With growth comes accountability

Could a leisure activity turn into a driver for sustainable growth

Bibliographic Data

ID19554121
AuthorsValeria Croce (0000-0001-9601-3145, MODUL University Vienna, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume4
Issue3
Pages218-232
Publication date2018-11-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Tourism Futures (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2055-5911 • E-ISSN: 2055-592X
PublisherEmerald (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1108/jtf-04-2018-0020
OpenAlexW2895752125
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited28

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to retrace the past development of the global tourism sector to identify past drivers of growth and try to understand which factors will shape the sector development in the long term. The paper also intends to initiate a discussion on critical areas the global sector needs to address if it wants to establish as a model for sustainable and inclusive growth. Design/methodology/approach This paper analyses the political, economic, socio-cultural and technological factors that influenced tourism growth. Findings The global tourism sector has experienced continuous expansion and diversification to become one of the largest and fastest-growing economic sectors in the world. With increased recognition of tourism contribution to economic growth and development, more opportunities will arise for tourism to take centre stage in the political and economic agendas worldwide. Such opportunities can be successfully realised only once the global tourism sector eventually engages to mitigate negative impacts. Research limitations/implications The paper is based on an extensive review of published literature; hence, it reflects the view major organisations dealing with tourism have on the future development of this sector. The factors included in this analysis have been prioritised based on the sector knowledge of the authors and may not be reflect other viewpoints. Practical implications Tourism could establish itself as a model that puts aspects such as the conservation, preservation and protection of the cultural and natural heritage at the heart of economic development. For global tourism to become a driver of socio-economic change, stronger guidance is needed to set priorities that would lead the sector to mitigate its negative impacts. The paper critically discusses some of those aspects that could become policy priorities for the next decades. Originality/value The main value of this piece of research is the extended, cross-disciplinary literature of the factors that conducted to the rapid and healthy growth of the tourism sector worldwide

Accountability · Business · Cultural heritage · Development economics · Economic growth · Economic sector · Economic system · Economics · Economy · Green growth · Political science · Politics · Sustainable development · Sustainable tourism · Tourism · Tourism geography · Viewpoints · Cruise Tourism Development and Management · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development · Marketing

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