Lifestyle Entrepreneurship as a Vehicle for Leisure and Sustainable Tourism

Duarte, Miguel; Dias, Álvaro; Sousa, Bruno; Pereira, Leandro

doi:10.3390/ijerph20043241

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“…In such projects, different partnerships are important, so Renfors (2022) states that local partnerships at different levels and encouragement from the bottom up are considered important, since the transformation will depend on initiatives and ideas from entrepreneurs, managers, and employees. Local ties (a long-term connection with the community and local stakeholders) result in changes in entrepreneurial behavior in the sense that community-focused activities benefit entrepreneurs by serving as the basis for distinctive products and experiences (Duarte et al 2023). A lack of cooperation between sectors in projects applying the circular economy model in tourism often leads to unwanted outcomes, such as abandoned projects, insufficient quality, delays in the project execution time, administrative difficulties, etc.…”

Section: Heritage and Tourism In The Creation Of The Tourism Productmentioning

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Circular Economy of Cultural Heritage—Possibility to Create a New Tourism Product through Adaptive Reuse

Rudan

2023

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Cultural heritage is a particularly significant resource in creating tourism. When a local community recognizes its cultural heritage (small historic towns, buildings, castles, and forts), it is possible to create new value to meet the needs of tourists, using the principles of a circular economy. Adapting, reusing and restoring heritage sites can contribute to the revitalization of the local economy by creating jobs (increased employment), increased spending, economic development, etc. Adaptive reuse, as one of the principles of a circular economy, represents how the circular economy can pave the way to create new tourism products. The three basic principles of sustainable waste management are reduce, reuse, and recycle (3R). This paper tackles the reuse principle by analyzing case studies involving the application of a circular economy to cultural heritage in the Kvarner tourism destination (Croatia) in the context of reusing resources to create a sustainable destination. The goal is to determine to what extent the reuse of heritage sites makes them useful for the local community, and for tourists to stay in the destination. The research showed positive examples in the Kvarner tourism destination, primarily of a cultural tourism nature and that were achieved in the last ten years; however, the conclusion is that this is still insufficient. By aggregating knowledge and research results, the paper emphasizes the importance of applying the concept of the circular economy to cultural heritage in tourism destinations, with special emphasis on the role of all stakeholders in creating sustainable heritage tourism (local self-government, destination management, local population, and entrepreneurship).

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Section: Heritage and Tourism In The Creation Of The Tourism Productmentioning

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Circular Economy of Cultural Heritage—Possibility to Create a New Tourism Product through Adaptive Reuse

Rudan

2023

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“…The study highlighted the social benefits and impacts of small-scale art festivals and emphasized their contribution to community development and cultural sustainability. Duarte et al [63] investigated lifestyle entrepreneurship as a vehicle for leisure and sustainable tourism. The study explored the relationship between lifestyle entrepreneurship, leisure activities, and sustainable tourism and emphasized the potential for lifestyle entrepreneurship to contribute to sustainable tourism development.…”

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From Neglect to Progress: Assessing Social Sustainability and Decent Work in the Tourism Sector

Santos

2023

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Measuring social sustainability performance involves assessing firms’ implementation of social goals, including working conditions, health and safety, employee relationships, diversity, human rights, community engagement, and philanthropy. The concept of social sustainability is closely linked to the notion of decent work, which emphasizes productive work opportunities with fair income, secure workplaces, personal development prospects, freedom of expression and association, and equal treatment for both genders. However, the tourism sector, known for its significant share of informal labor-intensive work, faces challenges that hinder the achievement of decent work, such as extended working hours, low wages, limited social protection, and gender discrimination. This study assesses the social sustainability of the Portuguese tourism industry. The study collected data from the “Quadros do Pessoal” statistical tables for the years 2010 to 2020 to analyze the performance of Portuguese firms in the tourism sector and compare them with one another and with the overall national performance. The study focused on indicators such as employment, wages, and work accidents. The findings reveal fluctuations in employment and remuneration within the tourism sector and high growth rates in the tourism sector compared to the national average. A persistent gender pay gap is identified, which emphasizes the need to address this issue within the tourism industry. Despite some limitations, such as the lack of comparable data on work quality globally, incomplete coverage of sustainability issues, and challenges in defining and measuring social sustainability indicators, the findings have implications for policy interventions to enhance social sustainability in the tourism industry. By prioritizing decent work, safe working conditions, and equitable pay practices, stakeholders can promote social sustainability, stakeholder relationships, and sustainable competitive advantage. Policymakers are urged to support these principles to ensure the long-term sustainability of the tourism industry and foster a more inclusive and equitable society. This study provides insights for Tourism Management, sustainable Human Resource Management, Development Studies, and organizational research, guiding industry stakeholders in promoting corporate social sustainability, firm survival, and economic growth.

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“…Tourism is the movement of people for purposes such as day visits or excursions (Holloway and Taylor, 2006). Tourism in recent years has been an industry that has exceeded all expectations of projections worldwide (Duarte et al , 2023). The development of tourism in the world today has concerned the sustainability aspect of cultural heritage conservation and natural environment conservation (Amerta, 2017).…”

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The factors affecting Vietnamese people’s sustainable tourism intention: an empirical study with extended the theory of planned behavior (TPB)

Nguyen

Huong

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate factors affecting Vietnamese people’s sustainable tourism intention (IN) with extended the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Design/methodology/approach Preliminary quantitative research was carried out before large-scale formal quantitative research with a sample size of 628 Vietnamese people. Using the partial least squares structural equation modeling method with the SmartPLS tool, measurement and structural models 3.0 were evaluated before testing the research hypotheses about the influence of factors on the IN of sustainable tourism. Findings This study uses the extended TPB model with original constructs and two additional constructs, travel motivation (TM) and moral reflectiveness (MR), to find out the factors affecting the sustainable tourism IN of Vietnamese people. All hypotheses are accepted, except for the hypothesis about the relationship between TM and attitude toward sustainable tourism. MR has been shown to have a more positive and stronger (insignificant) effect than other factors of the proposed research model on sustainable tourism IN. Thereby, this study contributes both theoretically and practically to policymakers, researchers and tourism enterprises in promoting sustainable tourism IN. Research limitations/implications The main limitation of this paper is the deliberate sampling method and targeting the demographic proportion corresponding to the population has lost the randomness of the survey sample. Practical implications The findings indicate that state management agencies and tourism enterprises in Vietnam need to pay attention to communication to raise awareness of environmentally oriented tourism and promote the ability to participate in sustainable tourism at a reasonable price as well as the opportunity for easy access and, at the same time, take measures to influence TM and have communication strategies that address the ethical value of participating in sustainable tourism. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first empirical study to contribute to the existing literature on tourism by integrating TPB constructs with TM and MR to predict sustainable tourism IN.

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Lifestyle Entrepreneurship as a Vehicle for Leisure and Sustainable Tourism

Cited by 8 publications

References 31 publications

Circular Economy of Cultural Heritage—Possibility to Create a New Tourism Product through Adaptive Reuse

Circular Economy of Cultural Heritage—Possibility to Create a New Tourism Product through Adaptive Reuse

From Neglect to Progress: Assessing Social Sustainability and Decent Work in the Tourism Sector

The factors affecting Vietnamese people’s sustainable tourism intention: an empirical study with extended the theory of planned behavior (TPB)

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