This article reviews the literature on social tourism for the first time. Social tourism has been
in existence since the development of modern tourism but remains a niche research area …

abstract Transformative tourism experiences (TE) have powerful personal and societal
implications due to life-changing capacities when consumers subsume their experiences …

Rural revitalization is not only a strategy to promote sustainable rural development in
developing countries, but also an inevitable trend towards global urbanization. This study …

To address tourism's challenges, a transformation of consciousness of all stakeholders is
necessary. This article examines how outer journeys can transformation our inner …

The sharing economy disrupts the marketplace and brings both benefits and disadvantages
into service ecosystems. We discuss principles of the S‐D logic and transformative service …

Purpose In the emerging transformation economy, there is a shift from staging memorable
experiences for many to eliciting life-transformative events for one. This study aims to …

This study marks an early attempt to evaluate staycation incentive programs initiated by local
authorities. It aims to gauge the effectiveness of staycation programs in cultivating learning …

In the emerging transformation age, not only do experiences with transformational qualities
happen by chance, but they are induced through intentional design. This study investigates …

Tourist pressure on local populations, also termed 'overtourism', has received much
attention in the global media, as tensions related to social, economic or environmental …

Most practical interventions the tourism industry deploys to make tourists behave in more
environmentally sustainable ways when they are at their premises or destination–such as …