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Cableways alleviate access to the Alps and were crucial in establishing the skiing tourism boom of the after-war years. Moreover, cableway operators employ a large share of residents, are complemented by tourism-related services and are therefore a key economic pillar in otherwise laggard regions. We exploit comprehensive historical data of all ever-built cableways in Switzerland linked to income and population data to show how much ski area access benefits the municipalities' economy compared to similar municipalities without such access on their territory. Evaluating difference-in-differences, we find that opening a ski area between 1940 and 1980 is related to economic growth that persists until today. Particularly, it attracted new residents and created more productive employment opportunities in tourism-related services, thereby raising incomes and tax revenues. Our results contribute to the debate of what economic risks municipalities with access to ski areas face once the decreasing snowpack forces a ski area to close. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article focuses on the management development plan for the Saribu Rumah Gadang Tourism Area, Solok Selatan Regency, Indonesia. The research methods used in this study are the desk study method, participatory qualitative methods through focus group discussions (FGD), and direct observation methods at the research location. The results of this study illustrate several points, namely: governance analysis, analysis of the position of tourist areas in the RTRW document, Analysis of Zoning System, Accessibility Analysis, Internal Travel Pattern Analysis, Parking Management Analysis, Circulation Analysis, Pedestrian Analysis and Activity Actor Analysis and Facilities in the Saribu Rumah Gadang Tourism Area. The recommendation from this study is that the policy for managing the Saribu Rumah Gadang Tourism Area must involve active participation from the community, private sector, central, regional, and Nagari governments, which are very determining factors in encouraging and moving tourism in the Saribu Rumah Gadang Tourism Area to become a leading tourist destination, thereby providing benefits, which is bigger both from a historical, cultural and economic perspective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tourism as a nontradable sector affects regional price indexes. However, the effect of tourism on urban housing prices has not been sufficiently studied. This study uses panel data for prefecture-level cities in China to empirically examine the effect of tourism development on urban housing prices. The findings indicate that tourism development can increase urban housing prices, and the effect mainly comes from domestic tourism. This conclusion is not only derived from the instrumental variable method considering endogenous problems but also verified by multiple robust methods including quantile regression. Meanwhile, the study innovatively identifies the mediating role of investment effect, income effect, and public service effect in the impact of tourism on urban housing prices. It further shows the heterogeneity of cities, with more significant effect of tourism on urban housing price in small- and medium-sized cities, noncentral cities, central and western cities, and nontourist cities. This study reveals the commonality and particularity of the impact of tourism development on urban housing price. It not only enriches the research on tourism economics from the perspectives of the relationship between tourism and real estate but also further enriches the relevant conclusions and theoretical mechanism of the impact of tourism on housing prices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research explored the relationships between destination social responsibility, tourism impacts, and residents' quality of life based on stakeholder and social exchange theories. We collected data from the responses of 452 inhabitants in Saudi Arabia. Our findings indicated that destination social responsibility positively affected residents' perceptions of economic and socio-cultural impacts. Interestingly, we found that economic and socio-cultural tourism impacts mediated the link between destination social responsibility and quality of life. Our research contributes to the tourism development field and suggests that managers pay attention to tourism's social responsibility and economic and socio-cultural impacts, improving quality of life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Agritourism is considered an effective strategy for revitalizing traditional agriculture, enhancing rural economics, and achieving sustainable livelihoods. While the processes of how the conventional agrarian industry has taken up diversified management and affiliated with the creative supply of tourist services remain unclear, the theoretical interpretations of the diversification processes have yet to be articulated. This study explores agritourism innovation and proposes a conceptual framework of agritourism diversification built upon the connotations of integration of production sectors and the multi-functionality of rural and land resources. Different styles of agritourism innovation detail the progress of agritourism diversification and how various functions of farm resources are initiated and capitalized upon. Results show that diversification through agritourism has brought considerable economic returns to farms, and increased their resilience in the face of possible business challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Residents' educational expectations for the next generation are closely related to individuals' awareness‐raising and community development, reflecting the sustainability of tourism development. However, few studies have focused on the formation of parental educational expectations (PEE) for their children during the process of residents' tourism participation. To fill this gap, this study examines the impact of resident participation on PEE using a three‐dimensional framework for resident participation that incorporates the decision‐making, economic, and social dimensions. A binary logistic regression was employed to analyze the survey data from 473 residents in Jiuzhai Valley, China. The results indicate that social participation is the strongest facilitator for PEE. Economic participation exerts a negative effect on PEE, whereas decision‐making participation has a positive but insignificant effect. This