Sustainability Leadership in Tourism
Interviews, Insights, and Knowledge from Practice
This professional guidebook (published 2022 by Springer) highlights sustainable tourism development and management for businesses and destinations. It presents a unique collection of expert interviews, combined with latest insights and thoughts on the most relevant topics and trends linked to sustainability in tourism, sustainable business management, and destination development. This is a book which offers inspiring personal stories and reflections, and at the same time serves as essential know-how guide for busy tourism entrepreneurs, managers, and developers who care about business resilience and the well-being of destination communities.
This is a book which offers inspiring personal stories and reflections, and at the same time serves as essential know how guide for busy place managers, marketers and developers who care about the reputation and well-being of their community.
About the author
Dr. Florian Kaefer is a speaker, publisher, and strategist working at the intersection of sustainability, place branding, and tourism. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Place Brand Observer, an international platform dedicated to place brand strategy, location reputation, and sustainable development.
Over the past decade, he has interviewed more than 250 sustainability leaders, destination managers, and changemakers worldwide, fostering a global dialogue on regenerative tourism and place-based leadership.
He holds a PhD in Management Communication from Waikato University Management School (New Zealand), a Master’s degree in Sustainable Development from the University of Exeter (UK), and a Bachelor’s degree in Tourism Management from the University of Brighton (UK). He is also the author of An Insider’s Guide to Place Branding: Shaping the Identity and Reputation of Cities, Regions and Countries (Springer, 2021).
Based near Zurich, Switzerland, Florian works as a management coach and public speaker, focusing on the links between sustainability, place brand strength, and location reputation.
Interested in booking Florian as coach or speaker? Visit his Profile
Bibliographic Information
Book Title
Sustainability Leadership in Tourism
Series Title
Publisher
Springer Cham
eBook Packages
Book Subtitle
Interviews, Insights, and Knowledge from Practice
Series ISSN
2662-2467
Number of Pages
XX, 640
Topics
Authors
Florian Kaefer
Series E-ISSN
Springer Cham
Edition Number
1
Copyright Information
The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022