Island Tourism-Based Sustainable Development at a Crossroads: Facing the Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Figueroa, B Eugenio; Rotarou, Elena S.

doi:10.3390/su131810081

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“…The maintenance of these travel bubbles can serve to sustain international tourism activities not only in the new normal but also in the events of potential crises. In the view of Figueroa and Rotarou [76], responsible governance, the management of natural resources and related tourism activities, addressing environmental issues, the diversification of products, and the elevation of innovative and personalized tourist experiences are key to ensuring resilience as a part of future health-and environment-related crises.…”

Section: Best Practices To Secure a Sustainable Futurementioning

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Tourism Sustainability and COVID-19 Pandemic: Is There a Positive Side?

Seabra

Bhatt

2022

Sustainability

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The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the tourism industry like never before, resulting in massive losses of revenue and jobs around the world. Accordingly, the pandemic exacerbated the already existing sustainability challenges of the tourism industry. However, there is also a positive side of the pandemic which is often overlooked by international scholarship. Thus, the present study aims to review the extant literature in the area of COVID-19 and the tourism industry’s sustainability and resilience in future crises. Through a synthesis of secondary data, it was possible to bring attention to the negative as well as the positive effects of COVID-19 on the global tourism industry. This article contributed to a better understanding of the positive side of the pandemic in terms of rethinking, resetting, and redefining the industry in a more sustainable way. The study lays out a conceptual framework for tourism managers and destination planners to identify the pandemic as an opportunity and adopt sustainable solutions to deal with the post-pandemic challenges, thereby developing more sustainable and resilient tourism businesses and destinations.

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Tourism Sustainability and COVID-19 Pandemic: Is There a Positive Side?

Seabra

Bhatt

2022

Sustainability

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“…Therefore, it is likely that a relatively high percentage of respondents were travelling with low or no confidence. For this segment of travellers, measures such as "COVID-19-free tourist travel corridors" [33] or COVID-19-free islands [34] could be a way to restore travellers' confidence. On the other hand, around 49% of the respondents had no fears about COVID-19 when travelling by public means of transport (Figure 3b), whereas up to around 48% of the respondents sometimes did not feel protected.…”

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New Habits of Travellers Deriving from COVID-19 Pandemic: A Survey in Ports and Airports of the Adriatic Region

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The aim of this paper is to analyse the variations in the habits and the modes of transport of travellers departing from airports and ports during the COVID-19 outbreak. In the second year of the pandemic (i.e., from August to October 2021), travellers were invited to take part in an anonymous online survey at the terminal buildings of nine Italian and Croatian airports and ports located in the Adriatic region. Around 73% of respondents used public transport when travelling in the pre-COVID-19 period, whereas the corresponding share of respondents in the COVID-19 period was less than 50% and approximately 56% in the post-COVID-19 future. The main reason for not travelling by public transport was related to personal or sanitary reasons in the time of COVID-19. During the pandemic, around 39% of travellers preferred their own vehicle to public transport for moving to/from the airports and ports because of safety and sanitary reasons. With the pandemic, health was the main reason behind daily choices for up to 49% of the respondents. Moreover, a similar share of travellers considered health when choosing the transportation mode during and after the pandemic.

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“…Zhao et al [28] found that there are recreational and cultural ecosystem service values for island tourism. Eugenio and Rotarou [29] found that the key issues of island tourism are the governance and management of natural resources and tourism activities, the impacts of climate change, the diversification of economies, and the promotion of innovative and personalized tourist experiences.…”

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The Sustainable Island Tourism Evaluation Model Using the FDM-DEMATEL-ANP Method

Huang¹,

Chen

2022

Sustainability

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The purpose of this study is first to propose a comprehensive evaluation model for sustainable island tourism, and then to provide guidelines and suggestions for the development thereof. Based on the advantages of using fuzzy set theory, this study’s method included the fuzzy Delphi method (FDM), the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL), the analytic network process (ANP), and FDM- DEMATEL-ANP (FDANP). From the literature review results and experts’ surveys, the dimensions of the evaluation criteria for sustainable island tourism are governance, economy and finance, socio-culture, and the environment. Compared with other studies, its major contributions and differences are the governance and finance dimensions, and the evaluation criteria for the marine industry, marine cultures, and marine environments. The findings show that the relative importance of the dimensions from high to low are economy and finance, governance, the environment, and socio-culture. The top five key criteria begin with having an official administration organization, having a tourism industry, and revenue uncertainties based on public health events. These, along with policies and regulations, and local food and drink, are thought to provide the necessary conditions for sustainable island tourism. The implications for theory and practice and future research directions are discussed.

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Island Tourism-Based Sustainable Development at a Crossroads: Facing the Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 13 publications

References 33 publications

Tourism Sustainability and COVID-19 Pandemic: Is There a Positive Side?

Tourism Sustainability and COVID-19 Pandemic: Is There a Positive Side?

New Habits of Travellers Deriving from COVID-19 Pandemic: A Survey in Ports and Airports of the Adriatic Region

The Sustainable Island Tourism Evaluation Model Using the FDM-DEMATEL-ANP Method

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