Destination Heritage or Destination Future? Different Dynamics in Asia, Europe and the Gulf Region
22nd August 2024 – 09:00-21:00
23rd August 2024 – 09:00-15:00
Eurac Research with a Fireside Talk in the South Tyrolean Dolomites
By hosting the international workshop “Global Tourism Futures,” South Tyrol is establishing itself as a platform for an in-depth examination of global tourism development with a special focus on future studies. Various global challenges, such as climate change, technological advancements, geopolitical shifts, and demographic changes, are profoundly impacting our society. The tourism industry, being highly globalized, is inherently tied to these issues and needs to find innovative solutions to address them. Given the contested nature of these solutions and the different dominant paradigms across world regions, Global Tourism Futures aims to bring together experts from Asia, Europe, and the Gulf region to discuss their respective visions for tourism development.
Global Tourism Futures will convene experts, industry leaders, and researchers to engage in rigorous, cross-continental, and interdisciplinary dialogues. By fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment, the workshop aims to stimulate innovation and integrate diverse perspectives on the future trajectory of global tourism.
The workshop centers on the following thesis:
While many historic destinations in Europe continue to grow in popularity, they are forced to cope with overcrowding and all its associated negative social and environmental impacts. Consequently, these destinations mainly seem to focus on managing the influx of visitors, establishing visitor guidance systems, and trying to address the challenges of overtourism. In contrast, the emerging destinations in Asia and the Gulf region are developing entirely new attractions and construction projects from scratch with the ambition of incorporating critical issues related to the planet’s future from the outset. Tourism development in these regions often appears to be more closely connected to a broader vision of the future, challenging questions related to political and economic governance, and fostering a new perspective on the role of leisure and tourism in societies with a high interest in sustainability.
- How can a holistic approach to sustainability be embedded into global tourism development and what can the different world regions learn from one another?
- To what extent does global tourism address issues of social, ecological, and economic sustainability, or questions of inequality?
- How can a balance between destination heritage and destination future be achieved?
- What will global tourism look like?
Interactive panels and discussions will provide participants with the opportunity to delve into specific topics and actively share their ideas and strategies.
Programme:
You can find the detailed programme on our conference website or download it as a PDF.
Registration:
Participation is free of charge and open to everyone.
For organizational reasons, we kindly ask you to register: https://eu.surveymonkey.com/r/GlobalTourismFutures
Please note: Attendance at the evening event is restricted to registered participants only.
In cooperation with:
China Outbound Tourism Research Institute (COTRI)
HERO Dolomites
We look forward to welcoming you soon in Bolzano and jointly setting the course for the future of tourism!