Tourism in a VUCA World

Managing the Future of Tourism

Naser Ul Islam, Manjula Chaudhary, Izidora Marković Vukadin, Naser Ul Islam, Manjula Chaudhary, Izidora Marković Vukadin

• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN:
  9781837536757
• eBook ISBN:
  9781837536764
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Business General
• Index: Business

The international tourism industry grew exponentially during the latter part of the 20th and early 21st century due to the advent of cheap air travel and a growing moneyed class. However, it witnessed a calamitous slowdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the world came to a standstill and was unable to travel. It brought to the fore the fragility of the tourism industry in the face of bio-threats and other uncertainties such as climate change, disease, war, and terrorism.

These issues have led to a growing need for a strategic re-evaluation of the tourism industry vis-a-vis volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) in the environment. Tourism in a VUCA World: Managing the Future of Tourism is an attempt to identify the new approaches to tourism in the near past, present, and future. Novel solutions can be expected through an integration of knowledge from the fields of social, physical, and biological sciences.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Halftitle
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• About the Editors
• About the Contributors
• Preface
• Chapter 1 Introduction: Tourism in a VUCA World
• Part I: Rethinking Tourism
• Chapter 2 Management of Trends in Sustainable and Responsible Tourism Post-2023
• Chapter 3 The New Realities of the Tourism Industry in the Era of Global Climate Changes
• Chapter 4 Capacities of Adaptation and Mitigation Measures in Tourism to Answer Challenges of the Climate Crisis
• Chapter 5 The Impact of Technologies as an Alternative Reality on Business in Hotel Industry: Virtual, Augmented, and Artificial
• Part II: Community Perspectives and Tourist Behaviour in VUCA
• Chapter 6 Nudging: A Possible Solution for a More Successful Destination Management
• Chapter 7 Cruise Tourism, Local Life, and Rhythms in Pre-, During, and Post-Pandemic Times
• Chapter 8 Tourist Xenophobia and Residents’ Perspective in the VUCA Era: The Case of Japan During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Chapter 9 Psychological and Socio-Demographic Drivers of Pro-environmental Behaviour in Generation Z
• Part III: Organisational and Strategy Transformations Under VUCA
• Chapter 10 Tourism’s Vitality After COVID-19 Pandemic: Embracing Healing as a Significant Concept
• Chapter 11 Resilience of Tourism Enterprises Facing VUCA Environment
• Chapter 12 Risk Preparation in Touristic Coastal Areas in Spain: COVID-19 Versus Tsunamis
• Chapter 13 Crime and Insecurity as Factors of Uncertainty and Erosion of the Tourist Image of Mexico
• Chapter 14 Interfaces Between Biothreats, Biosecurity, and Tourism: Strategies for Indian Tourism
• Chapter 15 Transformation of Tourist Regions Through the Recovery of Abandoned Rural Settlements – The Case of Croatia
• Chapter 16 Challenges to Be Answered and Answers to Be Challenged