In this paper, the authors analyze how microchips embedded into humans will impact upon the tourism industry in general and in Europe in particular. The authors discuss how the implanted microchips function and how tourism establishments will have to adjust to this change in the near future....

In this exploratory study, an attempt was made to clarify the role of the visitors’ perception of the socialist era in relation to their 1) perception of socialist monuments’ maintenance level, 2) willingness to visit socialist monuments, 3) willingness to present socialist monuments for...

Globalisation is a political, economic, and social phenomenon and there are many who are in favor of it and many opposed to it. In this piece, the authors analyze the relationship between tourism and globalisation. The authors analyze 167 countries and territories for the years 2000-2010 to...

This report presents part of the results of the first global study on customers’ perceptions on robots in travel, tourism, and hospitality implemented by the authors in 2018-2019. Specifically, the report presents the methodology of the research and elaborates on the key results regarding the...

In a very unique political scenario, Crimea was integrated into the Russian Federation in 2014, making the legal, political, and economic environment in which the tourism and hospitality industries in Crimea very different from what it had been. In this research, we surveyed the managers of 60...

Purpose: The paper aims to identify the link between political ideology and the management of tourism in countries. We stipulate that the predominant political ideology in the country influences the nature and logic of state interventions in the tourism industry.Design/Methodology/Approach: The...

The authors explore the likely trajectories of the tourism industry in the next 20-50 years. To do so, the authors explore the general economic, social, and political conditions the global population will face. Many of the important questions of the future of tourism deals with the issue of...

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, there has been a global shift in the adoption of policies that reduce the impact of governments controlling the flow of the factors of production across borders. However, there remains an ideological and pragmatic element in many countries' policies, the...

Travel, tourism and hospitality companies have started to adopt robots, artificial intelligence and service automation (RAISA) in the form of chatbots, delivery robots, robot-concierge, conveyor restaurants, self-service information/check-in/check-out kiosks, and many others. Despite the huge...

This research aims at evaluating the impacts of the international sanctions on Russia's hotel industry and the action undertaken by the hoteliers to mitigate the negative impacts of the sanctions. The sample includes 103 hotel managers from 11 popular tourist destinations in the Russian...