World Tourism Cities: A Systematic Approach to Urban Tourism is a unique and contemporary textbook that addresses the particular situation of urban tourism destinations in the 2020s by reviewing key issues, trends, challenges and future opportunities for urban tourism destinations worldwide, as well as city destination management.

Part I: Background. 1. What is a world tourism city? 2. Globalisation and world tourism cities. 3. The growth of the urban tourism phenomenon. Part II: Management, Planning, Development and Marketing of World Tourism Cities. 4. City destination management. 5. Planning and development of world tourism cities. 6. Marketing and branding of world tourism cities. Part III: Trends, Issues and Challenges for World Tourism Cities. 7. Quality of life and resident well-being in world tourism cities. 8. Sustainability in world tourism cities. 9. Smart cities and smart tourism in cities. 10. World tourism cities in crisis times. 11. The rise of the Asian world tourism cities. Part IV: The Future for World Tourism Cities. 12. Future opportunities for world tourism cities

'This is a timely book set to become a seminal contribution to urban tourism. The authors, who are prolific researchers and consultants in this field, build on scholarly work published in the International Journal of Tourism Cities over the last six years, whilst adding to the latest research on urban tourism and tourism cities with valuable insights from practice around the world. World Tourism Cities will be of interest not only to students and academics alike, but also to practitioners and policy makers eager to capitalise on the latest knowledge related to the management of urban tourism destinations in all their different dimensions – from capacity management and innovative destination marketing practices to smart tourism.'Dr J. Andres Coca-Stefaniak, Professor in Tourism, Events and Sustainability, University of Greenwich (London, UK); and co-editor of the Routledge Handbook of Tourism Cities'This is a timely book that provides an extensive overview of tourism in world cities. By taking a systemic approach, the authors provide much needed new insights and perspectives on urban tourism. The book is written in an accessible way with plenty of real-life examples that help clarify the comprehensive insights and ideas put forward in the book. As such, the book acts as an important source of reference for researchers, students as well as engaged practitioners.'Dr Ko Koens, Professor of New Urban Tourism, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands