Energy and tourism

Panagiotis Fotis and Maria Korre

Chapter 32 in Elgar Encyclopedia of Energy Economics, 2025, pp 127-130 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Energy provides facilities for household consumption, resource mining, industrial production and transportation. Energy consumption has a significant effect on economic growth (gross domestic product), as it is the basis for modern industrial societies. Tourism activity has become one of the major players in commercial sector globally and represents the main income ‎sources for many nations. It ranks high in terms of its contribution to economic growth and employment opportunity generation in most economies around the world. Tourism positively affects the growth of an economy and contributes to greater energy consumption due to the various tourist activities such as hotel accommodation and transportation. The European Commission has compiled a list of activities in tourism organisations (hotels, campsites, restaurants and tour operators) and associated energy environmental aspects and pressures. Energy consumption is significantly associated with climate change and carbon emissions. Therefore, appropriate policies are required to reduce tourism-induced energy consumption around the world.

Keywords: Energy; Tourism; Economic Growth; COVID-19; Energy Roadmap 2050; Environmental Pressure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035310364
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