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The second edition of Travel Quest brings students a brand new design and updated text to enhance students' discovery of fascinating world regions and the tourism industries that thrive there. An open design, full-colour photographs, and new maps shed light on places that students might liketo visit, while equipping them with the skills necessary to explore. This new edition is catered to the revised curriculum (2005), including new material on current events. Topics such as the influence of climate change and disease epidemics on the travel and tourism industry are paid particular attention. Activities built around geonumeracy as well as literacy tipswill enhance students' learning across all subjects. A new careers feature highlights employment opportunities within the travel and tourism industry. Written in socially-conscious, non-partisan terms, students are encouraged to form opinions and engage in lively debates. The accessibility of thetext will allow students at all levels to participate.