Creative Tourism on Islands: A Review of the Literature

Alexandra Baixinho, Carlos Santos, Gualter Couto, Isabel Soares de Albergaria, Leonor Sampaio da Silva, Pilar Damião Medeiros and Rosa Maria Neves Simas
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Alexandra Baixinho: Azores Tourism Observatory (OTA), Avenida Infante D. Henrique, nº 71 Solmar Avenida Center-Esc. 101, 9504-529 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Carlos Santos: Azores Tourism Observatory (OTA), Avenida Infante D. Henrique, nº 71 Solmar Avenida Center-Esc. 101, 9504-529 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Gualter Couto: Centre of Applied Economics Studies of the Atlantic—CEEAplA, School of Business and Economics, University of the Azores, 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Isabel Soares de Albergaria: Centre for the Humanities (CHAM), University of the Azores, 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Leonor Sampaio da Silva: Centre for the Humanities (CHAM), University of the Azores, 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Pilar Damião Medeiros: Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences, University of the Azores (CICS.UAc/ CICS.NOVA.UAc), 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Rosa Maria Neves Simas: Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences, University of the Azores (CICS.UAc/ CICS.NOVA.UAc), 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 24, 1-25

Abstract: In the last two decades, creative tourism has evolved as a burgeoning field, encompassing a wide range of concepts and practices, in different places around the world. From the very beginning, however, creative tourism has aimed to contribute to sustainable development and increased community wellbeing, as an alternative to mass cultural tourism. With this review article, our main objective is to identify and analyze a body of literature that specifically addresses creative tourism in islands, contributing to fill a gap in the knowledge since no reviews with this focus have yet been undertaken. Our aim is to provide a critical overview of creative tourism experiences at island destinations worldwide, addressing the plurality of empirical contexts and methodological approaches found in academic research. This review highlights the key trends in creative tourism, pointing out two distinct approaches: creative tourism in urban contexts, based on creative events, “cultural clusters” or Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs), versus community-focused small-scale tourism experiences in rural contexts. This paper also provides an opportunity to assess the evolution of sustainable creative tourism approaches in islands.

Keywords: creative tourism; islands; sustainable development; urban and rural contexts; community-based approaches (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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