Concept Of Sustainable Tourism Research Articles

Promoting sustainable tourism by recommending sequences of attractions with deep reinforcement learning

AbstractDeveloping Recommender Systems (RSs) is particularly interesting in the tourist domain, where one or more attractions have to be suggested to users based on preferences, contextual dimensions, and several other constraints. RSs usually rely on the availability of a vast amount of historical information about users’ past activities. However, this is not usually the case in the tourist domain, where acquiring complete and accurate information about the user’s behavior is complex, and providing personalized suggestions is frequently practically impossible. Moreover, even though most available Touristic RSs (T-RSs) are user-focused, the touristic domain also requires the development of systems that can promote a more sustainable form of tourism. The concept of sustainable tourism covers many aspects, from economic, social, and environmental issues to the attention to improving tourists’ experience and the needs of host communities. In this regard, one of the most important aspects is the prevention of overcrowded situations in attractions or locations (over-tourism). For this reason, this paper proposes a different kind of T-RS, which focuses more on the tourists’ impact on the destinations, trying to improve their experiences by offering better visit conditions. Moreover, instead of suggesting the next Point of Interest (PoI) to visit in a given situation, it provides a suggestion about a complete sequence of PoIs (tourist itinerary) that covers an entire day or vacation period. The proposed technique is based on the application of Deep Reinforcement Learning, where the tourist’s reward depends on the specific spatial and temporal context in which the itinerary has to be performed. The solution has been evaluated with a real-world dataset regarding the visits conducted by tourists in Verona (Italy) from 2014 to 2023 and compared with three baselines.

The Role of Local Champion in Achieving an Integrated Rural Tourism: A Case Study of Alamendah Tourism Village, West Java

Integrated rural tourism can provide welfare to the community and materialize the concept of sustainable tourism. The development carried out to achieve this requires synergy between the internal and external stakeholders. This study analyzes the role of local champions in achieving integrated rural tourism. This research uses a qualitative approach with a case study method to explore cases or phenomena that are interrelated to determine their uniqueness. The tourist village explored is Alamendah which has an ADWI (Anugerah Desa Wisata Indonesia) award 2021 from the government, the selection of this tourist village can be a guide for other tourist villages with a desire to grow. According to the findings of this study, the role of the chairman of the village, who is responsible for managing tourism in the village and acts as a local champion in establishing integrated rural tourism, is essential. Tourist villages also require leaders from their communities who can be trusted and influential in uniting their goals and mission.

Sustainable Tourism Practices in the Post-Covid Era: Lessons from Southern Africa

For several decades, the southern African region, with its diverse natural and cultural attractions, has been an uninterrupted prime destination for sustainable tourism. However, the devastating Covid-19 pandemic presented severe challenges to the global tourism industry, crippling several businesses. The effect was more pronounced especially in the global south, including southern Africa which is confronted by a multitude of challenges. Meanwhile, this crisis presented opportunities for the adoption of sustainable tourism practices in the post-Covid era. This paper provides insights into sustainable tourism practices in the post-Covid era, drawing lessons on how the southern African region survived the crisis. The paper discusses the concept of sustainable tourism and its importance in the post- Covid era. Furthermore, it explores the impact of the pandemic on the tourism industry in southern Africa and the need for sustainable tourism practices. Sustainable tourism practices that have been adopted in the region, such as community-based tourism, eco-tourism, and responsible tourism are discussed. This paper highlights the lessons that can be learned from sustainable tourism practices in southern Africa in the post- Covid era. These lessons can be applied globally to promote sustainable tourism and ensure the resilience of the tourism industry in the face of future crises.

