Overbooked : the exploding business of travel and tourism /

"Travel is no longer a past-time but a colossal industry, arguably one of the biggest in the world and second only to oil in importance for many poor countries. One out of 12 people in the world are employed by the tourism industry which contributes $6.5 trillion to the world's economy. To...

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מחבר ראשי: Becker, Elizabeth
פורמט: ספר
שפה:English
יצא לאור: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013.
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