Abstract
Sustainable development of tourist destinations is based on the key principles of sustainable development in general taking into consideration the characteristics of tourism as an activity, in particular. In the event that a tourist destination has an island location, this becomes an additional factor imposing even more stringent requirements for sustainable development due to even greater vulnerability of isolated ecological systems. At the same time, the human factor becomes decisive, because the development of a tourist destination depends on how the providers of tourism services comply with the principles of sustainable development. The purpose of our study is to identify the willingness to follow the principles of sustainable development of a tourist destinations among entrepreneurs providing tourism services, using innovative methods of problem-solving learning. During the study, the following methods were used: bibliographic, analytical, in-depth survey method, etc. The methodology implemented for this study was qualitative survey where students reflected on their learning processes. The results show the importance of university students cooperating with actors within tourist destination on both theoretical and practical issues of sustainability to develop the destination. This cooperation enables the most important learning outcomes for both parties on sustainability. Heterogeneity of the group, and methodology of Design Thinking increases the creativity in problem solving.
Highlights
The issues of sustainable development of tourist destinations within the island territories are the subject of many studies
The purpose of our study is to identify the willingness to follow the principles of sustainable development of a tourist destination among entrepreneurs providing tourism services, using innovative methods of problem-solve learning
Design Thinking (DT) as a problem-solving tool in this study provided freedom for the students to go back and forth in the process whenever a new piece of knowledge was acquired, which put the focus on experimentation and creativity by helping the users frame, explore and re-frame problems to derive design solutions, instead of having a systematic process [31] to find a solution to the problem originally presented
Summary
The issues of sustainable development of tourist destinations within the island territories are the subject of many studies. The fragility and environmental, social and economic vulnerability inherent in these areas make it increasingly important to integrate multiple aspects of sustainability into decision-making processes related to the definition of plans and programs for investment in the tourism sector [1]. A small number of works tell about their historical and cultural heritage [10]
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