Bernadett Papp

Stenden University of Applied Sciences · European Tourism Futures Institute

Purpose As the Journal of Tourism Futures celebrates its 10th Anniversary, Dr Stefan Hartman (head of department at the European Tourism Futures Institute, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences) interviews Bernadett Papp (senior researcher at the European Tourism Futures Institute (ETFI) at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences) about her...

Further analysis and editing was provided by Jasper Heslinga at ETFI, Ben Lynam at the Travel Foundation, Ewout Versloot at the Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions, and Samantha Bray and Michelle Rutty from University of Waterloo. This document is available for free on the Travel Foundation website www.thetravelfoundation.org.uk

Purpose It has been established that values, beliefs and norms are good predictors of pro-environmental behaviour; however, it is less explored how these constructs can be influenced. The purpose of this paper is to assess whether the COVID-19 pandemic, as a shock event, was a “game changer” or it had limited impacts on deep-rooted travel patterns....

In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, Travel & Tourism has a real opportunity to help drive recovery and fulfil its potential as a key sector in our transition towards a greener and more equitable society and economy. To do so, we must be destination stewards, and ask - in the spirit of President John F. Kennedy’s timeless call - not what our destina...

An overview of defintions of carrying capacity and how it relates to overtourism.

Purpose This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of the concept of a trend and the discourse of trend analysis. Design/methodology/approach This paper concisely discusses the concept of trends, the value of trend analysis for strategic planning and hierarchical trend pyramids as a tool to scan and analyse trends. Findings The examples w...

A white paper written for the European Travel commission (ETC) and EU-Rail

Nature can be a driver for both sustainable tourism and local development. Natural assets have the capacity to attract visitors. To utilize these potentials SMEs are required to take actions and initiatives, while they have to manage the limits of acceptable change (LAC) properly. This report aims to identify the potentials of nature as driver of s...

The chapter examines the different ways of, and experiences with current tourism governance initiatives in 13 European cities Amsterdam, Antwerp, Barcelona, Berlin, Bruges, Copenhagen Ghent, Leuven, Lisbon, Mechelen, Munich Salzburg, Tallinn). Eleven different management strategies are identified that provide different options for dealing with the...

The chapter explores four possible futures (scenarios) of accessible tourism.

This is the second report of the Visitor Pressure project conducted by the Center of Expertise in Leisure, Tourism and Hospitality (www.celth.nl). The study was commissioned by the DMOs of Tallinn, Salzburg and the five Flemish arts cities Antwerp, Ghent, Leuven, Mechelen and Bruges. The previous report was on the first part of the visitor pressure...

In less than two years, the concept of overtourism has come to prominence as one of the most discussed issues with regards to tourism in popular media and, increasingly, academia. In spite of its popularity, the term is still not clearly delineated and remains open to multiple interpretations. The current paper aims to provide more clarity with reg...

Introduction Overtourism’ is a relatively new term in the public and academic debate on negative consequences of tourism. However, the phenomenon itself is not a new one, as problematic forms of tourism crowding and their effects on local communities and environment have been studied for decades. Yet, there is much evidence that the character of...

The chapter gives an overview of the main outcomes of a survey among over 400 residents in 8 European cities: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Copenhagen, Lisbon, Munich, Salzburg and Tallinn, which focused on their attitudes and experiences with tourism and their support to various strategies to manage tourism in their cities.The survey was related t...

The chapter proviodes a total of 68 measures to manage tourism, grouped into 11 overarching strategies, that can be employed in urban destinations, depending on the local context. Together they provide a wide variety of different tools to deal with visitors' growth and consequent challenges. Some of the strategies and specific measures proposed are...