Sustainable, Responsible, and Regenerative Tourism Development

Partho Pratim Seal, Rupam Konar, Nagendra Yadav

• Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers
• Year: 2026
• Topic: Business
• eBook ISBN:
  9798898817381
• Subtopic: Entrepreneurship
• Index: Business

Sustainable, Responsible, and Regenerative Tourism Development explores the evolving landscape of global tourism at a time of significant disruption driven by climate change, technological advancement, shifting consumer behaviour, and widening socio-economic inequalities.

Structured across nine thoughtfully designed chapters, the book reframes tourism not merely as an economic activity, but as a powerful instrument for social equity, environmental stewardship, and long-term regenerative development. It begins with an analysis of heritage site generation in Malaysia, highlighting how domestic tourists' values and attitudes influence preservation outcomes. It then expands into collaborative destination management, emphasising the role of public, private, and community partnerships in sustainable governance. Community-based tourism is explored through rural Asian and African contexts, demonstrating how local empowerment, capacity building, and participatory planning can drive inclusive growth.

Further chapters provide comparative policy insights into environmental conservation frameworks and evaluate the need for reform in tourism education and professional training to support sector-wide transformation. The book also investigates the role of digital technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and blockchain in enhancing visitor experiences and operational transparency. Emerging trends such as staycations are analysed in relation to AI, robotics, and localised travel models that can mitigate overtourism while strengthening community-level economies.

Key Features

Comprehensive coverage of sustainable, responsible, and regenerative tourism frameworks

Integration of heritage conservation, policy analysis, and community-based tourism models

Examination of digital technologies, including VR, AR, blockchain, AI, and robotics, in tourism

Comparative insights from Asia, Africa, and global destination management practices

Focus on green innovation and financial resilience in tourism-dependent economies

Policy-oriented discussion on education, governance, and regulatory reforms

AI-driven decision-support systems for sustainable tourism planning and risk management

Readership

Researchers, academics, and postgraduate students in tourism management, sustainability studies, environmental policy, and hospitality management.

Table of contents

• Welcome
• Table of Contents
• Title
• BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS LTD.
• FOREWORD
• PREFACE
• List of Contributors
• Active Aging and Enjoyment: Exploring Seniors' Virtual Travel Experiences with Augmented/Virtual Reality
• Overtourism and Pollution Scenario of an Unplanned Destination
• From Overtourism to Regeneration: Mapping AI Potential, Intangible Heritage, and Community Practices in Sikkim's Mountain Tourism
• Centring Women in Regenerative Tourism: Introducing a Gendered Framework for Transformation
• Regeneration of Malaysian World Heritage Sites (WHS): The Crucial Role of Domestic Tourists
• The Role of Technology in Sustainable Tourism
• Staycations in the Age of Technology: A Sustainable Tourism Strategy
• Assessing the Effect of Green Innovation on the Variability of Stock Return in Japan's Tourism: Moderating Effects of Seasonal Attractions
• Entrepreneurial Policy in Regenerative Tourism: New Perspectives