Voluntourism in the Context of Community-Based Tourism, and Regenerative Tourism: A Theoretical Exploration Focusing on Responsibility

The paper examines the theoretical interconnection between the concepts of voluntourism, community-based tourism, and regenerative tourism. Voluntourism, widely criticized for its implementations unethical towards local environment and community, is re-evaluated in the light of community-based and regenerative tourism principles including unequal power dynamics and questionable long-term benefits to host communities. This paper claims that re-imagining voluntourism within the framework of regenerative tourism offers a new perspective. Regenerative tourism, characterized by its commitment to restoring, revitalizing, and enhancing the wellbeing of both natural environments and local communities, can serve as a guiding principle for voluntourism programs. Community-based tourism is integral to this theoretical exploration, as it emphasizes local participation, cultural and natural preservation, and economic empowerment. When voluntourism aligns with community-based tourism principles, it shifts its focus from short-term, self-serving actions to responsible community-driven initiatives. By channelling the motivation and resources of volunteers towards community-led regenerative initiatives, voluntourism can contribute to positive, lasting impacts. Ethical reflection is done within the actors only. This paper is theoretical; however, its purpose is in the pragmatism of tourism concept development. It concludes to enhance the understanding of voluntourism's potential to transition from a problematic form of tourism to an ethical and responsible force for change. By reconciling voluntourism with the principles of regenerative tourism and community-based tourism, this paper aims to provide a theoretical foundation for the development of more responsible and sustainable tourism practices. In doing so, it strives to contribute to the theoretical knowledge surrounding alternative and socially sustainable tourism concepts.

Tourism And the Issue of Sustainability in Morocco: The Case of The Seaside Resort Taghazout

Tourism has long been a crucial activity for the Moroccan economy, making a significant contribution to the country's GDP. As a result, this sector ranks high among the State's priorities, and it receives paramount importance in terms of planning and investment. The objectives of the tourism plans differ. Mainly stemming from the directives of international financial institutions, these objectives will contribute to the boom of mass tourism, disregarding the social and environmental dimensions of "touristified" territories. It was not until the development of Vision 2020 that the concept of sustainable tourism emerged, which "sustainably values territories, populations, heritages, and spreads its beneficial effects in the most remote areas of the Kingdom" (Program Contract 2011-2020, 2010: 5). The concept of sustainable tourism is relatively recent, and the first guide "towards sustainable tourism" was published in 2006 by the UNWTO and UNEP. As for the global criteria for sustainable tourism introduced in December 2019. The aim of this study is to assess the extent to which Moroccan tourism meets the criteria for sustainable tourism in destinations. The criteria to be analyzed are applied to the resort of Taghazout, which is Morocco's foremost coastal resort in terms of development.

Sustainable Tourism from Architectural Perspective: A Literature Review

This article discusses the main concept of sustainable tourism to comprehend the terminology on definition, aspects, and main concept. Furthermore, the discussion continues how architecture plays an important part in achieving the sustainability of tourist attraction areas, and the practical ways that have been done from an architectural perspective. The discussion on the architecture subject is divided into 2 parts: the heritage buildings and new buildings, and how the architectural decision in those areas plays a part in supporting sustainable tourism. In heritage building tourism, it is important to ensure the building is in good condition physically and functional. Adaptive reuse is mainly being used to revitalize heritage buildings. In new buildings, several ways can be done to support sustainability in tourism and it's usually by designing an environmentally low negative impact building's design. If these strategies are applied in building design, it is possible to develop a tourism area that emphasizes the concept of sustainability.

Public Relations Campaign Management for Supporting Responsible and Sustainable Tourism

Local community in Thousand Islands should know how to manage public relations campaign properly for supporting responsible and sustainable tourism. This research aims to know how Jejak Seribu can involve youth community in Tidung Island in managing public relations campaign for education exploration : Jelajah Edukasi : Entrepreneur Millenials 2019. This study uses qualitative-descriptive research approach with case study. The method of data collection in this study is in-depth interviews with the head of Jejak Seribu, the head of entrepreneurship division of Jejak Seribu, and members of Jejak Seribu. The results of this study show that Jejak Seribu has implemented the stages of campaign management in conducting the Entrepreneur Millennials campaign, and the application of the concept of responsible tourism, sustainable tourism and public relations campaign proves more effective in achieving campaign objectives.This research only focused on the very specific program of "Jelajah Edukasi Jejak Seribu: Entrepreneur Millenials 2019" conducted in Tidung Island. This study has a small sample size that may not represent the population. This study is expected to provide useful insights for any community in the management of public relations campaign.

