TOURISM RECOVERY FROM COVID-19

In recent years, discussion on tourism has focused mainly on global problems relating to the over-exploitation of space, leaving other aspects of the development of tourist activities almost completely ignored. The book will focus not only on the widely understood tourist exploitation processes, their geographical diversity and density, but also on their significance and influence (economic, socio-cultural, tourist etc.) on regional development and sustainability. It will also cover the debate on promotion of innovative, sustainable and responsible tourism strategies, plans and funds, and the movement towards responsible and sustainable cultural tourism through the crisis in marginal areas. It will also highlight the dramatic changes to the global tourism industry brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic in recent months.

Contents:

• About the Editors
• About the Contributors
• Part I:
  • Introduction: The Future of Tourism After COVID-19 (Anna Trono, Jürgen Schmude and Tomasz Duda)
  • Stress for the Wellness Sectors: The Paradox of Culture and Tourism in the COVID-19 Times (Daniela Angelina Jelinčić)
  • Contemporary Problems and Challenges of Marginal Tourism Space Development in Relation to Post-COVID-19 Regime (Tomasz Duda)
  • Stakeholder Communication as a Strategy for Resilient Destinations in Sustainable Tourism Development (Jörgen Eksell and Christian Hohlfeld)
  • Contested Places: Destination Narratives in the Wake of COVID-19 (Maria Månsson and Jörgen Eksell)
  • Sustainable Tourism and Congruence between Flows and Tourist Attractions: A Methodological Proposal (Guido Lucarno)
  • How to Establish Appropriate Tourism After 2020? (Lia Bassa and Gábor Bódis)
  • The Challenge of Future for the Post-COVID-19 Tourism in the City of Venice (Erica Mingotto, Mara Manente and Michele Tamma)
  • Natural Heritage and Cultural Routes as an Engine for Post-COVID-19 Regeneration: Changes and Challenges (Anna Trono)
• Part II:
  • From 'Overtourism' to 'Tourism Over'? The Development of Selected Market Segments in Times of COVID-19 with the Example of Germany (Jürgen Schmude and Philipp Namberger)
  • What's Next? (Future) Management and Planning of a World Heritage City in the Post-COVID-19 Era: The Case of Santiago de Compostela, Spain (Lucrezia Lopez, María de los Ángeles Piñeiro Antelo and Miguel Pazos Otón)
  • Tourism Industry After the COVID-19 Crisis in Portugal: Now What? (Cláudia Seabra, Fernanda Cravidão and Gonçalo Gomes)
  • COVID-19 and Tourism Opportunities in Rural Flanders, Belgium (Dominique Vanneste, Thérèse Steenberghen and Bart Neuts)
  • Overtourism on the Seaside Areas of Natura 2000: Case Study of the Polish Baltic Sea Coast (Zbigniew Głąbiński)
  • Mapping Overtourism and Undertourism in UNESCO World Heritage Sites Pre- and Post-COVID-19: A Methodological Approach Starting From the Case Study of the City of Rome, Italy (Silvia Grandi and Antonio Preiti)
  • When the Tourists Flew Out: A Study on Residents' Perception of Tourism Before and Since the COVID-19 Pandemic) (Eva Erdmenger and Andreas Kagermeier)
  • Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Tourism in Southern Italy: The Case of the Metropolitan Area of Bari, Italy (Rosalina Grumo)
  • The Metropolitan Park of the Naples Hills: Post-COVID-19 Opportunities and Prospects for Rural Tourism in the Urban Space (Valentina Castronuovo)
  • Why Do Tourists Escape from Overtourism? Cognitive and Emotional Determinants Affecting Farm Tourists Behavior (Maria Irene Prete, Pamela Palmi and Antonio Mileti)
  • Cultural Tourism in the Adriatic Ionian Macro Region: Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 and the Potential for a Sustainable Restart (Biagio Perretti, Paola Pinto and Stefano Marani)
  • Lack of Tourism Impact on Spa Town Regions and Urban Planning Perspectives After the COVID-19 Pandemic (Giuliana Quattrone)
• Conclusions

Readership: Researchers in tourism, human geography, social sciences and economy; stakeholders involved in tourism management and regional development in the regional/local scale; persons and institutions planning regional development and shaping regional tourist spaces; students of geography, tourism, social sciences and/or human economy/; local authorities developing regional and local strategies for tourism and socioeconomic recovery.

Key Features:

• Covers the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the functioning of the tourism space has various facets, depending, among other things, on local (or regional) social development conditions, political decisions and the extent of sanitary restrictions
• Juxatposes more than a dozen examples from areas of different tourist activity, both in areas of mass tourism reception and marginal areas located far from the main streams of tourist traffic
• Presents different facets of tourism development and plans for its recovery in the post-pandemic period
• Provides insight into the problems of massification of tourism and the sudden collapse of the market as a result of the global crisis
• Shows examples of the phenomenon of "overtourism" in the context of visitors' expectations, as a positive trend developing the tourist space of marginal areas, so far perceived as unattractive