Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes: Volume 12 Issue 4

Reflections on the theme issue outcomes: tourism sustainability in natural, residential and mountain locations: What are the current issues and questions?

Richard Teare

Profiles the WHATT theme issue: “Tourism sustainability in natural, residential and mountain locations: What are the current issues and questions?” with reference to the…

Editorial

Chiara Mauri, Raphaël Dornier

Primary and secondary place of residence, the digital link and the rise of presence

Philippe Bachimon, Patrick Eveno, César Gélvez Espinel

This paper aims to explore the gradual commercialisation of second homes in non-urban locations and identifie a spectrum that ranges from lending to rentals to home exchange.

Structure and performance of the Italian alpine “core”: a counterfactual analysis

Alberto Bramanti, Sofia Ricci

The competitiveness of the Alpine regions is strongly influenced by environmental constraints and its relationship with the urban network in the valley floor, which cannot be one…

Responsible tourism education of younger consumers: the role of mini-clubs in mountain resorts

Hugues Seraphin

The purpose of this viewpoint paper is to discuss whether children can play a role in the sustainability of the tourism industry as a whole.

Sustainable tourism development in rural and marginal areas and opportunities for female entrepreneurship: lessons from an exploratory study

Umberto Martini, Karin Malacarne, Silvia Pederzolli Giovanazzi, Federica Buffa

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the role of female entrepreneurs in the development of sustainable tourism in marginal rural mountain areas. This role is studied with…

Sustainable tourism in the Corsican mountains: the mare to mares trail

Mireille Barthod-Prothade, Erick Leroux

This study aims to develop a managerial contribution with actors whose mission is the development of sustainable tourism in the mountains. Lastly, they present and discuss the…

Perceptions and satisfaction of human–animal encounters in protected areas

Martina Dell'Eva, Consuelo Rubina Nava, Linda Osti

The purpose of this study is to assess the role of animals in creating a satisfactory experience at a natural park by investigating the impact on visitors of the exposure to, or…

What comes to mind when you think of sustainability? Qualitative research with ZMET

Chiara Mauri

This paper aims to shed light on the demand side of sustainability, that is, on its perceived meaning. The goal is to understand how people think of sustainability, the concepts…

Cinque Terre, Italy - a case of place branding: from opportunity to problem for tourism

Roberto Vegnuti

The purpose of this paper is the development of the Cinque Terre, a rural and marginal area until the 1960s, to a famous tourism destination and eventually to a place brand that…

Mountain tourism and second home tourism as post COVID-19 lockdown placebo?

Hugues Seraphin, Frederic Dosquet

The purpose of this study adopts a news media narrative approach to Yield insights on aspects of the COVID-19 impact.

Conclusions: implications for tourism sustainability in natural, residential and mountain locations

Raphaël Dornier, Chiara Mauri