Journal of Tourism Futures: Volume 9 Issue 2 , Open Access

Editorial: Tourism futures researchers of inspiration

Ian Seymour Yeoman

The future past of travel: adventure tourism supporting humans living on the edge of existence

Daniel William Mackenzie Wright

By drawing on current reports, this paper positions that Homo sapiens could in the near future be faced with an increasingly uninhabitable planet. It emphasises the importance of…

Becoming immortal: future wellness and medical tourism markets

Daniel William Mackenzie Wright, Santa Zascerinska

Is humanity heading to immortal living? If so, what areas of society are playing an active role in achieving this? In order to understand this, the study explores the relationship…

The Twilight Effect, post-film tourism and diversification: the future of Forks, WA

Daniel William Mackenzie Wright, David Jarratt, Emma Halford

The visitor economy of Forks now clearly relies upon a niche form of tourism – as fans of The Twilight Saga are drawn to the setting and filming location of the films. The purpose…

Game of algorithms: ChatGPT implications for the future of tourism education and research

Stanislav Ivanov, Mohammad Soliman

The paper aims to evaluate the ways ChatGPT is going to disrupt tourism education and research.

What can we learn from Star Wars about the future of tourism? Absolutely everything!

Stanislav Ivanov

This viewpoint is a response to Yeoman's (2022) editorial on Sunderland AFC and the future of tourism. This viewpoint aims to outline the lessons one can learn from Star Wars…

Restaurants and robots: public preferences for robot food and beverage services

Stanislav Ivanov, Craig Webster

The hospitality industry in developed countries is under pressure due to labor shortages and it is likely more food and beverage operations will have to be automated in the…

The digital skills divide: evidence from the European tourism industry

Sheena Carlisle, Stanislav Ivanov, Corné Dijkmans

This paper aims to present the findings from a European study on the digital skills gaps in tourism and hospitality companies.

Destination governance in times of change: a complex adaptive systems perspective to improve tourism destination development

Stefan Hartman

This paper brings together the literature on theories of complexity adaptive systems (CAS), develops an analytical framework, applies this framework to the development of tourism…

The Doughnut Destination: applying Kate Raworth's Doughnut Economy perspective to rethink tourism destination management

Stefan Hartman, Jasper Hessel Heslinga

In this viewpoint paper, the authors explore and discuss how Kate Raworth's (2017) Doughnut Economy perspective and accompanying “Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century…

Reflections on the future visions of UK tourism outlined in Burkart and Medlik's 1974 book: tourism: past, present, and future

Brian Hay

To explore the future visions outlined in one of the first academic books on UK tourism to venture into tourism futures. Through today’s lens, their visions are explored through…