisons between Vietnamese and American cultures. It is perhaps these last two sections that leave this text most lacking. The author describes the work as ‘ethnographic’, ‘based on personal experiences and interpretations Int. J. Tourism Res. 9, 389–394 (2007) http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Tourism Research Wiley

Global tourism higher education: past, present, and future by Cathy H. C. Hsu (ed.), The Haworth Hospitality Press, Binghamton, NY, 2006. No. of pages: xv + 273 including index. ISBN 978‐0‐7890‐3281‐2; ISBN 978‐0‐7890‐3282‐9. Published simultaneously at the Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism, Vol. 5, Nos. 1, 2 and 3

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country’s circumstances. Moreover, this text complements the relevant section of the recently edited book by David Airey and John Tribe ‘An International Handbook of Tourism Education’, as together they offer insights into tourism provision across virtually all major world regions. One problem with this book is the variance in the content and style of some of the essays. Although the plan to capture each country’s past, present and expected future is a good framework to keep each individual chapter focused, one might wish for more uniformity across chapters. This variance is perhaps a reflection of the very different circumstances that have contributed to the development of tourism education in each country. One might also wish for a final chapter that would seek to discuss the parallels and distinctions on the national systems. Perhaps this is left as an exercise for the readers of this volume. These are not to dismiss the volume as on balance the authors offer a useful and broadly comparable analysis of how tourism is integrated within national systems of education. As such, Global Tourism Higher Education will be of value to anyone interested on international education issues related to tourism. Stergiou P. Dimitrios Technological Educational Institute of Patras Greece REFERENCE Airey D, Tribe J. (eds) 2005. An International Handbook of Tourism Education. Elsevier: Oxford. VIETNAM TOURISM by Arthur Asa Berger (ed.), Haworth Hospitality Press, New York. No. of pages: 117. US$24.95, ISBN 0-7890-2571X. Having lived in Vietnam for three years, the opportunity to review a text on the country’s tourism industry held great appeal. Unfortunately, the text did not live up to expectations and is a disappointing account of tourism in Vietnam. There are several reasons for this. First, the text is arranged in four parts that upon reading, are only loosely connected and certain sections seem to bear little relevance to that which the author has set out to achieve. The first part of the book is termed ‘analytical’ and in Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. light of commonly found statistics, briefly considers Vietnam as a tourist destination. Part 3 commences with a somewhat laborious account of the author’s travel planning and booking, and recounts what travel writers have said about Vietnam and its people. In Part 3, the author gives a ‘socio-semiotic’ interpretation of everyday objects in Vietnam (conical hats, spring rolls, pho, etc.), while the final part offers ‘meditations of the author’s experiences in Vietnam’ and draws comparisons between Vietnamese and American cultures. It is perhaps these last two sections that leave this text most lacking. The author describes the work as ‘ethnographic’, ‘based on personal experiences and interpretations Int. J. Tourism Res. 9, 389–394 (2007)

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