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Original Research

A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND COMPETITIVENESS OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

MAYUR TANEJA 1, and Dr. VIKAS NATH 2.

Vol 17, No 12 ( 2022 )   |  DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/T784V   |   Author Affiliation: Research scholar, Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Management and Research, New Delhi and Assistant Professor at Rajdhani College, University of Delhi, Raja Garden, New Delhi Corresponding author Email ID: mayur.taneja07@yahoo.com 1; Director, School of Management and Liberal Studies, The NorthCap University, Gurugram. Email ID: drvikasnath@gmail.com.   |   Licensing: CC 4.0   |   Pg no: 2270-2281   |   Published on: 23-12-2022

Abstract

The tourism industry is one of the most innovative and dynamic in the world. Planning and developing tourism with purpose and sustainability is extremely important, while also looking for compromises between environmental, economic, and social goals of society. The purpose of this paper is to identify the meaning of sustainable tourism through a review of research. The thorough systematic literature review produced intriguing results, the business community is interested in implementing new technologies in tourism services that have a positive impact on the environment and local communities, but there are many obstacles to overcome in order to change the environment, increase consumer motivation for sustainable tourism services, and alter consumer behavior. The primary obstacles to the development of sustainable tourism are explored in this paper, along with fresh perspectives for enhancing the competitiveness of sustainable tourism destinations.

Keywords

sustainable tourism, competitiveness, tourism destinations, consumer needs