Abstract The aim of this paper is to contribute towards a better understanding knowledge in food tourism agricultural and/or fishery areas. presence and role different types are investigated adopting multiple case study strategy the regions Lofoten (Norway) Maremma Toscana (Italy). following investigated: local scientific knowledge, global managerial political knowledge. results from indicate that particularly important Lofoten. These identified as strengths on which form gourmet could...

The purpose of this research note is to present some reflections on the role animals in animal-based tourism experiences. It inspired by those studies concerning conceptualization animals and human-animal relationships (e.g., Curtin 2005, 2009, 2010; Woods 2000; Cohen 2012). Some these qualify domain which encounters between tourists and the occur as place where humanity animality meet. Thus, encounters are viewed particularly complex meaningful. Although studies concern...

This study explores how tourism entrepreneurs change their business models during a crisis. By adopting dynamic capabilities as integral to model change, this qualitative meet crisis, and proposes taxonomy of important entrepreneurial practices underlying capabilities. empirically examines seven small companies operating in the nature-based industry Norway. Focusing on capabilities, whether innovative or adaptive, findings suggest 12 capability-based that are categorized resource-, market,...

Workshop methodologies based on overarching knowledge structures are necessary for a shift of the tourism sector towards sustainability. We adopted participatory action research approach and designed workshop methodology main tenets tools theory change, design thinking, sustainable business models. tested this within project initiated by destination management organisation to promote innovation during covid-19 crisis used results identify improvements recommendations future applications....

This study's purpose is to conceptualise the relationship between resilience and sustainability from a learning perspective. It asks how community's first reactions crisis can indicate possible future development of destination's sustainability, examines properties elasticity, hysteresis malleability in relation single- multiple-loop learning. Empirically, this study explores public discussions about tourism northern Norway immediately before, during months of, COVID-19 crisis. Such are...

Purpose This study raises and discusses questions concerning the assumptions of sustainability to uncover aspects that might lead new critical ways understanding it. More specifically, aim this is discuss adoption approach in wildlife tourism challenge its underlying anthropocentric assumptions. Design/methodology/approach The adopted one animal ethics, more precisely Ecofeminism. Findings discussion ends by highlighting possibility for thinking. In particular, concept entangled empathy...

This study reflects on the conceptualisation of wild animals as co-creators. Its purpose is to encourage reflection about role in wildlife tourism. Therefore, this end – and belief that diversity creativity are important elements critical thinking was developed by a research team with diverse professional backgrounds. It adopts fictional methodological approach, employing fictive dialogue between tourist joining swim-with-dolphins tour dolphin draws upon recent scholarly contributions from...

The urgent need for radical changes towards sustainability provides an opportunity to reconsider the epistemology and methodology of tourism research. present study discusses this by adopting concept deep leverage points sustainable transformations ethic care perspective. discussion highlights vital role that a form reflexivity plays in care-based research aims at transformations. This is identified as core component conceptual model developed illustrate crucial aspects type scholarly...

The research question on which this paper is based as follows: How the family celebrated at weddings that take place far from of residence involved families? This utilizes an experiential approach and uses concepts authenticity co-creation to investigate case wedding tourism in Tuscany (Italy). data collection includes primary form interviews, observations, a survey, secondary were collected online. findings confirm centrality emotional bonds constitute family, suggest coexistence...

This research letter critically reflects on the missing animal gaze in tourism studies and elaborates urgency of including it discussion about relationship between human non-human animals. Drawing Foucauldian John Urry's tourist gaze, we reflect unproblematised power imbalance gazes that is inherent representations. Inspired by posthuman thinking, use features critical theory, sociology, geography. aims at casting a novel light to human-animal identifying promising line.

Based on the animal ethics approaches of utilitarianism, rights and eco-feminism, this study reflects inclusion animals in tourism experience, more specifically, use promotional pictures animals. The aim is to identify how conceptualization can be understood relation various local culture. An empirical case-study from northern Norway investigated. results show that experience based different conceptualizations Some little or no concern for animals, whereas other indicate are line with one...

The purpose of this study is to focus on the experience value tourism in those cases where tourists and residents a closer interaction with each other. aim contribute better understanding concept terms reciprocality relations-building. Drawing upon central concepts from co-creation literature, tourist–resident interactions are discussed paper case wedding an Italian village conducted, employing ethnographic methodology. findings suggest that can be qualified as reciprocal, depending common...

Social entrepreneurship plays a key role in making tourism an inclusive activity. Literature on the topic is increasing but needs to pay more attention collaboration, which crucial for social enterprises. To overcome this gap, present study focuses impact that entrepreneurs’ drivers and barriers towards collaboration might have providing decent work rural tourism. The research considers case of farming, has important implications developing By applying coding technique twelve in-depth...

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the application Wenger's theory Communities Practice (CoP) cooperative groups small tourism actors. Empirical data about a case study group firms operating in northern Norway are presented order illustrate and challenge discussion. findings suggest that can be usefully applied describe processes dynamics relative development management products based on identity local area. element makes it particularly useful its focus social processes, knowledge...

In this study, we considered tourism collaboration for sustainable development as a co-creative practice of learning about in order to achieve benefits local communities. We focused on projects run by non-governmental organisations (NGDOs) and the challenges relating their long-term impact. These concern projects' potential facilitate emergence and/or reinforcement The study was conducted an academic representative NGDO that constituted empirical case. investigation based variety data...

The growing debate on the Anthropocene epoch urges a critical reflection relationship between human and non-human animals. This paper reflects space of animal justice in wildlife sanctuaries from post-human perspective. Our perspective relies posthumanism its potential terms offering both new epistemology theoretical grounding for an approach to that is not anthropocentric. In so doing, we also draw concepts geography sociology space. line with posthumanism, adopt methodology inspired by...

This study concerns the development of Tuscany as a destination for wedding tourism. The focus is on local entrepreneurs—specifically planners—and aim to describe and discuss their role coordinators innovators. findings suggest that planners act teams practitioners. Beyond level, experience difficulties in finding collaborative partners; relation this, recently developed regional project could prove supportive. planners' potential innovators seems be limited due lack market orientation by...

ABSTRACT Objective: the idea of this special issue is to explore in more detail how resilient, sustainable, and responsible business models could be developed. Methods: papers selected for offer different approaches study (a) state art field (b) methods drivers achieving above goals. The research design used systematic literature reviews, qualitative studies, quantitative case studies. Results: from it becomes evident that triple bottom line needs sophisticated including operationalization,...