Cultural and Creative Tourism Developments: Past, Present and Future

Dear Colleagues,

Tourism is a people-based activity. For the last decade, algorithms and behavior previsonality have been the reference for the latest research findings, based on the use of information and communication technologies in tourism. Human-based knowledge is being challenged by technological progress, and algorithms are guessing our next steps and behaviours. Nevertheless, research associated with practice and experimentation is very important in these domains and to the creative tourism dynamics. Breaking barriers among local communities, tourists, and entrepreneurs will enable a better understanding of the impact and sustainability of these new offers.

A better dissemination of the meaning of creative tourism will help to create new supporters of creative tourism as means toward sustainable tourism development. A “state-of-the-art” approach is now going through new iterations, including the use of new technologies to create a more immersive creative tourism experience.

Characterizing and mapping tangible and intangible resources linked with creative tourism development is another way to help target new tourists and improve the overall quality of the experience. However, creating an emotional attachment to places is achieved mainly through co-creation processes, when the community is an active participant in the experience.

Creativity drivers must be better understood, and creative territories need to be studied to identify the components necessary to enable creative ecosystems. The main theme for this Special Issue is ”Cultural and Creative Tourism Sustainability: Concept Evolution, from the Idea to the Practice”.

Featuring extensive coverage on relevant areas about cultural and creative tourism, and we also would like to integrate new interfaces and incorporate new forms of technology in current research on new trends in creative tourism.

Prof. Dr. Alexandra Rodrigues Gonçalves
Guest Editor

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