study holds implications for local authorities managing tourism destinations regarding improving the efficiency of residents' participatory behaviors and human capital accumulation in developing countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Market mavenism enhances the economic impacts of tourism. Using a convergent parallel mixed‐methods design, first, a quantitative study tests a conceptual model supported by goal‐setting theory to stimulate market mavenism in the traditional marketplace. Quantitative data are used to apply structural equation modeling and analysis of necessity to assess the sufficiency and necessity of market maven antecedents, respectively. The effect of nationality and travel types on the study variables are also investigated. Second, a qualitative study conducts interviews to explore mechanisms of market maven development through experience with the market in a traditional marketplace. Confusion proneness and choice confidence are sufficient and necessary predictors of market mavenism. Evaluation costs and final negative affect are sufficient but unnecessary to achieve market mavenism. Asian consumers receive a greater market maven experience compared to consumers from other regions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tourism has long been recognized as a potential force for economic growth in various parts of the globe. This study revisits this causal relationship to demonstrate the consequences of long‐run and short‐run effects between tourism development and economic growth in the context of Singapore for the period 1983:1 to 2020:4. We employ an augmented autoregressive distributed lag (AARDL) to prevent degenerative results and ensure the robustness of findings. We also control for variables such as foreign direct investment, net export, gross fixed capital formation, labor, and government expenditure. The overall empirical results provide support for the positive implications of tourism development for economic growth in Singapore in the long run, and its elasticity is 0.14 in increasing and 0.08 in decreasing. This implies that tourism can be one of the important factors for Singapore's economic growth in the long run, but in the short run, the impact is either negative or insignificant. This study provides important policy implications and recommendations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Existing studies have shown that intangible cultural heritage (ICH) listing system promotes the development of the tourism economy. However, it remains unclear which regions benefit most from ICH listing due to inherent differences in ICH resource endowments across regions. We address this issue by examining the impact of ICH listing on regional tourism development using China's prefecture‐level panel data from 2000 to 2019. By employing a two‐stage least squares methodology, we address the endogeneity issue and identify which regions derive the greatest benefits from ICH listing. Our findings reveal that regions with higher cultural diversity have more ICH resources and benefit more from ICH listings, resulting in positive effects on domestic and international tourism. Additionally, tangible cultural resources further amplify this relationship. These results underscore the importance of ICH protection and provide valuable insights for policymakers and stakeholders seeking to leverage local ICH resources for regional tourism development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study focuses on the drivers of tourism economic growth with technological innovation and tourism industrial structure upgrading as the key predictors. An empirical study was done with panel data of 71 countries for 1996–2016. Three‐stage least squares (3SLS) regression with cross‐sectional fixed effects was applied to estimate the parameters. The results suggest that both predictors are the driving force for tourism economic growth. Moreover, the results reveal that technological innovation has significant negative effects on tourism industrial structure upgrading. This suggests that if technological development is not firmly anchored in the regional economic development, any one‐sided pursuit of technological innovation can produce a "decoupling" effect, which constrains the upgrading of tourism industrial structure. The study has important practical implications for policy formulation to sustain long‐term development of the tourism economy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tourism is an important sector for economic development, also in regions such as the Eastern Partnership countries (EaP), which include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. The paper presents a multidimensional comparative analysis of the tourism potential of these countries. The article emphasized the importance of taxonomic methods in regional studies, which are widely used for spatial management analysis and diagnosis. This study, given the great applicability of taxonomic methods in regional studies, employs the well‐known procedure and statistical package Statistica. The emphasis, is on certain decisions that, when quantitatively approaching this type of issue, an informed researcher must make. These are decisions of both substantive and methodological character that will allow to approach with due weight the results obtained in consequence of the applied software. The article discusses the importance of the development of tourism infrastructure and digital society for the tourism potential of the Eastern Partnership countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

