Tourism, Culture, and Heritage
A section of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Section Information
Tourism is widely recognized as one of the most progressive industries that helps to guide global sustainable development. In particular, the UNESCO World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Program have led the way to protect and manage many of the world’s cultural, environmental, and heritage destinations for future generations of travelers. As tourism numbers grow, it contributes to an area’s social development, economic value, inclusive development, and environmental sustainability. International mobility is the catalyst for increased tourism destination accessibility and sustainable management. Culture, environment, and heritage are considered to be the most salient factors that successfully attract tourists to destinations. In this sense, achieving respectful and sustainable tourism is the key to developing and promoting tourism to global destinations. The Tourism, Culture, and Heritage Section seeks multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary contributions that offer unique insights into how tourism destination development and management efforts interphase with local communities and how visitors attracted to global destinations view sustainable tourism destination experiences.
The section topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Sustainable tourism destination planning;
- Cultural tourism;
- Heritage tourism;
- Heritage protection;
- Urban tourism;
- Tourism and climate change;
- Destination innovation for visitor management;
- Ecotourism;
- Sustainable hospitality management;
- Cultural creativity;
- Regenaration;
- Visitor perceptions.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Sustainability Perspectives: Theories and Practice for Greening Tourism (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Digital Heritage as Sustainable Resource for Culture and Tourism (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Security, Tourism and Sustainability (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- The Faro Convention, Heritage Communities and Sustainable Development: Towards Collaborative Approaches for Cultural Heritage Management and Enhancement (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Overtourism Impact on the Environment: Searching for a More Environmentally Sustainable Industry (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Sustainable Tourism Planning and Management (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Service Robots in Post-COVID Era (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Tourism Impacts on Sustainable Destination Development (Deadline: 23 December 2023)
- Durability Assessment of Stone-Built Heritage (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Ghost Town: Abandonment versus Regeneration in the Frame of Human and Territorial Resilience (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- New Technologies for Sustainable Cultural Heritage Tourism (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- The Innovation of Destination and Tourism's Challenge (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Gastronomic Tourism and Its Relation to Sustainability in Tourism Management (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Sustainability in Tourism Activities and the Low-Density and Peripheral Territories (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Organizational Sustainability in the Restaurant and Hospitality Industry (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Exploring the Potential of Tourism to Enhance Sustainable Competitiveness and Development (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Resilience in Tourism (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Managing Place Branding in a Digital World: Theory, Practices and New Perspectives for a Sustainable Tourism (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Sustainable Development of Hotels and Tourism (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- Sense of Place, Place Attachment and Sustainability in Culture, Tourism, Hospitality and Events (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- Sustainable Travel Development (Deadline: 30 January 2024)
- Sustainable Conservation of Urban and Cultural Heritage (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Impacts of COVID-19 on Tourism (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- New Technologies and Pathways to Sustainable Conservation of Cultural Heritage (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Cultural Heritage and Language Maintenance: Sustainable Regional Development (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Tourism and Sustainable Development Goals (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Agritourism and Sustainability: Improving Resilience and Antifragility of Rural Areas (Deadline: 1 February 2024)
- Sustainable Development of Ecotourism (Deadline: 14 February 2024)
- The Impact of Sustainable Tourism on Regional Development (Deadline: 17 February 2024)
- The Impact of AI on Sustainable Development of Smart Tourism and Destination Marketing (Deadline: 26 February 2024)
- Sustainability and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) in Hospitality and Tourism Sector (Deadline: 28 February 2024)
- Developing Sustainable Tourism Destinations in Times of Transition: Economic and Social Resilience in Destination Communities and the New Role of DDMMOs (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Tourism in Times of Crisis—Is There a Sustainable Future? (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Sustainable Tourism and Use of Natural Resources—Contemporary Practices and Management Challenges (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- New Sustainable Advances in Cultural Heritage Conservation and Archaeometry (Deadline: 1 March 2024)
- Service Marketing and Management for Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism in a New Era (Deadline: 4 March 2024)
- Sustainable Cultural Heritage Conservation: Green Nuclear Physics for Non-invasive Approach to the Conservation and Preservation of Cultural Heritage Artifacts (Deadline: 7 March 2024)
- Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality: Destination Decision Making and Digitization (Deadline: 15 March 2024)
- Translating the Concept of Sustainability into Tourism Practice – Destination Perspectives (Deadline: 15 March 2024)
- Tourism Industry Recovery after COVID-19 (Deadline: 19 March 2024)
- Application of Advanced Technology in Cultural Heritage Preservation (Deadline: 23 March 2024)
- GeoHeritage and Geodiversity in the Natural Heritage: Geoparks (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Tourism Sustainability on Islands and the 2030 UN Goals (Deadline: 9 April 2024)
- Geoheritage and Sustainable Development of Geotourism (Deadline: 15 April 2024)
- Smart Technologies and Sustainable Development in Hospitality and Tourism (Deadline: 28 April 2024)
- Enhancing Sustainable Rural Development through Tourism Strategies (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Heritage, Cultural Tourism and Sustainability: Meaningful Travel for a Green Planet (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Resident Well-Being and Sustainable Tourism Development (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Sustainable Development in Different Fields of Tourism (Deadline: 6 May 2024)
- Meeting the Challenges and New Opportunities: Sustainable Development of Tourism and Hospitality Industry Following the COVID-19 Pandemic (Deadline: 20 May 2024)
- After the Epidemic Is Eliminated: Tourism Intention and Behavior and Sustainable Development Strategy of Regional Tourism (Deadline: 27 May 2024)
- Preserving Earth's Legacy: Exploring Geoheritage and Sustainable Practices for a Resilient Future (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Architecture, Urban Space and Heritage in the Digital Age (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Research Methodologies for Sustainable Tourism (Deadline: 19 June 2024)
- Tourism's Resilience in the Context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Towards Sustainable Tourism Management: Well-Being and Happiness for Memorable Tourism Experiences (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Progress in Sustainable Smart Tourism: Planning, Developing, Management and Sustainability (Deadline: 12 July 2024)
- Sustainable Development of the Tourism Economy (Deadline: 18 July 2024)
- Green Tourism Consumption and Sustainable Development (Deadline: 18 July 2024)
- The Application of Heritage Building Information Modelling in Sustainable Heritage Protection (Deadline: 26 July 2024)
- Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Tourism (Deadline: 9 August 2024)
- Green Consumer Behavior and Green Brands in the Tourism/Hospitality Industry (Deadline: 10 August 2024)
- Sustainable Tourism Development: Exploring Social and Economic Implications (Deadline: 12 August 2024)
- Infrastructure and Tourism: A Social Sustainability Perspective (Deadline: 2 September 2024)
- Geoheritage and Cultural Landscape for Sustainable Tourism (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- New Trends in Sustainable Tourism—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Moving beyond Sustainable Tourism Rediscovery through Regenerative Travel (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
