Envisioning Tourism in the Future - (Future of Tourism) by Richard Butler (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book brings together experienced and well-respected researchers to understand, interpret and envision the future for tourism. It explores the limitations of predicting the future of tourism and areas such as climate change, technology, sustainability, hypermobility, regeneration and destination management.

Book Synopsis

Experienced researchers theorise what the future holds for tourism research.

This book brings together experienced and well-respected researchers to understand, interpret and envision the future for tourism. It examines the transformations taking place in tourism currently and the potential future changes that could occur.

The volume also explores the limitations of predicting the future of tourism and areas that need to be addressed such as climate change, technology, sustainability, hypermobility, regeneration and destination management. It considers the uncertain directions for the future and sets an agenda for the transformation of tourism. The book will be a useful resource for researchers and students in tourism and future studies, as well as tourism planners and public sector agencies.

Review Quotes

This book is a very valuable resource for anyone dissatisfied with the current state of the sector and its lack of willingness or ability to confront today's polycrisis. Nothing short of transformation is needed - a core thread throughout this collection.-- "Susanne Becken, Griffith University, Australia"

Contemporary tourism is in crisis. This fascinating collection introduces the nature and extent of that crisis, exploring a variety of issues and challenges, from climate change to destination management, and proposing potential responses to those challenges. Timely and cutting-edge, it is essential reading for anyone with a concern for a more sustainable future for tourism.-- "Richard Sharpley, Emeritus Professor of Tourism, University of Central Lancashire, UK"

About the Author

Richard Butler is Emeritus Professor at the University of Strathclyde, UK and the University of Western Ontario, Canada. His most recent publications include the Routledge Handbook of Tourism and Indigenous Peoples (with Anna Carr, 2025) and The Tourism Area Life Cycle: Review, Relevance and Revision (Channel View Publications, 2024).