International tourism and foreign direct investment (FDI) constitute the bedrock of economic vitality, propelling growth and progress in the economies. This study delves into the intricate relationships among international tourism, FDI, and economic growth within the context of Thailand. Nevertheless, a tourism development index is created by pooling distinct components of global tourism to evaluate the aggregate effect on economic growth. Using data from 1991 to 2021 and the ARDL bound testing approach to cointegration, this study indicates that international tourism and FDI have long-term positive impacts on Thailand's economic growth. The sensitivity and stability tests were used to assess the robustness of these results. The study's results promise to influence policy choices and shape industry approaches while enriching discussions on the economic impacts of the factors investigated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The tourism-led economic growth hypothesis is one of the most investigated concepts in tourism economics literature. It has been verified by many empirical studies so far. Since the concept of growth-driven inflation belongs to the fundamentals of macroeconomic theory, one could reasonably assumeinflation can also be led by tourism development. The question, however, is through what mechanisms could it be adequately identified and assessed. If anywhere, tourism-led inflation could first and foremost be perceived in a country with a significant economic impact of tourism. We take one of such countries as a case study and use the structural vector autoregression methodology to examine tourism-led inflation. The presented empirical framework may also serve as a role model applicable to other countries and regions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Affective economies align people and places according to identities and emotional capital, particularly during compound crises such as COVID-19. Through an embodied research approach, affect becomes an integral part of furthering knowledge production within crisis management to understand individual and community resilience. This research explores how affective dimensions express individual and community resilience as part of crisis and disaster management of tourism-based economies. We contribute knowledge of sustainable destination management in the context of intermountain western gateway communities (IWGCs) to center residents as primary stakeholders within conservation and resilience planning. The IWGC of Nederland, Colorado, is presented as a microcosm of change through which the lived experiences of residents during COVID-19 are analyzed. This approach embraces the potential of affective scholarship for conservation and destination planning through creative qualitative methods of inquiry. Within a crystallization methodology guided by a feminist new materialist epistemology, we incorporate residents' creative expressions to understand how affective dynamics influenced resilience throughout compound crises. Findings are presented via three themes including affective dimensions of resilience, identity, belonging and responsibility, and affective tourism economies. Affective knowledge centering resident experiences may inform future planning for crisis and disaster management across IWGCs and other gateway communities balancing tourism, conservation, and community planning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Second-home tourism is a popular tourism activity by which people spend leisure time away from home at second residences. Given the budget constraint, savings from not having to pay for the accommodation might produce expenditure reallocation effects on other items. This paper examines the differences in expenditure between tourists who stay at market accommodations versus those at second homes considering distinct categories. Using microdata for around 37,000 tourists in Spain travelling in the summer periods of 2017, 2018 and 2019, we estimate Craggit-type regressions to study potential reallocation effects in recreational activities, bars and restaurants, and other items including purchases at supermarkets and goods for personal care. We find that tourists at second homes spend significantly less in bars and restaurants, tourism activities and other items. There is no evidence of reallocation effects in expenditure at destination, suggesting that the economic contribution of second-home tourism is lower than typically assumed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This document is a special issue editorial from the journal Tourism Economics. It discusses the development of tourism economics beyond the COVID-19 crisis, focusing on the eighth International Association for Tourism Economics (IATE) conference. The conference, organized by three French universities, featured 116 papers on topics such as tourism and COVID-19, economics of short-term rental, and destination competitiveness. The special issue includes eight papers that underwent a thorough review process and cover various topics, including the impact of hotel pricing strategies, the effects of natural disasters on tourism, and the gender wage gap in the tourism industry. [Extracted from the article]

The growing frequency and intensity of disasters due to climate change present considerable risks for tourist destinations, necessitating comprehensive research on their economic impacts. This study investigates the contemporaneous dose-response relationship between natural disasters and inbound tourism by estimating a flexible binned regression model. The analysis is conducted in a panel data setting from 1995 to 2019, spanning over 150 countries and accounting for the impact of more than 8,300 individual disasters from seven distinct categories. Examining seven natural disaster types (earthquakes, epidemics, extreme temperature events, floods, landslides, storms and wildfires) and five disaster impact metrics reflecting their human and economic impacts, the analysis reveals that increased disaster impact, except for earthquakes, correlates with reduced levels of tourist arrivals and travel expenditure. The paper provides valuable insights into the relationship between disasters, climate change, and tourism economics, informing disaster mitigation strategies and broader climate change assessments for tourism sector policy and decision-makers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a mosquito-borne illness, is increasing in prevalence worldwide, and experts have warned of the imminence of an outbreak in the Southern Gulf Region of the United States (U.S.). Tourist destinations such as Miami and Orlando in Florida are among the most likely places for an outbreak to occur. The decline in attractiveness of a destination due to the outbreak, combined with the restrictive measures implemented to combat the outbreak, have the potential to significantly impact tourism-dependent local economies. This study is unique in that it estimates the potential economic impacts on tourism of an unprecedented outbreak, in this case CHIKV events in the U.S. For this, declines in tourism that followed the 2016 Zika virus outbreak in the Wynwood area of Miami, Florida are assessed to provide insights on the potential size and scope of the shock on tourism resulting from a CHIKV event. Results suggest that a CHIKV outbreak can lead to losses of approximately US$ 30 million in sales and nearly 250 jobs in the