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Another journal, Tourism Geographies, was

launched in February 1999 with the aim of

providing a forum for the presentation and

discussion of geographic perspectives on

tourism and tourism-related areas of recreation

and leisure studies.

Interdisciplinary Approaches
Tourism embraces virtually all aspects of our

society. We have cultural and heritage tourism,
which calls for an anthropological approach.

Because people behave in different ways and

travel for different reasons, it is necessary to use

a psychological approach to determine the best

way to promote and market tourism products.

Because tourists cross borders and require

passports and visas from government offices,

and because most countries have government-

operated tourism development

departments, we find that political institutions are

involved and are calling for a political science

approach. Any industry that becomes an

economic giant affecting the lives of many people

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