Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality: Destination Decision Making and Digitization

Dear Colleagues,

Destination choices and a digital transformation appear to be the new features that have emerged in response to the challenges and opportunities of the increasingly complex travel and hospitality market in the wake of climate change and new coronavirus outbreaks. These features are changing the industry’s supply and demand interactions and greatly impacting the travel experience for tourists. In addition, technological innovations and the increased data generated every day have boosted the importance of competition in the travel and hospitality industry. The ultimate goal, therefore, is to increase the effectiveness and income of tourism stakeholders and local communities, thereby improving the sustainability of the tourism and hospitality industry.

To embrace the changes in the travel environment after climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism and hospitality industry must consider several issues. For example, the impact of digitalized travel information on destination choices, the relationship between the tourists’ destination and hospitality choices and sustainability, tourist experience and creative tourism, digital transformation and education in tourism and hospitality, big data collection and data mining, and the theories and practices of post-COVID-19 tourism. Therefore, this Special Issue aims to contribute to the sustainable development of tourism and hospitality post-climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of destination decision-making and digital transformation.

This Special Issue welcomes original research articles. Articles on, but not limited to, the following topics fall within the scope of this Special Issue:

• Sustainable Tourism;
• Tourist Experience;
• Creative Destinations;
• Tourism and Hospitality Education;
• Hospitality Experience;
• Digital Hospitality;
• Digital Transformation;
• Post-COVID-19 tourism;
• Climate Change;
• Overtourism;
• E-Tourism;
• Smart Technologies;
• Big Data and Data Mining;
• Destination Choices.

We look forward to your contributions to this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Chung-Hsien Lin
Dr. Wei-Ching Wang
Guest Editors

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