Wynwood area alone. Other popular tourist destinations such as Orlando could suffer significant losses of more than 2,500 jobs and US$ 300 million in sales. Estimating the potential losses associated with tourism declines resulting from a CHIKV outbreak provides data and insights to decision-makers that are considering policy measures aimed at preventing, preparing for, or mitigating the impacts of such events. This is particularly relevant as new advances are being made in the development of a CHIKV vaccine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An in-depth study of the mechanisms governing the generation, evolution, and regulation of differences in tourism economics holds significant value for the rational utilization of tourism resources and the promotion of synergistic tourism economic development. This study utilizes mathematical statistical analysis and GIS spatial analysis to construct a single indicator measure and a comprehensive indicator measure to analyze tourism-related data in the research area from 2004 to 2019. The main factors influencing the spatial and temporal differences in the tourism economy are analyzed using two methods, namely, multiple linear regression and geodetector. The temporal evolution, overall differences and differences within each city group fluctuate downwards, while the differences between groups fluctuate upwards. Domestic tourism economic differences contribute to over 90% of the overall tourism economic differences. Spatial divergence, the proportion of the tourism economy accounted for by spatial differences is obvious, the comprehensive level of the tourism economy can be divided into five levels. The dominant factors in the formation of the pattern of spatial and temporal differences in the tourism economy are the conditions of tourism resources based on class-A tourist attractions and the level of tourism industry and services based on star hotels and travel agencies. This study addresses the regional imbalance of tourism economic development in city clusters and with the intent of promoting balanced and high-quality development of regional tourism economies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research is entitled " Integrated Tourism Development Study ." In Increasing Tourist Visits and the Regional Economy Southeast Sulawesi Province ”. This research activity was carried out as an effort to assist the Southeast Sulawesi Provincial government in solving economic problems based on efforts to improve the tourism sector so that it can contribute more to the acquisition of Regional Original Income (PAD) and the community's economy. This research was carried out with the aim of optimizing development area tourist integrated in Southeast Sulawesi Province. Obtain a management model for managing tourist destinations in order to achieve tourism development that can increase PAD and the community's economy. Obtain strategies and concepts for integrated tourism development in Southeast Sulawesi Province. This research uses quantitative descriptive analysis, inferential statistical analysis with the SEM-PLS model and SWOT analysis. This research is expected to be able to show that the development of the tourism sector can increase PAD acquisition and community economic progress Southeast Sulawesi Province area . The research results show that: Optimizing development area tourist integration in Sulawesi Province can be done by: (a) developing the number and quality of facilities and infrastructure; (b) Development of arrangements for diversification of tourist destinations; and (c) data and information development. Integrated tourism development in Southeast Sulawesi requires collaboration between the government, local communities and tourism industry players to achieve sustainable and inclusive goals. The strategy and concept of integrated tourism development in Southeast Sulawesi Province in Southeast Sulawesi is a stabilization strategy (WO), namely taking advantage of opportunities related to the existence of tourist destinations that are very attractive and have the potential to be developed in several regions as well as correcting weaknesses in tourism management which so far have not been integrated and integrated regarding the development of tourist facilities and infrastructure, institutional tourist attractions and promotional activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sustainable tourism is the idea of managing the negative impacts or potential for serious harm to the economic, environmental, or social elements of a destination, and thus reaching the goals of sustainable development. This research benchmarks the sustainability of 111 tourist destinations throughout the world, using an advanced integration of a two-stage network DEA under the meta-frontier concept, directional distance function, and network-based ranking methods. The empirical outcomes of these analyses clarify that the sources of sustainable inefficiencies are the self-production process and the technology gap among the tourism regions, rather than the capacity of utilizing the input resources or maintaining the production outcomes. The network-based ranking emphasizes the sufficiency and deficiency of each place, and provides a map of reference among destinations. Based on these, the article reports some managerial suggestions, theoretical implications, and future research directions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tourism seasonality as a tourist demand concentration in specific seasons is still a big challenge for Mediterranean islands' tourism policies. Overtourism occurs during high tourist seasons, and undertourism occurs during low tourist seasons, creating undesirable economic, social, and environmental effects on sustainability. However, the imbalance of tourism demand, specifically in fragile territories such as islands, needs specific policies based on scientific evidence. This article examines tourism seasonality dynamics in the Mediterranean islands, thoroughly analysing tourist overnights on island destinations. The adopted methodology uses a set of statistical indicators, such as peak factor intensity, calculated in a time series analysis from 2008 to 2018. The results of this article allow us to understand the importance for the Mediterranean islands to plan a resilient, sustainable, and harmonious tourism policy, using strategies to contain seasonal peaks and creating new tourist demand in the low season months. