Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes: Volume 14 Issue 5

Guest editorial: How could the Republic of Cyprus reduce the impact of seasonal tourism on long-term sustainable development?

Introduction: how could the Republic of Cyprus reduce the impact of seasonal tourism on long-term sustainable development?

This paper provides an overview and explains the context of the theme issue. The paper outlines the approach and profiles the articles written in response to the strategic…

Tourism seasonality: the causes and effects

The aim of the paper is to examine and analyse the thematic literature on tourism seasonality and the causes and effects thereof.

Climate change and tourism: a paradigm for enhancing tourism resilience in SIDS

The purpose of this paper is to examine how the changing pattern of climatic conditions is likely to impact tourism in Small island developing states (SIDS). Further, the study…

Tourism seasonality in small island developing states: evidence from Cyprus

This paper adopts a thematic approach to a review of the literature relating to seasonality in small island developing states.

Alternative and special interest tourism to mitigate the effects of tourism seasonality: the debate from Cyprus

The purpose of this paper is to explore efforts to create alternative and special interest tourism products and services in order to help mitigate the severe seasonality of sun…

Mitigating seasonality in tourism by attracting young travellers: evidence from Cyprus

Generation Z, Millennials, young travellers or iGeneration represent the age range from 18 to 29 with uniquely different characteristics and tourism preferences. This study aims…

Air transportation and tourism interactions and actions for competitive destinations: the case of Cyprus

Air connectivity is one of the most important aspects of tourism development, especially for island state destinations (ISD) which rely on air travel for accessibility. The…

A sustainable destination is an accessible destination: examining the relationship as a remedy to seasonality

The aim of this article is to examine Cyprus, an island highly dependent on tourism, by bringing together the aspects of accessibility as a holistic approach to sustainable…

Opening the path of gastro-tourism cluster development: the case of Cyprus

This study aims to identify stakeholders and dimensions of the gastro-tourism cluster in Cyprus in order to facilitate the creation of a network of unique culinary experiences for…

Reducing the impacts of tourism seasonality in the small island state of Cyprus

This concluding article aims to summarize the key points and outcomes from the theme issue question: How could the Republic of Cyprus reduce the impact of seasonal tourism on…

Reflections on the theme issue outcomes: How could the Republic of Cyprus reduce the impact of seasonal tourism on long-term sustainable development?