What Tourists Want, a Sustainable Paradise
The increasing complexity of tourism and sustainability offers opportunities and challenges among diverse stakeholder perspectives. The need for sustainable and nature-based approaches exists throughout the growing body of literature from among a number of dimensions and measures. One of the overarc...
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| author | Cathrine Linnes Jerome Agrusa Giulio Ronzoni Joseph Lema |
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| description | The increasing complexity of tourism and sustainability offers opportunities and challenges among diverse stakeholder perspectives. The need for sustainable and nature-based approaches exists throughout the growing body of literature from among a number of dimensions and measures. One of the overarching goals of the paper is to examine whether tourists will choose a destination or hotel that is actively working to improve the environment while examining how Hawaii’s tourism is nature-based as well as other measures of sustainability while enjoying a slice of paradise in the Hawaiian Islands. This study explores tourism sustainability concerns in Hawaii, such as the influence of the tourist sector on the environment and will address if Hawaii should be recognized as a sustainable tourism destination. A survey instrument was developed where 454 respondents participated. According to the findings of this research, tourists visiting Hawaii support environmentally sustainable tourism practices leading towards a more sustainable tourist destination. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c00444e4c7b740bc9cd23bf845d05ba72023-11-30T22:38:02ZengMDPI AGTourism and Hospitality2673-57682022-02-013116418310.3390/tourhosp3010013What Tourists Want, a Sustainable ParadiseCathrine Linnes0Jerome Agrusa1Giulio Ronzoni2Joseph Lema3Faculty of Computer Science, Engineering & Economics, Østfold University College, BRA Veien 4, 1757 Halden, NorwaySchool of Travel Industry Management, Shidler College of Business, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2560 Campus Rd., George Hall 346, Honolulu, HI 96822, USASchool of Travel Industry Management, Shidler College of Business, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2560 Campus Rd., George Hall 346, Honolulu, HI 96822, USAHarrah College of Hospitality, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USAThe increasing complexity of tourism and sustainability offers opportunities and challenges among diverse stakeholder perspectives. The need for sustainable and nature-based approaches exists throughout the growing body of literature from among a number of dimensions and measures. One of the overarching goals of the paper is to examine whether tourists will choose a destination or hotel that is actively working to improve the environment while examining how Hawaii’s tourism is nature-based as well as other measures of sustainability while enjoying a slice of paradise in the Hawaiian Islands. This study explores tourism sustainability concerns in Hawaii, such as the influence of the tourist sector on the environment and will address if Hawaii should be recognized as a sustainable tourism destination. A survey instrument was developed where 454 respondents participated. According to the findings of this research, tourists visiting Hawaii support environmentally sustainable tourism practices leading towards a more sustainable tourist destination.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5768/3/1/13sustainable tourismwillingness to participatenature-based tourismenvironmentally sustainable practicesHawaii4 S’s (sea, sand, sun & sustainability) |
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| title | What Tourists Want, a Sustainable Paradise |
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| title_short | What Tourists Want, a Sustainable Paradise |
| title_sort | what tourists want a sustainable paradise |
| topic | sustainable tourism willingness to participate nature-based tourism environmentally sustainable practices Hawaii 4 S’s (sea, sand, sun & sustainability) |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5768/3/1/13 |
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