Cuban tourism gained momentum after the USA relationship improvement. Marginalized country, mysterious and exotic, famous for excellent rum, nice tropical weather, sensual music and dance, famous cigars and resourcefully maintained classic cars, is now looking for investors in tourism...

Research work analyzes current situation and development of tourism in the region of Baltic Sea. Specific case study of this paper is Pärnu Bay, Estonia. This region is known for unique environmental settings: mild maritime climate, broad beaches, coniferous pine forests on the coastal zone and...

The World Tourism Organisation established the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism (GCET) in 1999. Two years later, the United Nations acknowledged them and encouraged UNWTO to promote the effective follow-up of its provisions. Essentially, the global code of ethics are a ‘comprehensive set of...

Literature review about corporate social responsibility (CSR) suggests that there are organisational benefits to be gained from unintentional discretionary expenditure in laudable behaviour. With this in mind, the methodology integrates insights from the ‘stakeholder theory’ and the...

This contribution suggests that community-based tourism (CBT) can create commercial and social value to destinations, local businesses as well as to residents. At the same time, it clarifies that CBT offers rich, immersive cultural experiences that can enhance the tourists’ experiences when...

This paper presents the results from a consumer survey on the willingness to pay for hotel rooms in which various pieces of new technology have been installed. New technologies are supposed to make hospitality more enjoyable for the customer, helpful and interesting. The current study aims to...

South Africa has turned towards tourism development to jump-start its weak economy. As tourism is a labour intensive sector that can also bring foreign currency into the country, the sector was identified as priority area by the South African government. Indeed, a doubling in international...

Tourism has become the main driver of economic growth and employment and the most important source of income in the ECCU. Preserving and, possibly, enhancing the competitiveness of the tourism product is key for these countries. Unfortunately, the evidence shows that tourism arrivals to the ECCU...

The development of new technologies (NT) has created a technological impetus for the hotel industry whose contribution can be more than appreciated in the pandemic era, during which technology can help keeping travelers safe. Notwithstanding the protection from the pandemic, NT can contribute to...

This study uses data covering the 2008-2014 period to analyse the qualitative developments in Greek tourism. We conclude that the growth of Greek tourism is attributed, to a great extent, to qualitative changes, including: (1) development of new markets; (2) better promotion of cultural tourism;...