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Trends on Responsible and Sustainable Tourism

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Tourism, Culture, and Heritage".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 December 2021) | Viewed by 10661

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. José M. Ramírez-Hurtado

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Department of Economics, Quantitative Methods and Economic History, Pablo de Olavide University, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
Interests: tourism; marketing; education; SEM
Prof. Dr. Juan Manuel Berbel Pineda

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Department of Business Organization and Marketing, Pablo de Olavide University, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
Interests: sustainable tourism; internationalization strategies; corporate social responsibility; neuromarketing
Prof. Dr. Francisco Rejón-Guardia

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Department of Economics and Business Administration, University of Malaga, 29016 Málaga, Spain
Interests: e-tourism; sports tourism; online consumer behaviour; e-commerce; new advertising formats; market research methodology

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Tourism is one of the world’s fastest growing and most important industries and is a major source of income for many countries. However, like other forms of development, tourism can also cause its share of problems, such as social issues, loss of cultural heritage, economic dependence and ecological degradation. Sustainable tourism is the tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment and host communities. In 2017 the United Nations World Tourism Organization emphasized some practices by promoting tourism as part of the Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainable activities seek to make visitants aware respect the concept of responsibility.

As the world is facing an unprecedented global health, social and economic emergency with the COVID-19 pandemic, travel and tourism is among the most affected sectors. This special issue tries to provide solutions for generating positive economic, social, cultural and environmental impacts in the era post COVID-19. Tourist development organizations are trying to promote sustainable tourism practices for mitigating negative effects caused by the COVID-crisis.

This special issue is devoted to sustainable and responsible tourism, specially in the era post COVID-19. We welcome original research and methodology manuscripts that present novel uses on sustainable tourism. Topics that will be covered by this special issue will include (not exclusively): new ways to be socially responsible in tourism activities, ecotourism and environmental, social and economic impacts, ecotourism and sustainable development relationship, impact assessment of COVID-crisis on sustainable tourism, communication strategies for responsible tourism, ecolabels and environmental accreditation in tourism, greener food choices, animal welfare, ecological footprint in tourism. Topics can be applied to all the segments of tourism as adventure, heritage, culture, gastronomy, nature, sport, health, religious, and so on.

Prof. Dr. José M. Ramírez-Hurtado
Prof. Dr. Juan Manuel Berbel Pineda
Prof. Dr. Francisco Rejón-Guardia
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • responsible tourism
  • ecotourism
  • gastronomy for sustainable tourism
  • green food
  • animal welfare
  • ecolabels in tourism
  • impact of Covid-19 on sustainable tourism

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Research of Attitudes toward Implementation of Green Accounting in Tourism Industry in Montenegro-Practices, and Challenges
by Milijana Novovic Buric, Andjela Jaksic Stojanovic, Ana Lalevic Filipovic and Ljiljana Kascelan
Sustainability 2022, 14(3), 1725; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031725 - 2 Feb 2022
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The transition to green economies is considered to be a key driver of sustainable economic development. Growing awareness of environmental costs and their integration into corporate performance reporting has led to the development of a new environmental dimension of accounting. Although it is [...] Read more.
The transition to green economies is considered to be a key driver of sustainable economic development. Growing awareness of environmental costs and their integration into corporate performance reporting has led to the development of a new environmental dimension of accounting. Although it is a modern concept, its integration into the tourist business community is important, especially because tourism is recognized as energy and emission intensive. As preserving the environment can create an optimal framework that is in the function of the development of sustainable tourism in Montenegro, this paper discusses and analyzes the degree of knowledge of tourism companies on the application of the green concept, especially through the prism of socially responsible business. The research study was conducted by applying the classification Decision tree model (DT) on the data obtained by surveying employees and owners of Montenegrin tourism companies. The DT method has shown that socio-demographic factors have a significant impact on understanding the importance of green accounting in the tourism sector of Montenegro and that most tourism companies include corporate social responsibility in their business strategy and policy. The fact that the same or similar research on this topic has not been done in Montenegro, but also in neighboring countries, indicates an important contribution that this paper may have for the scientific and professional community, primarily in the form of incentives to create and publish reports on environmental protection. Full article
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Wine as a Tourist Resource: New Manifestations and Consequences of a Quality Product from the Perspective of Sustainability. Case Analysis of the Province of Málaga
by Mercedes Raquel García Revilla and Olga Martínez Moure
Sustainability 2021, 13(23), 13003; https://doi.org/10.3390/su132313003 - 24 Nov 2021
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Wine tourism, as a model of sustainable economic development in certain areas, is able to boost the competitiveness of a territory, improve wine production, respect the environment, and improve the living conditions of citizens. In this sense, this work will present an overview [...] Read more.
Wine tourism, as a model of sustainable economic development in certain areas, is able to boost the competitiveness of a territory, improve wine production, respect the environment, and improve the living conditions of citizens. In this sense, this work will present an overview of this type of tourism worldwide and nationally, focusing on the province of Malaga. The diversification of the tourist industry has promoted the appearance, or extension, of new tourist activities beyond the typical activities associated with beach or cultural tourism. This has resulted in new job creation and new income generation options. Wine tourism promises and delivers a complete sensory experience, as tourists experience the consumption of wine from all senses: taste, smell, touch, sight, and sound. This experience is not limited to the consumption of the wine, but also includes the experience of a visit to wineries or vineyards, together with the necessary lodging, depending on location. In this way, the grouping of activities and the development of tourist routes stimulate cooperation between different companies in rural areas. Thus, we propose that tourism is a means by which economic and social development can be achieved in these areas and regeneration strategies can be implemented. Full article
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Organizational Learning Capacity and Sustainability Challenges in Times of Crisis: A Study on Tourism SMEs in Galicia (Spain)
by Diego R. Toubes, Noelia Araújo-Vila and José A. Fraiz-Brea
Sustainability 2021, 13(21), 11764; https://doi.org/10.3390/su132111764 - 25 Oct 2021
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The COVID-19 crisis has encouraged a major shift towards greater environmental awareness and sustainable consumption. However, in times of severe crisis, SMEs primarily look to return to normalcy and their own survival rather than implementing a sustainable agenda. This paper aims to contribute [...] Read more.
The COVID-19 crisis has encouraged a major shift towards greater environmental awareness and sustainable consumption. However, in times of severe crisis, SMEs primarily look to return to normalcy and their own survival rather than implementing a sustainable agenda. This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of the learning problems faced by small tourism enterprises in a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper explores the learning capacity of SMEs and the importance of establishing mechanisms that provide SMEs with the keys to organizational learning as a source of continuous knowledge. Open-ended semi-structured interviews with 39 tourism SMEs managers in Galicia (Spain) were conducted during the toughest months of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results show that SMEs have not been fully involved in the learning process, which is mainly related to knowledge transfer and integration. DMOs can act as promoters of knowledge management for organizational preparedness by providing SMEs with learning mechanisms and strategies to go beyond simple problem solving when they arise. Full article
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