Inclusive tourism development

By R. Scheyvens, Robin Biddulph. Tourism and Sustainable Development Goals, 2018

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ABSTRACT In the light of growing inequality globally, it is important to consider how to make tourism, one of the world's largest industries, more inclusive. This concern is set in the context of, first, the growing use of tourism as a tool for social integration in Europe, not least in relation to making refugees welcome, and second, new expectations in the sustainable development goals (SDGs) that development should be inclusive and that the Global North and the private sector will take more responsibility for this. We provide a definition and suggest elements of an analytical framework for inclusive tourism, and note where inclusive tourism sits in relation to other terms that engage with the social and economic development potentials of tourism. Elements of inclusive tourism are illustrated with reference to a range of examples from around the world. This illustrates how marginalized people might be ethically and beneficially included in the production and consumption of tourism. However, it also demonstrates how formidable the challenges are to achieve substantial social change through inclusive tourism given constraints both within the sector and in the wider political economy.

Subfields: Demography, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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In Demography

  1. Emma Hughes
  2. R. Scheyvens
  3. C. Michael Hall
  4. B. Boonabaana
  5. H. Tucker

In Sociology and Political Science

  1. Emma Hughes
  2. R. Scheyvens
  3. D. Meyer
  4. A. Spenceley
  5. C. Michael Hall
  6. B. Boonabaana
  7. H. Tucker

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