Professor Bill Faulkner was the father of tourism research in Australia, having spent 20 years in the field, first within government and then in academe. He was a visionary whose impact on the tourism research field extended well beyond Australia. This work contains a collection of Faulkner's publications grouped thematically under the headings "Methods", "Events", "Destinations" and "Research Agenda". The sections demonstrate how his thinking evolved over time and influenced the intellectual development of the field itself. An introductory chapter describes Faulkner's life and the contribution that he made to the field of tourism research.

比尔-福克纳教授是澳大利亚旅游研究之父，他在这一领域工作了20年，先是在政府内部，然后在学术界。他是一个有远见的人，他对旅游研究领域的影响远远超出了澳大利亚。这部作品收录了福克纳的出版物，按 "方法"、"事件"、"目的地 "和 "研究议程 "等主题进行分组。这些章节展示了他的思想如何随着时间的推移而演变，并影响了该领域本身的知识发展。介绍性章节描述了福克纳的生活以及他对旅游研究领域的贡献。