A slow tourist in the Basque Coast Geopark (Spain)

Slow tourism is a way of doing tourism which has been revalorised because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The protection and promotion of the territories from a slow tourism perspective allow travellers to explore the relationships between people, places and practices from a more sustainable and regenerative way. This research aims to explore the slow tourism motivations in relation to a geotourism destination. Drawing from an autoethnography design informed by a case study, the paper analyses the Basque Coast Geopark, in Northern Spain, as an illustrative example of the drivers of slow tourism experiences. Results illustrate, with textual descriptions and visual materials, how and why the motivations of discovery, engagement, escape, novelty-seeking, relaxation and self-reflection are manifested. This research demonstrates that the slow tourism factors are accentuated in a geotourism destination, which is also useful to analyse the relationships between the motivations. Theoretical and practical implications for tourism management and marketing are described. © 2023 Elsevier B.V.

Limited tourism: travel bubbles for a sustainable future

The new global context has heightened the need for the sustainable mobility and recovery of the tourism industry. This study analyses how travel bubbles can contribute towards the sustainability and reconstruction of the tourism industry. Several examples have emerged worldwide, manifesting the strong need to create ‘safe' routes to transform tourism. Through a theoretical approach and by drawing from previous research, official reports, and news media, this study analyses the rationale for travel bubbles and examines how they can support short-term responses to the pandemic and enhance long-term planning pertaining to tourism mobility for a sustainable future. It discusses the political, economic, psychological, socioeconomic, environmental, and hygiene impacts of travel bubbles. The study shows that sustainability can be achieved through a cooperative regional approach. It examines the challenges and opportunities of travel bubbles towards redeveloping tourism in neighbouring destinations and offers strategies to support sustainable tourism during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as backyard tourism. © 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Hospitality management in times of crisis: a corporate social responsibility perspective

Purpose: From a hospitality and tourism perspective, the purpose of this study is to analyse the case of Jordan by looking at the implementation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices in the hospitality industry and their contribution to the management of the pandemic crisis, with a special focus on large hotels. Design/methodology/approach: The method focuses on a qualitative study based on ten in-depth interviews with senior managers of five-star hotels in Jordan, fully used as quarantine facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings: The study reveals how and why the implementation of CSR practices contributes to the crisis management in Jordan, also highlighting the role of the managers and the hotels' organizational cultures. Originality/value: Drawing from the unique case of Jordan, to the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first study which analyses the close relationships between crisis and hospitality management from a CSR perspective, and the impact of organizational cultures and ethical strategies on local stakeholders. © 2022, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.