Sustainability Assessment of Tourism Destinations from the Lens of Green Digital Transformations

The rapid expansion of tourist destinations has important environmental, climate change, and socioeconomic impacts on countries. The main objectives of the paper are: to analyze sustainable tourism concepts, indicators, and frameworks of sustainability assessment in tourism; to develop a framework for sustainable tourism assessment of tourist destinations; to apply a developed framework for sustainability assessment of tourism destinations in Visegrad countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia) from the lens of green, digital transformations and boosting social-economic resilience. These are crucial policy pillars due to experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main methods and data applied: several MCDM tools were applied to rank Visegrad countries on the progress achieved in sustainable tourism development. The data on indicators of the EU Tourism Dashboard were applied. The results of the ranking indicated that the best-performing country in terms of sustainable tourism development was Poland, following Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. The main reason for this was the best results in digitalization and social-economic resilience shown by Poland and Hungary. The main policy implications for these countries are linked to the enhancement of environmental impact mitigation policies in tourism. The main contribution of this paper is a sustainability assessment of tourism destinations in Visegrad countries based on policy priorities and the newest available data by applying advanced MCDM tools.

SUSTAINABILITY AS A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN RURAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

Day by day sustainability is becoming more and more important, but as the current trends show, the role of sustainability has especially grown in rural tourism, where there are good opportunities to implement smart and energy-efficient technologies. The main purpose of the paper is to analyze what are the challenges of rural tourism, what are the trends now and what is the role of sustainability, which guarantees new opportunities and gives a competitive advantage to the regions. According to qualitative and quantitative research methods, the article highlights and studies the importance of sustainability in the context of rural tourism. The main idea of the article is to study what sustainable rural tourism means and why is it important, and it also studies the sustainable rural tourism concept itself and sustainable rural tourism experiences in Georgia and other foreign countries. To summarize, it can be said that sustainable rural tourism is one of the important trends of modern tourism and it can have a positive impact on regional development, too.

Sustainable tourism concept: tourist satisfaction and destination loyalty

PurposeThis study aims to look into and evaluate a sustainability-based destination loyalty model that takes into account how people perceive the urban destination in alignment with represented concept of sustainable tourism.Design/methodology/approachUsing a convenience sampling technique, 414 questionnaires were sent out to nonresident tourists (outside Bandung city) in Indonesia using online survey platforms and analyzed with the structural equation model method.FindingsSocioeconomic image, cultural image and environmental image all have a beneficial effect on tourists’ satisfaction levels. Furthermore, tourist satisfaction has a direct impact on destination loyalty. When it comes to tourists’ loyalty to a particular destination, only the degree to which they were satisfied moderated the influence of socioeconomic, cultural and environmental images.Research limitations/implicationsThe research sample exclusively comprised tourists hailing from Indonesia, a developing nation. Subsequent studies may evaluate tourists from various nations to obtain a more precise comprehension of the tourist population.Practical implicationsAuthorities and destination organizations should periodically examine tourists to get a feel for how they feel about a destination’s sustainability, so they can adjust policies as needed to keep tourism there viable over the long term.Originality/valueThis study aims to fill a significant gap in the existing literature by examining the impact of sustainable practices and initiatives on tourists’ satisfaction to an urban destination. The examination of the relationship between efforts to promote sustainability and destination loyalty can offer valuable insights for destination managers and policymakers who aim to improve long-term tourist relationships.

