Tourism Destinations and Policies in Europe During the 20th Century

Carlos Larrinaga is a Full Professor of Economic History at the University of Granada (Spain). His research focuses on the history of tourism, railways in the 19th century, and the service sector. Previously, he has conducted research during several stays at Bordeaux-Montaigne University and at Aberystwyth University. He is the main researcher of the project "Tourism in Spain in the first third of the 20th century. Characteristics and evolution of an economic activity and a social practice in comparative perspective", funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation of the Government of Spain and European Regional Development Fund.Donatella Strangio is a Full Professor of Economic History at the Faculty of Economics, Sapienza University of Rome (Italy). She is the President of the Sapienza University of Rome Master’s Course in Business Management. Additionally, she is the scientific director of the Migrations/Migrations Series, New Culture, Rome. Strangio is a researcher of the project “Tourism in Spain in the first third of the 20th century. Characteristics and evolution of an economic activity and a social practice in comparative perspective”, funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation of the Government of Spain and European Regional Development Fund.

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Tourism and Nature Conservation in the French Mountains: A Tumultuous Arranged Marriage (1890-1980).- Chapter 3. Switzerland: A New Playground for Tourism in the 20th Century?.- Chapter 4. Public Policies and Tourism Development in Spain in the First Third of the Twentieth Century.- Chapter 5. Tourism Policies in Post WWII Yugoslavia.- Chapter 6. The First World War and the Crisis of International Investment in Tourism in Italy.- Chapter 7. French Perspectives of the Genesis of a New International Tourism in the Interwar Period.- Chapter 8. Costa Del Sol. Tourism and Business in the Configuration of a Touristic Area in Spain.- Chapter 9. Implementation of the Yugoslav Socialist Accommodation Sector Model in the Municipality of Piran – Pirano.