Tourism megatrends

Bibliographic Data

ID11410232
AuthorsRoger Buckley (0000-0003-0442-5818, Griffith University, corresponding author), Ralf Buckley, Ulrike Gretzel (0000-0001-8416-1829, The University of Queensland), Daniel Scott (0000-0003-0999-0963, University of Waterloo), David Weaver (0000-0003-3041-5373), David B Weaver (0000-0003-1121-0030, Griffith University), Becken (0000-0002-3348-2750, Griffith University), Susanne Becken
Year2015
Volume40
Issue1
Pages59-70
Publication date2015-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTourism Recreation Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0250-8281 • E-ISSN: 2320-0308
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02508281.2015.1005942
OpenAlexW4233639193
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited49

Tourism is affected by social, political, economic, technological and environmental changes at all scales. Population growth, redistribution of wealth, geopolitical changes and conflicts, rising fuel costs, climate change and its consequences, new technologies and work patterns, and all forms of social fashion influence who wants to travel where, for how long, to do what, and at what prices. Here, we examine six large-scale exogenous trends for the global tourism sector over the next 30 years: (1) The social, economic and environmental consequences of gradual warming and of extreme weather events associated with climate change; (2) The effects of higher fuel costs and social concerns on mass long-haul travel; (3) The role of new technologies, including social media, in marketing, managing, experiencing and monitoring tourism; (4) Economic growth and social change in the highly populous and newly wealthy BRICS nations, especially India and China; (5) The consequences of armed conflict and geopolitical negotiation for tourism, and the use of tourism as a tool for geopolitical interests; (6) The increasing linkages, and also conflicts, between tourism and conservation in many countries. Improved understanding of these megatrends, and the interactions between them, are priorities for future tourism research

Business · Climate change · Development economics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Geopolitics · Political science · Politics · Population · Redistribution (election · Sociology · Tourism · Tourism geography · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies · Global Energy and Sustainability Research

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