Sustainable Luxury in Tourism and Hospitality - (Aspects of Tourism) by Anita Manfreda & Frans Melissen & Catheryn Khoo (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book explores the concept of sustainable luxury in the context of tourism and hospitality. It reimagines luxury in tourism and hospitality through a sustainability lens, showing how sustainability and luxury can co-exist and reinforce each other, and highlights emerging theoretical frameworks and empirical case studies from diverse contexts.

Book Synopsis

First edited volume to directly tackle the intersection of sustainability and luxury in tourism and hospitality.

This book explores the concept of sustainable luxury in the context of tourism and hospitality. It reimagines luxury in tourism and hospitality through a sustainability lens, showing how sustainability and luxury can co-exist and reinforce each other.

The volume highlights emerging theoretical frameworks and empirical case studies from diverse global contexts and focuses on topics such as authenticity, ethics, cultural sustainability, transformation and regeneration. The chapters offer insights into shifting consumer expectations, sustainable business practices and future imaginaries for luxury services.

It serves as a valuable resource for researchers, students and policymakers seeking new paradigms and theoretical lenses, as well as practical solutions for integrating sustainability into luxury tourism and hospitality.

Review Quotes

A timely contribution that investigates the complex negotiations between sustainability and luxury, advancing contemporary debates in tourism and hospitality research. By situating luxury within the imperatives of sustainability, this work illustrates new pathways for theory, practice, and policy in global tourism and hospitality.-- "Anupama S. Kotur, Symbiosis Centre for International Education, India"

Sustainable Luxury in Tourism and Hospitality brings together the latest thinking in the field. If you work in luxury or are a researcher or student in luxury, this book is a must read!-- "Jochen Wirtz, National University of Singapore"

About the Author

Anita Manfreda is Senior Lecturer and Researcher, Torrens University Australia. Her research interests include luxury services and hospitality, and experience design and management.

Frans Melissen is Transversal Professor of Sustainability Transitions, Breda University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands. His research interests include sustainable development and behaviour, and sustainability transitions.

Catheryn Khoo is Professor, Torrens University Australia. Her work on gender, children and marginalisation in tourism contributes to the discourse and policies on social sustainability.