International Tourism Futures: The Drivers and Impacts of Change

Fully updated and revised, International Tourism Futures: The Drivers and Impacts of Change 2nd edition includes new case studies on issues such as virtual influencers, solo female tourists, tourists and airline’s carbon offsets, the use of robots in the hotel industry and space tourism and explores how these impact upon future international tourism development. This new edition covers a range of contemporary topics affecting the future development of the tourism industry and uses future development scenarios in a wide range of international tourism segments (health and wellness tourism, astro tourism, events and attractions, sustainable development and responsible tourism). A multi-disciplinary text International Tourism Futures: The Drivers and Impacts of Change examines influential factors such as the demographic, political, economic and technological changes, which will affect the nature, trends and participation in tourism, hospitality and events. It discusses contemporary concepts associated with the tourism, hospitality and event sector, generating plausible ideas and identifying future trends. Using a considered pedagogic structure, each chapter incorporates international case studies to contextualise the theory and discussion points and reflective exercises to consolidate learning. This research textbook is perfect for tourism, hospitality and event education and courses that focus on the future direction of the T,H and E sectors and industry in general. About the Authors Clare Lade PhD., Senior Lecturer and Academic Lead of the Work Based Learning (WBL) Industry Placements team in the Office of the Provost at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia; Paul Strickland PhD., Senior Lecturer in the La Trobe Business School at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia; Elspeth Frew PhD., Associate Professor in Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management, La Trobe University, Australia; Paul Willard PhD., Lecturer in Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management, La Trobe University, Australia; Sandra Cherro Osorio PhD., Head of Programs in the Bachelor of Hospitality Management, Melbourne Polytechnic, Australia; Astrid Nørfelt PhD. is a lecturer in tourism and event management at La Trobe University.