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The problem addressed in this study is the profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism economies of Kosovo (KOS) and Albania (AL), which led to economic–financial stagnation and price increases. The aim was to analyze the financial frontier challenges facing the tourism industry during COVID-19 and beyond and propose effective strategies for shaping a sustainable future for countries within Europe with great potential for tourism development in the current decade. The survey was conducted in 102 locations, including cities, municipalities, regions, villages, and neighborhoods in both countries over the years 2020–2023, while data analysis was performed using a cluster analysis (K-means and hierarchical) and the multidimensional scaling method (Alscal). The results highlighted (a) the severe impact of COVID-19 on both the population and businesses in the tourism sector, which will persist beyond the pandemic, (b) the indispensable role of government intervention in alleviating the financial crisis, (c) the need for innovative approaches and accurate financial management by both the country and businesses to attract tourists, and (d) the importance of control and management for financial sustainability. This paper is of significant importance to tourism destinations as it provides insights into the severe impact of COVID-19 on both the population and businesses in the tourism economies. By highlighting the indispensable role of government intervention, the need for innovative approaches and accurate financial management, and the importance of control and management for financial sustainability, the study offers valuable guidance for tourism destinations in navigating the current crisis and attracting tourists. Furthermore, the paper emphasizes the need for future studies to explore opportunities for long-term financial resilience and growth, contributing to the development of sustainable tourism destinations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An increasing number of guests in hotels evaluate the quality by reading online reviews. A deeper analysis of the attitude and behavior of the visitors is conducted to understand the experiences of guests, considering the diverse backgrounds and needs. This study aims to analyze the selection process of family-friendly hotels by guests, using available TripAdvisor online reviews, as well as for hotel management to better understand the comments left by guests and create more organized plans and policies. A model is devised that integrates clustering and Multi-Criteria Decision-Making-VIKOR (MCDM-VIKOR) method to prioritize the attributes of hotels based on the significance within each cluster of guests. Data is collected from online reviews of guests in family-friendly hotels in Indonesia. The features used for ranking preferences are the numerical ratings assigned to four attributes on the platform. These four features included “location”, “cleanliness”, “service”, and “value”. The results showed that “cleanliness” evolved as the most critical factor in the majority of segments for selecting family-friendly hotels. To further comprehend the behavioral trends of guests and assist in decision-making, this study proposed a model capable of analyzing online reviews and ratings provided by customers.

China's tourism economy has experienced significant regional disparities. However, little attention has been paid to understanding the intricate mechanisms through which the interplay of influential factors gives rise to such disparities. Utilizing statistical data from the tourism economy of 31 provinces in mainland China, this study investigates regional tourism economic disparity through the asymmetric modeling of fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). The findings reveal that the causes of regional tourism economic disparity exhibit asymmetry; varying approaches contribute to the formation of high and low levels of tourism economy; the functioning of the most influential factors is impacted by other antecedent conditions, presenting an asymmetric non-linear effect; favorable transportation convenience is a necessary condition for a high level of tourism economy, while poor tourism attraction is a necessary condition for a low level of tourism economy. This research not only introduces a fresh perspective on regional tourism economic disparities, enabling an in-depth comprehension of the complex interactions and nonlinear functional mechanisms of influential factors, but also explores a region-based tourism development model, offering valuable practical guidance for policymakers in the tourism sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Destination residents' environmental concern (REC) is a pivotal force in promoting sustainable destination development. However, empirical evidence on how ecotourism development affects REC is scarce within the framework of tourism economics. Based on a quasi-natural experiment of China's National Ecotourism Demonstration Area (CNEDA) designation, we fill this gap using multi-source data of 282 Chinese prefecture-level cities from 2011 to 2019. The evidence indicates that CNEDA designation significantly promotes destination REC and passes the robustness tests, but this effect is short-term. The positive impact is amplified in tourism-dependent cities. The impact of ecotourism development on REC is structurally different, favouring promote residents' ecological values and environmental cognitions over environmental behavioural intention. Relevant policy implications are also provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Issues with social and ecological sustainability in tourism should be seen as the result of widespread neoliberal policy making. This has led to tourism strategies that focus largely on growth of visitor numbers and spending. This paper investigates the transition to alternative strategies based on degrowth and regeneration, applying doughnut economics to urban tourism development. Action-oriented workshops were used as a research method. The workshops were offered to Destination Marketing Organisations (DMOs) and municipalities of seven cities in the Netherlands. Drawing from this method, this paper aims to investigate how and to what extent the doughnut economics model can be applied to an urban tourism context in order to facilitate a sustainability transition and what barriers are encountered in doing so. It also sheds light on the role academia can have in instigating change in practice. The results show