A new issue of the European Journal of Tourism Research explores the role of mountains as a tourist destination through a guest editorial on 'Mountain Tourism in Europe'.
The latest issue of the European Journal of Tourism Research, Vol 22, is now available online, and open access. This issue aims to encourage debate among scholars on different European mountain tourism views and perspectives, highlighting three different papers on the topic.
The final paper focuses on a topic of increasing relevance for winter destinations all across the globe: the relationship between climate change and winter tourism. 'Climate Change and Ski Industry in Pamporovo Resort, Bulgaria: An Exploratory Study on the Tourists' Perceptions' presents the provisional results of a survey of tourists at Pamporovo, a major Bulgarian ski resort, on issues of climate change and what it might mean for the destination. The results show only a moderate denial of possible changes, while the majority of those surveyed accepted climate change as a fact, along with its consequences. Although most of those interviewed consider Pamporovo to be a four season destination, a considerable number stated that they would substitute Pamporovo with a higher altitude destination should climate change have a considerable impact.
You can read the full, open-access issue of this edition of the European Journal of Tourism Research on the journal website.
The European Journal of Tourism Research is an open access academic journal in the field of tourism, published by Varna University of Management, Bulgaria.