Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes: Volume 10 Issue 2

Editorial

Overview: tourism sustainability in the Alpine region: the major trends and challenges

This introductory paper aims to provide a broad overview of the significance and contributions of this theme issue.

EUSALP and the challenge of multi-level governance policies in the Alps

“Wide area cooperation” may be the ultimate challenge within transnational cooperation processes. Although the Alps share a remarkable history of mutual collaboration, they are…

Global warming and skiing: analysis of the future of skiing in the Aosta valley

This paper aims to examine the impact of global warming and climate change on skiing by assessing the costs that ski resorts would have to bear to address the lack of snow. In…

What are the benefits of clean air for Alpine destinations?

In this paper, the authors assume that the matter of a good quality of air will grow in importance in the future, and that it could be a noticeable part of a quality system to be…

Mobility as a service: a new model for sustainable mobility in tourism

Developing sustainable mobility can add value to the travel and tourism experience in alpine areas and can become a challenge for destinations in terms of interests, goals, skills…

From ski to snow: rethinking package holidays in a winter mountain destination

This paper aims to examine tourists’ preferences for package holidays offering different bundles of activities at a winter mountain destination. A winter mountain destination is…

Tourists’ perception of landscape attributes in rural tourism

The purpose of this paper is to identify the perception of tourists towards positive and negative landscape features. Its objective is to classify rural tourists into homogenous…

A hedonic price model for ski lift tickets in the Dolomites

Different, alternative or complementary strategies have been advanced for the rejuvenation of the ski tourism product, thus favoring its economic and environmental sustainability…

The great crossing of the Alps or move your Alps (GTA)

The purpose of this study is to highlight the Grande Traversée des Alpes or – Move your Alps (GTA) which can be regarded as one of the first organizations to promote sustainable…

Tourism development and adaptation to climate change through legal constraint

This paper aims to present a legal study addressing the way in which tourism development and planning in mountain areas can be adapted to climate change issues. It gives examples…

Tourism in mountain areas: the innovative provisions within new French legislation

The particularly ambitious law of 28 December 2016 aims to protect and bolster economic vitality in mountain regions. As such, it puts the emphasis on supporting and promoting…

Peer-to-peer accommodation and sustainability in Mountain areas

This paper aims to formulate assumptions on home sharing users’ sensitivity toward sustainability in mountain areas and define the sustainability indicators that may be used to…

Conclusions: managing tourism sustainability in mountain destinations

This paper aims to offer some key summary points drawn from the collection of articles gathered in this theme issue as to how Alpine destinations can manage tourism sustainability.

Reflections on the theme issue outcomes

The aim of this paper is to profile the World Hospitality and Tourism Themes (WHATT) theme issue “Tourism sustainability in the Alpine region: What are the major trends and…