In this introduction to the special issue, we identify the key tensions underpinning the
challenge of developing indicators of sustainable tourism, and use the papers submitted to …

Progress towards a more sustainable tourism sector at an enterprise level has been slow,
even though a number of studies have developed a variety of indicators. Indeed, so many …

The issue of sustainability and tourism has become a more widely studied topic in the past
few years. However, little of this research investigates the relationship between the two …

This study compares the Global Sustainable Tourism Council's Criteria (GSTC criteria) with
the operations of voluntary statewide sustainable tourism certification programmes in the …

Recent years have witnessed an upsurge of interest in the concept of sustainable tourism.
For the most part, attention has focused on defining the concept. Authors have reasoned that …

Increased global concern about sustainability has placed pressure on businesses to justify
the value of their products and services beyond personal profit and to take responsibility for …

The term sustainable tourism emerged in the late 1980s and has become firmly established
in both tourism policies and strategies and tourism research (Hall, 2011). After more than 25 …

Since the publication of 'Our Common Futures',(WCED, 1987), the concept of sustainable
development has been high on the political agenda and the UK Government has …

The Journal of Sustainable Tourism published its first volume back in 1993 with just two
issues and 140 pages. In 2015 there will be ten issues and 1600 pages. The steadily rising …

The term 'sustainable tourism'first entered the language of tourism development policy some
two decades ago. Reflecting the emergence and subsequent widespread adoption of …