Sustainable Directions in Tourism

• Main Author: Espino-Rodríguez, Tomás (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: the "health" of rural settlements; sport tourism; physical environment (PhE); tourism evaluation; hotel industry; internet search index; deep learning framework; visitor satisfaction; discrete choice experiments; invasive species control; tourist satisfaction; all-for-one tourism; spatial analysis; choice experiment; two stage on-site sampling; tourism and sustainability; Apuseni mountains; sporting event; sustainability services marketing matrix; compartmentalisation; climate change; regression discontinuity design; supply chain; TOWS matrix; essential marketing; LSTM model; A'WOT; time series; museum planning; sustainable daily practices; negative externalities; event quality; sustainability; certification; sustainable development; islands; young adults; semantic analysis; sense of belonging; agritourism; behavioral intentions; purchasing; motivation; pro-social/pro-environmental behavior; tourism; ecolabel adoption; hotel accommodation demands; tourism indicators; local community; destination development; forecasting performance; inbound tourism; China; visitor behavior; cluster analysis; campsites; science museum; qualitative methodology; place attachment; forecasting; mountain areas; ecolabel; electricity; tourists' preferences; value and tourism; sustainable tourism; strategic planning; regional disparity; community-based tourism; forecast through a logistic model; PM10; constraint; air pollution; learning-based tourism; hotel management; ICT
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Within the framework of tourism companies and tourist destinations, the question of sustainability is gaining importance. Tourists are increasingly aware of the importance of sustainability criteria, awarding greater value to sustainable destinations. Sustainability refers to a wide range of aspects related to climate change, the economic organization of tourism, social values or questions, job creation, and the necessary protection of the culture of destinations and the environment. Therefore, there is a need for studies that consider these aspects in order to achieve the sustainable development of tourist destinations. Fundamental to this is discovering to what degree tourism companies and destinations approach these questions in the strategies they use to deal with problems stemming from their attempts to be more sustainable. Conceptual papers and empirical research on the economic, social, cultural, and environmental aspects related to tourism companies and destinations are welcome. Studies that analyze how these questions and the concept of sustainability are included in tourism companies and destinations are necessary in these modern times. This book was established for these reasons, dedicated to examining sustainability in tourism. The papers included in this Special Issue can help us to determine the new directions being addressed in the research on sustainability tourism.