Purpose The temporary closure of Maya Bay–located at Phi Phi Le Island in Thailand's Krabi
province–was an executive decision made to overcome problems of “over-tourism” and …

Successful tourism developments are born from careful planning, and involving the
government, industry, and community stakeholders. However, actual stakeholder …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to clarify the mechanisms of conflict between residents
and tourists and to propose a conceptual model to assess the impact of such conflicts on city …

Tioman Island in Malaysia was once voted one of the most beautiful islands in the world.
However, this ranking has gradually slipped, due to development and poor environmental …

Coastal tourism development can appropriately contribute to the livelihood of the
community. To date, few studies have been conducted on the impacts of tourism …

Purpose This concluding paper filters out smart and sustainable strategies drawn from a rich
variety of articles presented throughout the theme issue. This paper aims to provide a …

Stakeholders' perceptions towards tourism development within destinations have been
emphasized by researchers and practitioners. However, literature has only focused local …

Sustainable tourism has become an increasingly important topic in tourism development
research. This study attempts to identify a set of sustainability issues that negatively affect …

Purpose–The paper aim to evaluate the Janus-faced character and causes of over tourism
in order to propose recommendations to tackle such a phenomenon. Design/methodology …

Purpose Destinations are focal points for tourist activity and thus for the study of tourism.
They are, however, notoriously difficult to manage due to their complex systems of …