This study explores how visitors' push motivations-novelty and prestige, Relaxation, and relationship enhancement-influence emotional involvement and overall Satisfaction within the context of sustainable farm tourism in Wayanad, Kerala. Primary data were collected from 385 visitors across five...

Tourist destinations face increasing spatial, environmental, and social pressures. Therefore, it is necessary to direct the further development of tourism towards achieving overall balance, with a tendency to minimize all negative effects. One possible mechanism for establishing a harmonious...

Recent events including the pandemic have prompted reflection on the future of sustainability in tourism. It necessitated "proximity tourism" - effectively, staying closer to home and discovering the proximate environment, the only tourism allowed for the mass of people. A form of proximate...

Wildlife tourism (WT) in communal conservancies presents a critical opportunity for sustainable rural development in Namibia, yet its success hinges on equitable benefit-sharing and addressing local challenges. This study explores stakeholder perceptions of WT in three conservancies within the...