that the doughnut model can be used in an urban tourism context to help DMOs and municipalities rethink their current strategies and replace them with more sustainable ones. However, even though the workshops made the majority of participating stakeholders question growth-based tourism strategies, neoliberal thinking often (unconsciously) prevails. The biggest barrier was found in the cultural dimension, underlining the argument that a sustainability transition in tourism can only happen if the mindset of the individual people in the tourism system changes (Grin et al., 2010; Loorbach et al., 2017). Future research could benefit from innovative research methods, for example by incorporating design thinking, to further facilitate such a transition in tourism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research aims to examine the implementation of the Collaborative Governance Model in paying attention to social wisdom and the development of the Kemirahan Tourism Village, Banyuwangi Regency so that it becomes a sustainable tourist destination. This study uses a case study approach by conducting interviews and FGDs with 50 respondents regarding the five components of the Collaborative Governance Model, which include (1) Starting conditions, (2) Facilitative Leadership, (3) Institutional design, (4) Collaborative Process, and (5) Outcomes. The results showed that the starting condition component of knowledge and the level of community collaboration related to Geopark development, especially in Kemiren Village Tourism, was still low but showed an increase due to the intensity of tourist visits and activities in Kemiren Village Tourism. The facilitative leadership component shows that relevant stakeholders have collaborated and coordinated in developing the Kemiren Tourism Village. The Institutional Design component shows that the Village Government has formulated two regulations related to traditional institutions and cultural preservation and has opened opportunities for cooperation with other vital stakeholders. The Collaborative Process component shows that stakeholders are interrelated, and the Village Government has carried out various socialization activities, and open discussion also supports collaboration between stakeholders internally in the village and with external stakeholders. The outcome component shows that it is essential to formulate tourism development that can have a more optimal economic impact on the community; besides that, the Kemiren Village Tourism development can be an essential step in preserving nature and culture, especially in the Ijen Crater Geopark Cultural Site area. So based on the five components of the Collaborative Governance Model for Kemiren Village, the Ijen Crater Geopark Cultural Site, Banyuwangi Regency shows strong values but still requires some development and optimization to move towards sustainability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Inter-firm coordination agreements through a destination card (DC) are a widespread profit-increasing strategy in tourism destinations. Literature on tourism economics argues that this type of coordination increases social efficiency. However, industrial organization studies consider heterogeneous consumers and warn that a DC-type agreement can be welfare impairing. Conflicting views have become an issue for tourism destinations, as collusion is in the crosshairs of antitrust regulators. This paper aims to clarify these contradictory results by developing a duopoly model with heterogeneous tourists. A sensible demand structure is assumed which, unlike previous literature, includes loyal demand segments. A policy prescription is obtained, namely, a DC alliance is welfare enhancing if DC price is equal to or lower than the cost of joint consumption under no coordination. However, a greater total surplus in markets may be accompanied by a reduction in consumer welfare, which differs from the conventional view in tourism economics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have had significant negative impacts on the recovery of the tourism industry. The pandemic caused a global decrease in GDP and led to disruptions in supply chains and high unemployment, particularly in the tourism sector. Countries heavily reliant on tourism, such as France, Italy, and Spain, experienced substantial GDP losses. The pandemic also highlighted the importance of sectoral diversity in mitigating economic downturns. However, despite some recovery in the world economy, tourism has been slow to rebound, with rising prices, transportation costs, and weak consumer confidence hindering demand. Additionally, labor shortages and disruptions in the global supply chain further impact international tourism numbers. The war in Ukraine has added to the challenges, contributing to geopolitical tensions and increasing inflation rates. These factors, along with uncertainties in monetary policy, China's economic decline, fragmentation of the world economy, new variants of the COVID-19 virus, and global distribution problems of vaccines, pose risks to the recovery of the tourism industry. Measures to address these challenges include redistributing net tax income, balancing increased costs with transfer payments, offering interest-free loans or subsidies, and integrating tourism into national disaster management plans. [Extracted from the article]

The article "Beyond boundaries: Navigating smart economy through the lens of tourism" explores the impact of technology on the tourism industry and its potential for economic development. It discusses the integration of information technology in tourism experiences and the economic benefits it brings. The article also addresses challenges and ethical considerations, emphasizing the need for responsible innovation and collaborative governance. The editorial explores the transformative role of technology in tourism, highlighting the need for ethical considerations and responsible innovation. It also emphasizes the importance of collaborative governance and resilience in navigating future challenges. The document is a collection of academic articles and journals covering various topics related to sustainable tourism, smart infrastructure development, social media communication, digital technologies, and economic growth. It provides a valuable resource for library patrons conducting research on these specific topics. [Extracted from the article]

