Regenerative tourism needs diverse economic practices

Abstract

Calls for a new relationship between tourism and capitalism have intensified as a result of COVID-19. The pandemic has exposed massive vulnerabilities in the tourism operating system, the effects of which have fallen unevenly across different groups and subsectors of tourism. Critics have been quick to point out capitalism’s emphasis on resource exploitation, growth and profit is to blame and that tourism destinations have never been encouraged to foster diverse economic practices which would enhance resilient communities and regenerative tourism. The diverse economies framework envisages the co-existence of capitalist, alternative capitalist and non-capitalist practices and provides a pathway to more resilient and regenerative tourism practices in tourism. Tourism industry cases are used to illustrate the innovation inherent in diverse economic practices (enterprise, exchange, labour, transactions, property etc.) and illustrate their natural resilience as a result. Post COVID-19, a regenerative tourism that incorporates diverse economic practices will guide tourism practices worldwide to withstand future exigencies.

摘要

由于新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）疫情爆发, 人们呼吁在旅游业与资本主义经济体系之间建立新的关系。大量旅游运营体系中的薄弱环节在这次新冠疫情大流行中暴露, 并不同程度的影响了旅游业中的各个群体和子部门。批评者迅速将暴露的问题归咎于以资本为主的旅游业过于重视资源开发和利润增长。这种模式从未鼓励旅游目的地培育多样化经济实践以增强社区恢复力和再生性旅游业。多样化的经济框架设想了资本主义, 另类资本主义和非资本主义实践的共存, 并为旅游业提供了更具恢复力和再生力的途径。旅游产业的案例说明了多样化经济实践中的内在创新（企业、交易、劳动力、所有权等）和其自然恢复力。总而言之, 在新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）疫情之后, 全球的再生性旅游业应该采用多样化的经济实践以应对未来的紧急情况。

Keywords:

• tourism operating system
• diverse economies
• regenerative tourism
• COVID-19

关键词:

• 旅游运作系统
• 多样化经济
• 再生性旅游业
• 新型冠状病毒肺炎

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