Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality Management - by Brooke Hansen

About the Book

Learn how to apply and embed sustainable travel business practices, and report data against global benchmarks such as the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, with this new postgraduate textbook.

Book Synopsis

Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality Management is a practical textbook to understand how travel businesses engage and comply with sustainable business practices including how to measure, monitor and report on sustainability initiatives.

This textbook is ideal for postgraduate students studying sustainable tourism and development to help prepare them for future careers in tourism and hospitality management.

Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality Management:
- Looks at viable ways travel businesses can implement more sustainable practices
- Provides an overview of the current global certifications for sustainability benchmarking
- Explores best practices and challenges unique to the travel industry
- Includes real-world examples from Marriott, the Global Sustainable Tourism Council, Ecotourism Australia and the Sustainable Tourism Association of Hawaii

In-text learning features include learning outcomes, best practice tips from industry leaders and reflective questions, supported by online resources such as PowerPoint lecturer slides.

About the Author

Brooke Hansen is Associate Professor at the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of South Florida, USA. She was previously the Director of Sustainable Tourism and the SDG Action Alliance at the University of South Florida's College of Global Sustainability. She is an academic affiliate of Corporate Responsibility for the Environment and a Sustainable Tomorrow (CREST), on the Board of Directors for Keep Florida Beautiful and has served on sustainability committees for the National Football League's Super Bowl LV and Alaska Airlines.