ABSTRACT
Throughout the book, there has been only a limited discussion of the way in which the global growth of tourism will change, develop and require new forms of planning and management to control its effects. One of the most pressing concerns for planners, decision-makers and businesses is: will tourism stop growing and will it stop spreading across the globe? Major challenges, such as the pressing demand among environmentalists to address the issue of climate change in relation to tourism is now apparent and this chapter will assess some of the issues shaping the future of tourism. For example, one key question which policy-makers and the tourism industry continues to ponder is: will climate change and other factors dampen the demand and volume of tourism in the future? In other words, will the spread of tourism stop? Or is it unstoppable?
