Tourism and the Lodging Sector : Routledge : 9781138173958 : 1138173959 : 21 Jan 2016 : Tourism and the Lodging Sector is a pioneering book and is the first text of its kind to examine the lodging sector from a tourism perspective. The book highlights the importance of the lodging sector in tourism as a major income generator and essential part of the travel experience. The book offers an international perspective on topics such as sustainability, security, economic development, technology and globalization. The issues, concepts and management concerns facing this industry are examined, highlighting important topics such as: the place of accommodations in tourism and vice versathe social ecological and economic implications of lodging developmentmanagement and restructuring issues in a globalizing industrysustainable tourism and the accommodation sectorcross-sectoral linkages between lodging, food services, gaming, conferences, and other intermediariesthe interaction between supply an