Small Island Developing Countries (SIDS): Tourism between Innovation and Authenticity for Better Sustainable Developing Paths
A special issue of Tourism and Hospitality (ISSN 2673-5768).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 4189
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
According to various sources (World Travel and Tourism Council—WTTC, World Tourism Organization—WTO, World Bank, etc.), these countries share a unique set of challenges and opportunities due to their location and social, environmental and economic situations.
Some of these countries have long opted to develop tourism as a strategic activity, while others are just now starting this process as an optional complementary activity.
However, as we have seen with the COVID-19 pandemic and in some cases of natural hazards, several countries have temporarily inflected their growth rates revealing the fragility of the tourism market towards some external and unpredictable events.
Under all of these issues and challenges, it is important to reflect on the social, environmental and economic model of tourism in several of these regions especially those in which the economic activity is mainly centered on tourism.
Taking into consideration both the limitations and vulnerabilities of several SIDS as well as the observed changes in the tourist's profile due to the pandemic crisis, this is the right time to reflect and discuss the many innovations based on the digitalization of the offer as well as the importance of authenticity to reach new national paths of development.
Therefore, this issue will be an opportunity to propose an innovative perspective and reflection on the past, present and future of tourism in these countries. Papers that offer theoretical reflections, methodologies and case studies are most welcome.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Co-creation of value in tourism services;
- Community-based tourism;
- COVID-19 and post-OVID-19;
- Cross-cultural research in tourism and leisure behaviors;
- Design in tourism;
- Entrepreneurship in tourism;
- The impact of ICT developments on tourists’ decision-making and consumption processes;
- Customers/employees’ engagement in the hospitality and leisure industry;
- Marketing and designing the tourist experience;
- Marketing tourism places, events, and spaces;
- Over-tourism and resistance to tourism;
- Robots and AI Trust in tourism;
- Sustainable tourism;
- Tourist decision-making and behavior;
- Well-being in tourism.
I/We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Eduardo Moraes Sarmento
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Small Islands Development States (SIDS)
- tourism innovation
- co-creation of value in tourism services
- community-based tourism
- entrepreneurship in tourism
- marketing and designing the tourist experience
- over-tourism and resistance to tourism
- robots and AI trust in tourism
- sustainable tourism
- well-being in tourism
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