Overtourism and tourism education : a strategy for sustainable tourism futures

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Title
"Overtourism and tourism education : a strategy for sustainable tourism futures"
Statement of Responsibility
edited by Hugues Séraphin and Anca C. Yallop
Publisher
  • Routledge
Publication Year
  • 2021
Book size
25 cm
Series Name / No
  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Summary: "Since 2017, the term 'overtourism' has become the buzzword for destinations suffering the strain of tourism. It is a critical issue for the 21st Century and beyond, and to date has only been examined from a tourism industry perspective. This book takes a different stand by investigating overtourism from a tourism education perspective. The recent global COVID-19 pandemic was expected to halt travel and, arguably, overtourism. However, industry experts and researchers share the opinion that instead of declining, overtourism is simply experiencing a shift, with a swarm of 'second home' and domestic travel that is likely to engulf many tourism destinations. Against this backdrop, the issue of overtourism remains relevant and studies on ways to cultivate responsible consumer mindsets to deal with overtourism and other sustainability issues in the tourism industry are called for. This book focuses on education as a transformative and strategic tool to tackle overtourism and related negative impacts. It p

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