Staycation became an alternative tourism form in the history after the global financial crisis in 2008/2009. Given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the possible economic downturn after the pandemic, staycation becomes important to individual wellbeing and the tourism industry's sustainable development in the post-COVID era. In this study, we applied protection motivation theory and stimulus-organism-response (SOR) framework to develop and empirically test a theoretical model examining the relationships between protection motivation/travel anxiety and staycation intention in the COVID-19 context. A cross-country survey design was applied to collect data from Australia and China. PLS-SEM analyses revealed that perceived pandemic severity, pandemic response efficacy, and pandemic self-efficacy significantly predicted protection motivation across the two country samples; perceived pandemic severity and perceived pandemic susceptibility positively contributed to travel anxiety. For Australian respondents, travel anxiety predicted staycation intention, whilst for Chinese respondents, protection motivation predicted staycation intention. Post-hoc moderation analysis identified that collectivism (individualism), as a cultural value orientation, moderated the effect of travel anxiety on staycation intention among Australian respondents. This study contributes to the understanding of staycation intention from a protection motivation perspective and enriches the emerging literature on staycation in the field of tourism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Carbon peak and carbon neutrality (dual-carbon) are important targets for the international response to climate change. The Silk Road Economic Belt is a strategic resource region and is important for future ecological environment and tourism development. Based on the "dual-carbon" targets, the Single index quantification, Multiple index synthesis, and Poly-criteria integration evaluation model were used in this study to measure the coordinated development index of the ecological environment, public service, and tourism economy along the Silk Road Economic Belt and to analyze its spatial and temporal evolution. Further, it explores the dynamic evolution and development trend of the three systems using the Kernel Density and Grey Markov Prediction Model. The results show that the coordinated development index along this region needs to be improved during the study period. Furthermore, the coordinated development index of the Southwest region is relatively higher than that of the Northwest region. From the development trend of the three systems, all of them develop in a stable manner; however, the tourism economy system is easily affected by external disturbances. The coordinated development index of the three systems changes dynamically and tends to be in a good state of coordination. There is a certain spatial and temporal heterogeneity. The gravity center of the coordinated development index has been in the Southwest region. During the forecast period, the coordinated development index along this region will improve significantly, while insufficient and unbalanced development will continue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Prospect theory has been an essential theoretical foundation for behavioral economics, as recognized with the Nobel Prize in economic sciences in 2002. The growing interest in behavioral economics among tourism researchers necessitates a systematic assessment of prospect theory and its application in tourism research to critically examine the current status of tourism decision-making studies. This study therefore clarifies the theoretical background of prospect theory and analyzes 93 published studies to examine how prospect theory has performed in explaining tourism decision-making. The study also evaluates the application of prospect theory in tourism research and provides future research directions with respect to under-researched dimensions, reference points, dynamic decision-making processes, and the logical continuity and systemization of prospect theory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: Recently, there has been a significant increase in interest in the concept of wellbeing tourism. This is true both among tourism entrepreneurs looking for inspiration to best meet the needs of their customers and among tourists who, when travelling, want to satisfy the needs of their body, mind and soul, and ensure the environmental, economic, and social sustainability of the destination visited. The aim of the study is to present target groups of wellbeing tourism, the so-called wellbeing tourists, and to describe good practices in the form of amenities and inspiration for tourism facility owners. Design/methodology: The character of the objective required the Authors to conduct a literature study, as well as to use appropriate research methods. Within the framework of the considerations carried out, it was decided to use a questionnaire survey and individual in-depth interviews (IDI) as research methodology. Results: The survey of 261 respondents revealed that Polish tourists can be grouped into three segments: Peace of Minds, Curious Explorers, and Sustainable Idealists. Although the majority of travellers are looking for relaxation and regeneration during their holidays, the goals of active sightseeing and gaining new experiences are also important. Preferences for accommodation vary, but agri-tourism and eco-friendly hotels are increasingly popular. In terms of sustainability, although almost half of the respondents do not pay attention to environmental issues, the results suggest significant future changes. Constraints: Tourism experiences can improve the wellbeing of residents and tourists, and wellbeing in turn can be a creative opportunity for innovation in destinations. The research, as presented in the article, focused mainly on tourists, with a noticeable lack of research on positive psychology variables targeting local communities and tourism workers. Practical implications: The characteristics of wellbeing tourists and the described good practices in serving them (description of possible facilities and inspiration for entrepreneurs) can help the tourism industry (accommodation, food, products & services) to prepare an appropriate offer, profiled for this type of customer. Originality/value: There are a number of studies on sustainable and slow tourism in both domestic and foreign language literature. A growing number of studies also deal with wellbeing tourism. Few authors, however, make the effort to combine the theoretical