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Global cities, such as London, are viewed as distinctive in terms of their role in the increasingly globalized economy. There has been considerable academic debate over the nature of global city labour markets and how these can be explained in relation to global city functions. New empirical evidence is presented for the tourism labour market in London and the UK. The pay, conditions and social characteristics of tourism workers in London are examined, and they appear distinctive in terms of their full-time, gender (male), student, ethnicity and migrant characteristics. An explanation is developed that explores the interactions between the global city role of London and other scaled geographical processes that originate, especially at the national level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Talks about topics discussed during the annual conference of the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers in London, England. Recent developments in tourism and leisure; Explanation concerning the term creative tourism; Views related to critical reappraisal of tourism and sustainability.

Examines the changing nature of tourism policy in Great Britain. Supranational tourism policy influences of the European Union; Consequences of the uneven development of tourism policy in Britain; Proposal of a research agenda for tourism geography.

Reports on the progress in German- and English-speaking worlds symposium held at the University of Munster on September 13-15, 2002. Developments in leisure and tourism geography research; Outline of the historical development of tourism and leisure geography in the United Kingdom; Exploration of the governance of tourism spaces and sustainable tourism initiatives.

Highlights the annual meeting of the Geography of Parks, Recreation and Tourism (GEOPARETO) Study Group of the Canadian Association of Geographers, held in Lethbridge, Alberta. Resignation of the group's chair; Consensus that the organization should exist as a mechanism for encouraging Canadian geographers with a common interest in recreation and tourism to share their research and experiences.