Sustainable urban tourism: understanding and developing visitor pro-environmental behaviours

Lift-share using mobile apps in tourism: The role of trust, sense of community and existing lift-share practices

“…The majority travelled to the campsite by car (73%) or campervan (24%) and, although private vehicles dominated travel while staying at the site, their use dropped (car 71% and campervan 15%) and more use was made of public transport (bus 13%, train 13%) cycling (15%) and walking (65%) during the stay. This supports evidence that tourists seek to reduce their car dependence in tourism settings (Miller et al, 2015). The respondents had limited engagement with travel collaboration at home (Table 3), but indicated more willingness to engage in travel collaboration during tourism (Table 4).…”

“…This is reinforced by Murray and Doughty (2016, p 81) who argue that "habit is situated within 'constellations of mobilities', which are historically and geographically specific". In contrast to this, Miller et al (2015) found sustainable transport choices in urban tourism were strongly explained by habits in home settings, though this did depend on availability of relevant transport resources. Sustainable transport choices can even increase in tourism settings (Miller et al, 2015).…”

“…In contrast to this, Miller et al (2015) found sustainable transport choices in urban tourism were strongly explained by habits in home settings, though this did depend on availability of relevant transport resources. Sustainable transport choices can even increase in tourism settings (Miller et al, 2015). Therefore, while familiarity with lift-share is likely to play a role in future travel decisions it is unclear to what extent the home habits may set precedent for the tourism domain where the structure of lift-share resources is likely to be different.…”

“…In this study, analysis focused on transference of transport practices in one setting to another, therefore an established habit would require modification and the transport resources are not directly comparable. However, there is evidence that transport habits in home settings explain transport choices in holiday contexts (Miller et al, 2015) and it was considered worthwhile exploring this further. The analysis reveals, however, an interesting finding that is supported by theory and offers avenues for practice and further study.…”

An environmental social marketing intervention in cultural heritage tourism: a realist evaluation

“…Sustainable and responsible tourism have also focused on corporate social responsibility (CSR) (Nicolau, 2008), particularly environmental issues (Font, Walmsley, Cogotti, McCombes & Häusler, 2012). However, CSR research in this area has generally focused on the environmental behaviour of tourists (Cheng & Wu, 2015;Dolnicar, Crouch, & Long 2008;Miller, Merrilees, & Coghlan, 2015) and marketing managers (El Dief & Font, 2010). This reflects the focus in mainstream CSR, which generally overlooks the micro level of environmental behaviour within organisations i.e., the employees.…”