Tourism is one of the main economic sectors benefitting from
globalisation. It is a networked industry which links and integrates
different branches of the economy, and includes multinationals and a
vast majority of small and medium enterprises. Tourism global value
chains (GVCs) cover inbound and outbound tourism activities including
distribution (travel agencies, tour operators), transportation,
accommodation, culture and leisure. The future of tourism will be
impacted by large-scale social, economic, political, environmental and
technological changes, bringing new and often unseen challenges, threats
and opportunities. Nowadays, the attention to the tourism sector is
increasingly increasing, known as the largest space within economic
activity, re-lying on and influencing the relevant economic resources.
The tourism industry is involved in policy planning, related to
employment levels, balance of payments, national income whose importance
is high in the macroeconomic direction of a country. This book collects
some of the work presented in the workshop and is organized into five
chapters.