- This postgraduate textbook provides an accessible understanding of how tourism and hospitality businesses measure and report their sustainability efforts to meet the triple bottom line of people, planet and profit
- Explores leading global options for certifications in line with sustainability benchmarking
- Offers practical guidance for adopting sustainability practices in tourism and hospitality businesses including how to reduce waste impact, embrace local resources and avoid greenwashing
- Includes real-world examples from Marriott, the Global Sustainable Tourism Council, Ecotourism Australia and the Sustainable Tourism Association of Hawaii
- Online resources: PowerPoint lecturer slides, additional reflective questions and real-world examples, additional information regarding careers and educational development in sustainable tourism and hospitality
Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality Management
Business Practices, Global Platforms and Reporting
Learn how to apply and embed sustainable travel business practices, and report data against global benchmarks such as the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, with this new postgraduate textbook.
Key features at a glance
EAN: 9781398620438
Edition: 1
Published:
Format: 240x170
368 pages
About the book
Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality Management is a practical textbook to understand how travel businesses engage and comply with sustainable business practices including how to measure, monitor and report on sustainability initiatives.
This textbook is ideal for postgraduate students studying sustainable tourism and development to help prepare them for future careers in tourism and hospitality management.
Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality Management:
- Looks at viable ways travel businesses can implement more sustainable practices
- Provides an overview of the current global certifications for sustainability benchmarking
- Explores best practices and challenges unique to the travel industry
- Includes real-world examples from Marriott, the Global Sustainable Tourism Council, Ecotourism Australia and the Sustainable Tourism Association of Hawaii
In-text learning features include learning outcomes, best practice tips from industry leaders and reflective questions, supported by online resources such as PowerPoint lecturer slides.
About the authors
Brooke Hansen is Associate Professor at the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of South Florida, USA. She was previously the Director of Sustainable Tourism and the SDG Action Alliance at the University of South Florida's College of Global Sustainability. She is an academic affiliate of Corporate Responsibility for the Environment and a Sustainable Tomorrow (CREST), on the Board of Directors for Keep Florida Beautiful and has served on sustainability committees for the National Football League's Super Bowl LV and Alaska Airlines.
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