Acknowledgments

In the first instance, the editors would like to thank the contributing authors for their hard work on and commitment to this project. Sincere thanks are also due to the following individuals from the Research Group on Territorial Analysis and Tourism Studies (GRATET) at the Department of Geography at the Rovira i Virgili University for their assistance from the very beginning of this book project: Jordi Andreu, Monterrat Bustos, Francesc Gonzàlez Reverté, Yolanda Pérez, and Antonio Paolo Russo. Other colleagues from the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of the West of England, Bristol (UK) assisted us in making this volume a reality: Maria Casado-Diaz, Jackie Rogers, and, in particular, Tim Gale for his comments on the structure of the volume. Finally, the editors extend their thanks to the Association for Tourism and Leisure Education (ATLAS) Special Interest Group on Tourism Geographies for supporting the project.

Julie Wilson would personally like to thank Bernat Morera i Garcia, Rosa Garcia i Comas, Kate Gwinnett and Oscar eta eskerrik asko Aran, Bult, Julen eta Urko from Zarautz, osasuna! Salvador Anton Clavé would personally like to thank Maria Angel Lanuza Escolano. Alessia Mariotti would like to thank Elena dell’Agnese, Fiorella Dallari, Gianmarco Ugolini, and Enza Zabbini for their advice in preparing Chapter 7. Finally, Myriam Jansen-Verbeke would like to thank Anya Diekmann, Isabelle Cloquet, and Dominique Vanneste for their collaboration on the bespoke regional sections of Chapter 8.

Cover illustration

Cassis, Provence, France (2005), by Salvador Anton Clavé