Overall,however,thiscollectionofchaptersontourismanddevelopmentinAfricaprovidesaverywelcomeadditiontotheliterature.Itisthetypeofbookwhichmanywillfindusefultobrowsethroughthenpickandchoosechaptersrelevanttotheirinterests,ratherthanabookwhichonewouldreadthroughcovertocover.Withitseclecticrangeofcontributors,itislikelytohavesomethingofvaluetoofferstudents,academics,developmentpractitioners,andbusinesspeoplealike,withaninterestinhowtourismcanbeharnessedasamechanismfordevelopmentinAfrica.ReginaScheyvensGeographyProgramme,SchoolofPeople,EnvironmentandPlanning,MasseyUniversity,PrivateBag11222,PalmerstonNorth,NewZealandE-mailaddress:r.a.scheyvens@massey.ac.nzdoi:...