Although globalization has led to increased cross-border traffic, there has been little examination of how crossing political boundaries affects tourism and vice versa. Bringing together case studies from Europe, the USA and Southern Africa, this volume discusses current issues and policies, destination management and communication, and planning in cross-border areas.

Contents: Preface; Introduction, Helmut Wachowiak. Conceptual Issues and Policies: Relationships between tourism and international boundaries, Dallen J. Timothy; Tourism policy tools applied by the European Union to support cross-border tourism, Holger Faby; Interregional co-operation between Europe's island regions: a case study of the GEDERI project, Dimitri Ioannides. Destination Marketing and Management: Incoming tourism: systematic approaches of international tourism behaviour: the case of Germany, Christian Rast andStephan Kroll; Organizing destination management: France and Germany compared, Heinz-Dieter Quack; Destination management in cross-border regions, Karin Hartman. Communication and Information: Collaborative stakeholder planning in cross-border regions: the case of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park in Southern Africa, Maha Doppelfeld; Tourism information and communication systems in border areas: technical issues, restrictions, and outlook, Holger Faby. International Research: Academic contributions on cross-border issues in tourism around the world: a commentary international literature bibliography, Helmut Wachowiak and Daniel Engels; Final word; Index.