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Wolfgang Georg Arlt
Meaningful Tourism Centre, London, United Kingdom
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Meaningful Tourism in Asia Gaurav Bhan Bhatnagar; Damba Gansukh; Deepti Gautam; Rameswar Khadka; Raveesh Mrigendra; Lajwanti Naidu; Wolfgang Georg Arlt
Bali Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Culture Research Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025): Bali Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Culture Research
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5281/53a0yg14

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This article examines the applicability and transformative potential of the Meaningful Tourism paradigm as a strategic framework for sustainable tourism development in Asia, focusing on Mongolia, India (North and Northeast), and Nepal. Adopting a qualitative multi-case study approach, the research is based on document analysis, policy reviews, secondary statistical data, and comparative interpretation of international project reports and national tourism strategies. The analysis is anchored in the Meaningful Tourism framework, which evaluates tourism outcomes across six stakeholder groups: visitors, host communities, employees, tourism businesses, governments, and the environment through the lenses of shared value creation and stakeholder satisfaction. The findings reveal that Meaningful Tourism offers both a philosophical foundation and a practical governance tool to address key Asian tourism challenges, including overtourism, unequal benefit distribution, cultural commodification, and environmental vulnerability. Case evidence from nomadic tourism in Mongolia, artisan-led and community-based tourism in India, and diversified cultural and nature-based tourism in Nepal demonstrates the framework’s capacity to align policy, markets, and local livelihoods. While limited by its reliance on qualitative secondary data, the study contributes conceptually by advancing Meaningful Tourism as an integrative, context-sensitive pathway for resilient and inclusive tourism futures, calling for future empirical research to operationalise indicators and measure long-term impacts
Meaningful Tourism in Africa Amir Mamah Adamu; Eyong Ayuk Ako-Ebot; Richard Julius; Frederick Kasese; Brigit Murugi; Aisha Hussein Mussa; Angela Njehia; Biubwa Omar; Ropafadzaishe Rushwaya; Wolfgang Georg Arlt
Bali Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Culture Research Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025): Bali Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Culture Research
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5281/f7zt6m89

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This article examines the application of the Meaningful Tourism paradigm in Africa, a continent experiencing the world's fastest tourism growth yet capturing only 5% of global arrivals. Through a qualitative, multi-case study analysis of Cameroon, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Zanzibar, it investigates how this framework addresses critical challenges including economic leakage, environmental pressure, and uneven community benefits. The findings demonstrate that Meaningful Tourism provides a practical toolkit for fostering inclusive growth, enhancing destination resilience, and ensuring measurable value for all six core stakeholders: visitors, host communities, employees, businesses, government, and the environment. The study concludes that adopting this stakeholder-centric approach is essential for transforming Africa's tourism from quantitative expansion into a force for sustainable development and long-term competitiveness. The research offers practical pathways for policymakers and contributes to academic discourse on sustainable tourism in emerging economies.
Co-Authors Aisha Hussein Mussa Amir Mamah Adamu Angela Njehia Biubwa Omar Brigit Murugi Damba Gansukh Deepti Gautam Eyong Ayuk Ako-Ebot Frederick Kasese Gaurav Bhan Bhatnagar Lajwanti Naidu Rameswar Khadka Raveesh Mrigendra Richard Julius Ropafadzaishe Rushwaya