Environmental Sustainability Analysis: A Theoretical Review of Emissions and Sanitation Management in Realizing Sustainable Tourism at Turtle Tourism Beaches in West Sumatra, Indonesia

The importance of sanitation and management of emission waste in realizing environmental sustainability is a must, especially in tourism areas. Creating the concept of sustainable tourism, one of the leading indicators, must pay attention to aspects of environmental sustainability. The purpose of this research is to analyze environmental sustainability in realizing sustainable tourism in terms of sanitation waste management and emissions in the turtle beach tourism object area in Nagari Ampiang Parak, West Sumatra. The methodology uses a qualitative approach with a descriptive type. Data collection through interviews, documentation studies, and field observations. Determinate informants using a purposive sampling technique (organizer/manager informants) and snowball sampling (tour visitor informants and the surrounding community). Data were analyzed using source triangulation. The results of the study show that sanitation waste management using communal septic tanks can have a positive impact on environmental sustainability and the sustainability of turtle hatchery. Meanwhile, emission problems can be minimized by reforestation and improving the environment around coastal tourism areas by planting ketapang trees, mangroves, and sea cypress. The activities mentioned above have proven to positively impact environmental sustainability in the turtle beach tourism area of West Sumatra, Indonesia.

Pengelolaan Pawon Luwak Coffe Borobudur Berbasis Wisata Edukasi

Tourism has great potential to provide economic benefits to society, but can also cause environmental and social damage if not managed properly. Overcoming this requires implementing the concept of sustainable tourism. That is what Pawon Luwak Coffee Borobudur has done as an educational tourism-based coffee shop. Its existence has served as an example of an industry that provides coffee and shares knowledge by directly inviting people to see the process of making it. This research uses a descriptive method with a qualitative approach to explore in depth the process of managing a coffee shop based on educational tourism that has been implemented. The results and discussion in this research found that the educational tourism-based coffee shop management process has been implemented. Through detailed explanations by employees, they also act as tour guides to invite visitors to experience and gain knowledge about the process of making drinkable Luwak coffee. The management of the Pawon Luwak Coffee coffee shop based on educational tourism has the advantage of providing high quality Luwak coffee and providing a unique experience for visitors to see the process firsthand. Then the development of attractive educational programs requires improvements, such as collaborating with local communities in terms of production, environmentally friendly operations, employee skills development training, as well as evaluating sustainable practices that can be adopted. Managing a Luwak coffee shop based on sustainable educational tourism can provide economic benefits, promote environmental awareness, social networking, and become a positive example for the coffee industry as an alternative tourism in Indonesia. Based on the three pillars of sustainability, namely environmental, social and economic, it can be concluded that this coffee shop has become a positive example for the coffee industry as part of tourism in Indonesia.

Review of the Implementation of the Concept of Sustainable Tourism on the Manado Bay

Sustainable development of the Manado Bay travel coast is essential. Tour coast is one of the foundations of sustainable tourism and has significantly aided in development. The standards of environmental sustainability for coastal tourism must be observed if development is to continue holding fast and providing its greatest contribution. must be planned using the accepted standards of sustainable development. Community participation plays a key role in determining if sustainable ecotourism development criteria are met. This study intends to categorise the city of Manado's coastal tourism patterns from a sustainable tourism development perspective. The research location was carried out on the coast of the Manado bay. Descriptive quantitative research is the methodology employed. According to the study's findings, there were various types of coast and beach. Manado Bay has a variety of tour types, including tours of the beach, the underwater world, culinary travel, and tourism trading. A draught application for sustainable tourism was identified and applied to four locations in a sequential manner with the help of the public. The findings of the study demonstrate that the tourist area dive, tour trade, tour beaches, and tour culinary are where the public's opinion of implementation indicators is most concerned. Understand the terms of the proposed tourist sustainability demonstration that is being held along the Manado Bay coast.

KEMENUH BUTTERFLY PARK EDU-TOURISM IN KEMENUH VILLAGE - GIANYAR

Diverse educational tourism has transformed the concept of tourism itself. The primary goal of educational tourism is to acquire knowledge and experience about specific subjects or research. Kemenuh Butterfly Park is one concept of educational tourism that emphasizes conservation and education in the Gianyar, Bali region. This research aims to discuss the educational tourism model at Kemenuh Butterfly Park. Using a qualitative descriptive model, the study seeks to understand the general overview of educational tourism applied and offered in the concept of sustainable tourism. Literature review is conducted to support this research. The results of the research indicate that the educational concept has a limitation concerning its targeted tourist segment. Additionally, educational tourism concepts are still rarely included in existing tour packages. In the alternative tourism model, it is hoped that educational tourism will not be just a temporary trend but can evolve into sustainable tourism

