Niche Tourism and Sustainable Marketing Trends
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Tourism, Culture, and Heritage".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 July 2025 | Viewed by 1919
Special Issue Editors
2. The Applied Management Research Unit (UNIAG), 4750-810 Barcelos, Portugal
3. IPCA—Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Campus do IPCA—Lugar do Aldão, Vila Frescainha (São Martinho), 4750-810 Barcelos, Portugal
Interests: tourism innovation; sustainable tourism; sustainable marketing
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2. GOVCOPP, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Rua de S. Tiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
3. CiTUR—Centre for Tourism Research, Development and Innovation, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-641 Peniche, Portugal
4. ISLA—Instituto Superior de Gestão e Administração, 2000-241 Santarém, Portugal
Interests: marketing; tourism; sustainability; innovation; management; hospitality
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Considering the (post-)pandemic context and considering the worldwide UNWTO 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, tourism is an increasingly competitive sector. Therefore, niche tourism and sustainable marketing tourism are crucial in competitive differentiation. The main aim of the Special Issue is to bring best practices, trends, motivations, challenges, opportunities, recommendations and case studies for professionals and academics into special interest tourism and sustainable marketing perspectives.
Moreover, the subject entirely relates to the journal scope, due to the fact the themes cover the major topics and concepts addressed in the journalSustainability.
For this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Niche tourism and sustainable concerns;
- Sustainable marketing in specific tourism contexts;
- Sustainable strategic management in territories and place marketing;
- Sustainable development of segmentation and niche tourism;
- Designing sustainable and relational practices in tourism and hospitality;
- Sustainable innovation in hospitality marketing;
- Competitive differentiation and sustainability in tourism segments (e.g., food and wine tourism, virtual tourism, ecotourism, cultural trends, health tourism, pet-friendly tourism, accessible tourism, events, visiting friends and relatives, cross-border regions and others);
- Green marketing and corporate social responsibility.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Bruno Barbosa Sousa
Prof. Dr. Vasco Ribeiro Santos
Guest Editors
Dr. Bruno Barbosa Sousa
Dr. Vasco Ribeiro Santos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- green marketing
- niche tourism
- sustainable marketing
- special interest tourism
- sustainability
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