Sustainable Tourism Development Frameworks and Best Practices: Implications for the Cuban Tourism Industry

Jukka Laitamaki, Lisandra Torres Hechavarría, Mariko Tada, Siying Liu, Natania Setyady, Nuntawan Vatcharasoontorn and Feizhou Zheng
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Jukka Laitamaki: New York University, USA
Lisandra Torres Hechavarría: New York University, USA
Mariko Tada: New York University, USA
Siying Liu: New York University, USA
Natania Setyady: New York University, USA
Nuntawan Vatcharasoontorn: New York University, USA
Feizhou Zheng: New York University, USA

Managing Global Transitions, 2016, vol. 14, issue 1 (Spring), 7-29

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to identify best practices that can help the Cuban tourism industry in implementing a comprehensive sustainable tourism strategy. The study addresses the important research problem of how to improve sustainable tourism development in a specific country. The objective of this study is to provide practical recommendations to the Cuban tourism industry on how to learn from the suggested best practices and how to implement them effectively. The study conducts a comparative literature review that contributes to the subject area by addressing sustainable tourism development best practices in the context of the Cuban tourism industry. The study concludes that although the Cuban tourism industry has addressed several sustainable tourism development areas, there is room for improvement in each of the areas based on a more integrated development approach. This paper addresses limitations of the study and suggests areas of future research including a comprehensive study of sustainable tourism development standards in Cuba and other Caribbean countries.

Keywords: best practices; Cuban tourism industry; sustainable tourism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q56 Z32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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