The development of the tourism industry is closely linked to its sustainability. The need to reconcile economic growth … and sustainable development is imperative and cannot be delayed. Long-term sustainability requires a balance between three … different dimensions: economic, socio-cultural and environmental sustainability. The competitiveness and sustainability of the …

spending and the first assessment of sustainable surf tourism attitudes, behaviors, and willingness to pay. It establishes … important baselines that can serve as points of comparison as, and after, surf tourism returns, inevitably changed, post …-COVID-19. Employing a direct cost method, international surf tourism expenditure was valued between $31.5 to $64.9 billion USD …

The early days of tourism development had a naïve vision of tourism’s impacts on society in terms of economic, social …, and environmental benefits. Time has passed, and we have learnt lessons regarding the success and failure of tourism … development. Mass tourism development has pros and cons and is not necessarily the optimal development model. Alternative …