framework with a practical element, trying to communicate good practices of the tourism industry, based on an in-depth analysis of the target groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Tourism is not only the largest sector in the world economy, but also one of the fastest growing emerging industries in the world. Unlike other economic sectors that transport products to consumers, tourism enables people to migrate to places where tourism resources are concentrated. These resources are consumed somewhere. With the development of social economy, tourism has increasingly shown its important position in the national economy. After years of development, Kazakhstan's tourism industry has made significant contributions to the national economic development. At the same time, the industry has also accumulated many problems and contradictions in the long-term development process. From a macro level, the development situation of Kazakhstan's tourism industry is good, with total tourism revenue and tourist numbers rising rapidly. From a micro level, tourism enterprises are small in scale, have poor operations, and have low overall competitiveness. From the industrial level analysis, the main problems and contradictions of Kazakhstan's tourism industry are related to its market structure characteristics. Structural issues are core issues in the development of tourism in Kazakhstan. Using structural ideas and methods to study the tourism industry in Kazakhstan can guide the sustainable development of the tourism industry and provide a basis for decision-making by the government. Based on the literature review of the tourism market structure, the authors analyze the optimization path based on the Kazakhstan tourism market structure and effectively promotes the tourism industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The tourism sector significantly impacts global environmental change and resource management. The social and economic aspects of tourism are also worthy of examination from the political ecology perspective. In this context, there is a growing need for academic studies examining tourism’s environmental, social, and economic components. This study is conducted to meet this need and provide an in-depth analysis of the works on political ecology in tourism. This research aims to assess scholarly investigations within the tourism domain employing a political ecology framework, utilizing bibliometric analysis as the methodological approach. Within this scope, publications in the literature have been quantitatively examined, and the studies’ prevalence, interactions, and developmental trends have been revealed. The WoS database identified 192 studies published between 1998 and 2023 on the subject. The analysis of leading journals, authors, countries, and keywords related to the topic indicates the following: There has been a noteworthy surge in the number of scholarly inquiries about political ecology within the scientific realm associated with tourism. In addition, the leading country on the subject is the United States. Finally, conservation and ecotourism become the main focal points of studies on political ecology. In summary, it is anticipated that this study will provide a substantial contribution to the existing literature in the domain of political ecology within the context of tourism, offering guidance for researchers in the design and execution of subsequent studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the emergence of the metaverse, countries' digital efforts to create tourism opportunities have given rise to the possibility of capitalising on digital content which, along with physical tourism experiences, can generate further income and enhance a country's reputation. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs), a unique application of blockchain technology, offer an enabling technology in several sectors, including tourism. Therefore, this study aims to explore the official tourism websites of Croatia and Slovenia and analyse current NFT applications in tourism economics. The methodology focuses explicitly on sentiment analysis, blockchain and machine learning. The paper introduces various applications currently in place, including Slovenia's "I Feel Nft" project. The research shows that the main benefits of using NFT and sentiment analysis in the tourism economy are the promotion and presentation of major tourist destinations, exhibitions, works of art, and companies' products in tokens, digital content and souvenirs. The adoption of sentiment analysis and NFTs in the tourism economy is still open to proposals for implementing public quantitative data metrics. Therefore, the scientific contribution of this research is essential in terms of operational recommendations and defining metrics for measuring the effectiveness of those methodologies and their applications in the tourism economy. On top of that, the practical contribution lies in monitoring the influx of tourists, and highlighting their increase over time and the significance of new technology in time series tourism research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Due to its immense contribution to national economies in income and employment generation, tourism has been identified as a significant tool to enhance the economic well-being of households. However, the research field of tourism and well-being remains contended in the existing literature. Therefore, the present study has been undertaken to examine the impact of tourism employment on households' economic well-being. The research was conducted among 372 employees working in travel agencies and tour operators' organisations in Haridwar and Dehradun, India. The researchers used the snowball sampling technique to locate respondents and used Google Forms to collect primary data. The research conceptual framework comprises three explanatory variables: income, benefits, and cost, and one outcome variable, namely expenditure (a measure of economic well-being). Data analysis was carried out by employing partial least squares-based structured equation modelling (PLS-SEM) with the help of the SmartPLS 4 software. Findings identified direct and positive relationships between the three exogenous variables (income, benefits, and cost) and an endogenous variable (expenditure). Overall findings suggest tourism employment as a significant contributor to households' economic well-being and highlights implications in terms of both theory and practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]