Tourism, the SDGs, and Partnerships

This book appraises the place of partnerships in the pursuit of the 2030 Agenda across diverse international cases and tourism industry contexts. The potential for tourism to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals is roundly acknowledged, with SDG17 (Partnerships for the Goals) being perhaps the most pivotal of all SDGs, given that without multi-stakeholder approaches, very little progress is likely. This is especially important in a sector like tourism that necessarily involves the participation of governments at all levels, non-governmental actors, industry—from small to medium enterprises to large corporations—and communities in all their manifestations, from village level to municipality, state, and nation. This volume showcases partnerships in diverse international settings and varying industry contexts.

This comprehensive resource is essential reading for students, tourism professionals, policy makers, sustainable development practitioners and policy makers and researchers in tourism studies, international development, and sustainability programs. The book covers key subject areas including sustainable tourism development, international partnerships, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), multi-stakeholder collaboration, tourism policy, and community-based tourism initiatives.

This book was previously published as a special issue of Journal of Sustainable Tourism and features an updated Introduction.