Highlights•The academic debate on regime fragmentation is itself rather fragmented.•The
call for synergies is increasingly heard among practitioners.•The article brings together the …

We analyse 214 cases worldwide where non-governmental organisations (NGOs) use
ecotourism for conservation. Other stakeholders in these initiatives include local …

Despite its theorization in the political and policy sciences in the early 1990s, the concept of
metagovernance has gained relatively little recognition in tourism studies. Nevertheless, its …

An abundance of approaches, strategies, and instruments–in short: tools–have been
developed that intend to stimulate or facilitate the integration of a variety of environmental …

Purpose This paper aims to bridge micro-entrepreneurship, sharing economy and
community-based tourism (CBT) literature by analyzing the specific ways in which …

Management decision assessment is fundamental for the future development of the market
value of tourism and hospitality businesses. This article conducts a review of the literature on …

Pro-poor tourism increases net benefits for the poor or directs profits back into the
community by employing local staff and manufacturing. Existing studies have provided a …

Collective self-governance is gaining attention in the literature for maintaining the quality of
key attractions and promoting sustainable tourism. The long-term success of collective self …

Worldwide, the growth of marine tourism is creating opportunities for financing marine
protected areas (MPAs), but what these financial arrangements look like and how they can …

Tourism carrying capacity remains pivotal for ensuring sustainable development within
protected terrains, accentuating the balance between conservation, socio-economic …