Fundamentals of Sustainable Tourism

A comprehensive introduction to understanding and applying sustainability in global tourism systems.Fundamentals of Sustainable Tourismby Jonathon Day provides an accessible and structured guide to sustainability for undergraduate students studying Tourism and Hospitality Management. Written to support core tourism modules, the textbook introduces key concepts and debates that underpin sustainable tourism and explains how they apply across destinations, organizations and tourist behaviour. Students will examine how destinations can be planned and managed to support local communities, how tourism and travel businesses balance social, environmental and economic priorities, and how responsible travel influences tourist decision-making. This textbook includes: - Learning objectives to guide structured study - Reflective questions to support critical thinking - Interviews with sustainable tourism practitioners - Integrated real-world examples from UN Tourism and Travelyst, and global destinations including Los Angeles, Slovenia and Palau - Online resources including lecturer slides, videos and test banks Fundamentals of Sustainable Tourismsupports undergraduate learning while developing an informed understanding of sustainability in tourism and hospitality for future career practitioners.