Tourist Behaviour in the New Normal, Volume II

This book takes a deep dive into touristbehaviour and sustainable tourism development, particularly within the post-pandemiccontext. Coupled with the pressure of the pandemic, the Ukraine-Russia crisis, socialtransitions, geo-political and climate change issues, the tourism industry hasseen drastic changes in travel behaviour. In addition, the industryis experiencing more complexity than ever, given new tourism experiences, nichemarkets, and technology-enabled services that have emerged in past decades. Paradoxically, this has opened the doors tomore sustainable forms of consumption. In this two-volume work, contributors explorethe question of whether changes in tourist behaviour have an impact onsustainable tourism development and if so, what are the implications. As such,chapters document issues, trends and challenges faced by tourists in developingresiliency towards the new normal. It provides readers with essentialtheoretical and empirical knowledge on tourist behaviour in the new normal aswell as its implications for sustainable tourism development.Volume I focuses on the ways in which thetourism industry can and has become more resilient and covers topics such as theexperience economy, sports tourism, and gen Y. In Volume II, chapters exploresustainable development with topics such as environmental and economicsustainability, as well as governance and ethics covered. Taken together, thesecollections propose solutions in nine thematic areas that are relevant to theUN Sustainable Development Goals.