Hagen, N'na Nejma (2023) To What Extent Can the Hospitality Sector Contribute to Sustainable Tourism Through the Lens of a Circular Economy? The Case Study of Thailand. Bachelor thesis, Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL).
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Abstract
While tourism has emerged as a significant contributor to economic growth, job creation, and cultural exchange, tourism in great amounts (mass tourism) poses environmental and social threats to its destinations. The magnitude of this industry involves different sectors such as transportation, food & beverages or hospitality. The paper focuses on the hospitality sector, exploring how this can support more sustainable tourism practices through the lens of a circular economy. The objective of the research is therefore to present insights on how a circular economy can contribute to enhancing sustainable tourism through a circular hospitality sector. The country Thailand has been chosen as a case study due to its mainstream tourism destination with a rich hospitality offer. As such, three hotels have been selected on the basis of a sustainability certification named Green Pearls for the use of the research. The qualitative methodological approach consists of 2 steps. First, the development of indicators of a CE based on the literature review. Secondly, through a content analysis, navigating through the websites of the hotels and of the certification seeking for the established indicators. The findings demonstrate that these hotels are involved with circular practices, which in turn contribute to sustainable tourism. Key words: sustainable tourism, circular economy, hospitality, Thailand
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Name supervisor: | Tomassini, L. |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Sep 2023 09:37 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Sep 2023 09:37 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/257 |
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