Editorial Issue IV: Looking backwards and forwards.
Dear readers, 2020 was a year of dramatic changes, and a year in which millions of people around the world suffered catastrophic impacts on their health and welfare. At the time of writing (April 7, 2021), approximately 2.8 million deaths globally have been recorded as resulting directly from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. Each of…
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Challenges of a mountain community: Changes in the Sherpas’ influencing the tourism destination Khumjung, Nepal
Introduction My dissertation examined changes in the Sherpas’ habitus due to tourism activities in Khumjung, Nepal. According to Bourdieu (1990), habitus means the totality of small immovability in everyday life’s motion and thus a structuring principle of collective strategies and social practices. Thus, habitus is both product and producer of history and culture. Cultural changes…
Stakeholders’ perception on cruise tourism in Port Vila, Vanuatu
Introduction Throughout the world, cruise ship tourism is booming. The worldwide annual passenger capacity will grow from an estimated 26.7 million passengers in 2018, to 39.6 million in 2027. The most popular destinations are the Caribbean (39 %), Asia Pacific (16%) and the Mediterranean (14%). The Asia Pacific market is expected to grow by almost…
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The dilemma of different interests between loud and silent voices in Amsterdam
Introduction Overtourism is a new term for problems caused by high tourism density (Clampet, 2017). This phenomenon is actually very old and has manifested itself in several destinations, all over the world. This time it is however happening in some of Europe’s most well-known destinations, such as Berlin, London, Barcelona and Amsterdam, and it has…
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Residents’ Perception and Attitudes toward the Development of Tourism in Raja Ampat
Introduction Tourism development usually results in various economic, socio-cultural and environmental impacts (Ribeiro, Valle & Silva, 2013). The UNWTO stipulates that tourism should empower residents and help them to obtain a better quality of life. However, as tourism experts have acknowledged, tourism also spreads bad impacts. The residents will furthermore expect a balanced situation: what…
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Understanding the experience of ethnic tourism from the perspective of domestic and international tourists: a case study of Sade Rembitan, Indonesia.
Introduction A form of tourism that is increasingly seen as an opportunity for unique experiences is ethnic tourism (Wing Sun Tung & Ritchie, 2011). According to Yang (2011), the marketing of exotic tourism destination focuses more and more towards international tourists that search for these unique experiences, such as the promotion of Lombok. The Indonesian…
Destination image of north Bali among south Bali visitors
Introduction Over the decades, tourism has experienced continued growth and is nowadays one of the fastest growing industries worldwide (Antara & Sumarniasih, 2017). Many new tourism destinations have emerged in Asia: for example, in Indonesia, where tourism has become a priority sector for national economic development (Antara & Sumarniasih, 2017). In 2017, travel and tourism…
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Residents’ perspectives towards community-based ecotourism: a case study from Lombok, Indonesia
Introduction Lombok triggered my attention after my travelling experiences and my personal interest in sociological and environmental research topics. I fell in love with this island after trekking the Rinjani volcano and, for this reason, returned to do my master research. Following the global trend to a more responsible tourism industry, the Indonesian government is…
