The International Competence Network of Tourism Research and Education (ICNT) covers various areas of research. ICNT’s fourth book offers insights of tourism experts with a wide range of interest and expertise on the way tourism is understood and worked in different countries around the world. The first part of this volume focuses on factors influencing the management of tourism destinations, including competition, controlling, and marketing. An in-depth view into tourist experiences is offered in the second part, with examples ranging from volcano tourism to national park and wildlife tourism, and gastronomic experiences.

The overall objective of this volume has been to increase the understanding of challenges in how tourism is understood and worked within different countries around the world, with a focus on the management of tourism destinations and tourist experiences.

Destination management – success factors – competitiveness – controlling systems – ADS tour operators – digital tourism marketing – urban tourism – second home tourism – tourist experiences – volcano tourism – wildlife parks – national parks – bridal photography – gastronomic tourism.

Michael Lück is Associate Professor of Tourism at Auckland University of Technology in Auckland, New Zealand. Jarmo Ritalahti is a Principal Lecturer at Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences in Porvoo, Finland.

Alexander Scherer is the Coordinator of the Bachelor Degree in Gastronomy at Anáhuac University in Mexico City.