Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present and analyse the recently launched strategic and marketing tourism plan … for the Azores and how this is being used to foster tourism development in the region. Design/methodology/approach The … world tourism markets. To maintain and further expand the benefits of tourism, a tourism strategy, deeply rooted in …

discussion on tourism as a multi-cultural industry. Findings This paper offers a new sociological framework. Practical …

participants on how tourism will impact people and planet and so provide answers to the strategic question defined for this global … significant ideas and proposals and how they may contribute to knowledge and/or professional practice. Findings As the tourism … industry prepares to reach new records, there is a clear need to rethink tourism in the post COVID-19 era. The option of …

Purpose The tourism industry has been extensively affected by numerous disasters throughout its history including 30 … and capacities of the tourism industry in Sri Lanka. This study aims to explore the impact of COVID-19 on Sri Lanka as a … tourism destination and the tourism industry as a resilient sector of the economy. Design/methodology/approach This …

This e-book investigates the implications of evolving patterns of travel annd tourism for developing nations. It … relevant variables. Specifically, what are implications for emerging economies and for tourism-dependent developing economies …

Purpose This paper aims to provide answers to the question: “What innovations would enable the tourism and hospitality … the hospitality and tourism industry. It then focuses on post-pandemic re-building best practices in tourism and … generalized conclusions about re-building the tourism and hospitality industry. In conclusion, 14 key learning outcomes are …

Purpose The goal of this paper is to narrate about tourism in Sri Lanka in the context of the current pandemic and … other challenges and identify innovative solutions to rebuild tourism. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative study … 2009, tourism grew to unprecedented levels over the next ten years. Sri Lanka had formulated strategies to attract six …

Purpose This paper explores medical tourism development challenges in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) pre- and during … Covid-19. Medical tourism is becoming a dynamic, rapid growth area and an engine of economic development. Design …/methodology/approach In-depth interviews were conducted with medical tourism professionals. Fourteen medical tourism stakeholders were …

Purpose The aim of the paper is to examine the impacts of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the … study is practical and useful to tourism practitioners and governments seeking to create a balance between reaping the … benefits of cruise tourism and safeguarding its citizens. Social implications The pandemic has caused a re-examination of how …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a viewpoint about the short- and long-term future of tourism in the … light of the effects of the response to Covid-19 and the implications of potential changes tourism might be facing. Design … tourism, and the likelihood of changes being forced on tourism by external agents of change desiring a different form that the …