INTEGRASI KOMUNIKASI PEMASARAN DALAM KONSEP PARIWISATA BERKELANJUTAN “KAMPUNG ADAT SEGUNUNG”

This study examines the implementation of integrated marketing communication as a concept of sustainable tourism in Kampung Adat Segunung. The research methodology is qualitative. Data was collected by interviews, observations, and documentary studies. The participants in this research are divided into two groups, namely the key informants and the supporting informants. The key informants are the initiators who founded the "Kampung Adat Segunung" and the secretary. Meanwhile, the supporting informants are the owners of a micro, small, and medium enterprise in the "Kampung Adat Segunung. The findings indicate that Kampung Adat Segunung integrates promotion mix, such as advertising, personal selling, public relations, internet marketing, word of mouth, and events and experiences. This integration aims to provide consistent and coherent messages about the tourism potential, local culture, and sustainability to tourists. This study to underline integrated marketing communication as a concept of sustainable tourism that positively impacts the culture, and community of Kampung Adat Segunung.

Sustainable Tourism Management in Sekotong: Potentials and Challenges

Sustainable tourism management is a crucial aspect that needs attention to improve the quality of destinations. Sekotong, an area in West Lombok regency, has a lot of potential that can be developed to support sustainable tourism, while studies on identifying the potential and implementing sustainable tourism in this area are still limited. This study aims to identify tourism potential in Sekotong as a tourism product and evaluate the implementation of sustainable tourism management in each destination of Sekotong. Data collection was carried out through the observation of four representative destinations, namely Mangrove Sekotong Tengah and Elak-Elak Beach representing marine tourism, Mareje Village for rural tourism, and 3 Gilis (Naggu, Tangkong, Sudak) representing island tourism. The research was conducted by observing the potencies of these destinations and then reviewing the implementation of the concept of sustainability. To obtain more information, researchers interviewed managers or tourism operators at each destination. The observation and interview referred to 4 pillars of the GSTC sustainable tourism standards. The results showed that there is a potential for cultural tourism products in Mareje village, marine and underwater tourism activities in 3 Gilis and Elak-Elak beach, as well as marine-based educational tours in Mangrove Sekotong Selatan. Referring to the 4 pillars in sustainable tourism, however, the management and provision of facilities need to be standardized and improved. In addition, several important strategies need to be implemented in improving the quality of these destinations such as synchronization among stakeholders and training in implementing destination management by considering all sustainable tourism concepts in accordance with the 4 pillars in the GSTC criteria.

SURABAYA-SMART SUSTAINABLE TOURISM: KONSEP SMART TOURISM TERINTEGRASI DENGAN STRATEGI DEEP PENTAHELIX SEBAGAI LANDASAN PENGEMBANGAN POTENSI PARIWISATA DI SURABAYA

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on all aspects of the economy, especially tourism. One of the affected areas is Surabaya. Surabaya has tourism potential which is very potential to be developed and become the government's attention. With Surabaya's tourism potential being quite large, the contribution of the tourism sector to Regional Revenue has not been maximized. Based on these problems, a solution is needed to overcome economic problems in the Surabaya tourism sector. The purpose of writing this paper is to describe the Surabaya-Smart Sustainable Tourism concept, development targets, SWOT analysis, the role of the deep pentahelix, SWOT analysis, and financial projections. The research method used is a literature study with a descriptive writing method and a qualitative approach. From this writing it is known that Surabaya-Smart Sustainable Tourism is a smart Surabaya tourism development concept that involves all elements of the deep pentahelix. Development targets using SMART analysis and contribution to SDGs, industrial revolution 4.0, and society 5.0, deep pentahelix has a very important role for concepts, SWOT analysis and financial projections show results that are feasible to implement.

