Translating the Concept of Sustainability into Tourism Practice—Destination Perspectives: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Tourism, Culture, and Heritage".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 April 2026 | Viewed by 2085
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sustainability in tourism; tourism management; visitor management; nature-based tourism; destination management
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Interests: destination management; nature-based tourism
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
To date, tourism research has only addressed isolated aspects and perspectives of sustainability implementation in tourism in general and in tourist destinations in particular. Although there exist discussions of conceptual, often macro-level aspects of sustainability implementation, little attention has been paid to how the concept can and should be operationalized in destination management and planning processes.
The urgent need to successfully translate sustainability efforts and insights into tourism practice is continuously growing. This Special Issue seeks to facilitate the operationalization of the concept by showcasing empirical research and case studies that demonstrate successful implementation and operationalization of sustainability. We encourage contributions that deal with sustainability implementation in tourism practice in the broadest sense to provide both conceptual and practical insights that can have long-term positive impacts on the promotion of sustainability in destination management.
For this Special Issue, we welcome original research articles and case studies which focus on implementing and translating sustainability into tourism practice. We particularly encourage practical work with innovative implications for tourism destinations and the tourism industry. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Policy, strategy, and governance perspectives; procedural challenges; stakeholders and relationality; evaluation.
- The implementation of sustainability in the range of tourism and hospitality businesses, such as accommodation, transport, and attractions.
- Community perspectives, including urban, rural, peripheral, and other destination contexts.
- The implementation of sustainability in niche tourism areas, such as golf tourism, wine tourism, etc.
- Conceptual challenges in the operationalization of sustainability.
We look forward to receiving your manuscripts.
Dr. Julia N. Albrecht
Dr. Marco Haid
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- tourism
- sustainability
- sustainability implementation
- tourism destination
- destination governance
- tourism policy
- destination management
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