Urban Tourism and Hospitality Management: New Insights and Sustainable Approaches

Dear Colleagues,

Urban tourism is a complex and constantly changing phenomenon that reflects the interrelationships between the economic, social, cultural and spatial dynamics of contemporary cities. In the context of increasing globalization, mobility and digitization, cities are simultaneously becoming tourist destinations, spaces for consumption and settings for innovation in hospitality. This Special Issue of Urban Science aims to explore, from an academic and multidisciplinary perspective, the multiple dimensions of urban tourism and hotel management, as well as their implications for urban planning, sustainability and governance.

The issue proposes a broad approach that addresses the processes of configuration and reconfiguration of tourism in urban environments, considering both its opportunities for local development and its tensions in terms of environmental sustainability, social cohesion and territorial balance. Contributions that examine, among other aspects, public policies and governance strategies for urban tourism; the integration of technological innovation into the tourist experience; the transformation of urban space and the identity of places; the challenges of sustainable hotel management and the impacts of tourism on the socioeconomic structure of cities are invited.

The overall purpose is to promote rigorous academic debate that advances critical understanding of the role of tourism and hospitality in the evolution of contemporary cities, fostering integrative approaches that articulate theory, empirical evidence and professional practice in the search for more sustainable, inclusive and resilient urban models.

Dr. Julio Vena-Oya
Dr. Jesús Barreal
Dr. Eva María Murgado-Armenteros
Guest Editors

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• urban tourism development
• urban sustainability
• urban tourism strategies
• technological innovation in urban tourism
• urban hotel management
• impact of tourism on cities