Important tourism issues

1. Look at this list of Ten important world tourism issues compiled by David L. Edgell, Sr., Ph.D.

-Maintaining a destination’s sustainable tourism development: economic, social/cultural, natural and built resources.

-Concerns for safety and security remain an important issue to address within the global travel and tourism industry. 

-Impact on the travel and tourism industry resulting from global economic, social/cultural and political directions. 

-Responding to increased interest in the long-term impacts on tourism of climate change and global warming. 

-Necessity for increased local/regional/national/international leadership in tourism policy and strategic planning. 

-Resolving barriers to travel: visas, passports, immigration issues, airline services, fees, and delays. 

-Educating travelers and businesses in optimizing the application of new technologies, within the tourism industry. 

-Maintaining a sustainable, engaged, skilled and experienced workforce in order to deliver quality tourism experiences. 

-Effect on travel and tourism from natural/human-induced disasters, health issues, and political disruptions. 

-Utilize tourism as a vehicle for bringing indigenous and rural populations out of their state of oppression and marginalization. 

Sources of information: university discussions, conferences and seminars, tourism documents, Internet, survey information, industry data, books, articles, and publications, utilization of a modified Delphi approach to gather certain research information, and comments from interested colleagues, students, and others. Research conducted by David Edgell: “International Sustainable Tourism Policy” in the Brown Journal of World Affairs, Volume XXll, Issue 1, Fall/Winter, 2015;  Managing Sustainable Tourism: A Legacy for the Future (second edition-2016 Edgell); “Sustainable Tourism Development: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” (Edgell, Journal of Hospitality & Tourism, Volume 15, Number 1, 2017; “New Directions In International Sustainable Tourism Policy” (Edgell, Journal of Hospitality & Tourism, Summer 2018); and, Tourism Policy and Planning (third edition-2019, Edgell and Swanson). 

2. In pairs rank these aspects and choose the 3 most important issues from a worldwide global perspective.

3. In groups of four students compare your rankings and reach a consensus to come up with a single list.

4. Now watch this video to find out the Global tourism demand forecast according to Statista at ITB Travel & Tourism Berlin Convention in 2022. Write down the main ideas, as we will comment on them. 

ITB Deep Dive:Global Tourism Demand Forecast: Statista@ITB Travel & Tourism 2022 - YouTube

5. You can produce an oral/written report for your portfolio based on your group discussion and/or the presentation that you have watched.

6. More ITB Berlin videos are available at ITBBerlin - YouTube