Research progress, trends, and updates on the relationship between tourism, economic growth and energy consumption: a bibliometric analysis

ABSTRACT Many authors have tried to understand the relationship between tourism activities and economic growth, especially since the development of the Tourism Driven Growth Hypothesis (TLHG) (Balaguer & Cantavella-Jordá, 2002). However, it is becoming increasingly important to analyse the current and future economic, social and environmental impacts of this activity on communities. Tourism is now considered from an environmental perspective (Balsalobre-Lorente & Leitão, 2020), which has led to the concept of sustainable tourism. In this sense, energy consumption is one of the indicators that can help to understand the impact of tourism on the environment. Especially in cities, mass tourism has a direct impact on the consumption and use of energy from renewable and non-renewable sources. However, there is not much work that attempts to examine the three dimensions (tourism, economy and environment) together. Therefore, the actual mechanism behind the behaviour of the ‘green TLGH’ is still quite unknown. The aim of this study is to provide a bibliographic review of the main studies that examine the relationships between tourism, energy consumption and economic growth. To this end, the bibliometric method of analysis is used, which aims to understand the main quantitative indicators of the studies examined, focusing on the importance of including the environment as an endogenous factor. Bibliometrics ‘is based on the search for statistically regular behaviours over time in the different elements related to the production and consumption of scientific information’ (Ardanuy Baró, 2012, p. 9).

CONSTRUCTING THE CONSIDERATION TO DEVELOP PLACENESS TO ENSURE THE SUSTAINABLE TOURISM: A CASE STUDY OF VARANASI GHAT

It is not only about marking the sustainability concerns in the persuasion of sustainable tourism, but it also has open opportunities to set praxis of enhancing the new possibilities to lead the holistic developments. Sustainable concerns can lead to new options; for example, overcrowding is one of the prominent concerns concerning sustainable tourism for famous places such as Varanasi. Varanasi has 87 ghats, but only six to seven ghats have visitors’ attractions, which is a significant reason for overcrowding. In response, placeness can be developed at specific ghats to help crowd management. The other significant sustainable concerns can also address through the development of placeness, such as minimizing the probability of infrastructural (ghat, temples and walls of heritage buildings) damage, maximizing the livelihoods of local communities, enhancing the reach to the cultural diversity of the city, ensuring the new opportunities for regional art and craft promotion, and creating more options for the local (at ghat) tourism. The objective of this research paper is to construct significant consideration for developing the placeness to ensure the concept of sustainable tourism at Ganga ghats in Varanasi. Field surveys (among residents, vendors, artisans, and scholars) and visual elicitation (for in-depth interviews) have been conducted to elicit the theoretical framework for constructing the consideration. Urban construction and the process of transformation were at the centre of conversation to ensure the social, religious and economic meanings of the city and local communities. Later, it was examined through discourse analysis. Gulabi meenakari (as handicraft) and Gaay ghat (as a place) have been taken for the case development, in which the form and functions of ghat have been discussed in the context of recommendation. This study is based on literary information and qualitative interpretation, which has three pillars community, economy and creative cognition, to revisit sustainable tourism.

Ecological Tourism as a Tool for Sustainable Urban Development Case Study: El Kantara, Algeria

Abstract: Purpose. Tourism has a favorable impact on the economic development of a country. However, research now agrees that this also leads to the destruction of the ecological environment in which it is established. Its management operates increasingly with reference to the concept of sustainable tourism. The objective of this article is to propose a sustainable scenario of a transformation of the red village of the city of El Kantara into an ecological-tourist village. Results. Ecological tourism plays an important role in sustainable urban development, the creation of a micromobility in the propose of ecological-tourism scenario taking into account the notion of the architectural walk in the site of El Kantara, which is rich in heritage, this scenario depends on gentle and non-polluting transport by the application of the method HQE²R which crosses the various dimensions of sustainable development with certain principles of action allowing the transformation of simple district to eco-district. Scientific novelty. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the improvement of the proposal ecologic scenario for El kantara site on the basis of encouraging the concept of sustainable transportation and eco-tourism. Practical value. The value of the study lies in the proposal of a new development technique on an urban scale, which is development through ecological tourism.