Stay Local, Serve Global: Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism through Staycations (Part 1)

Staycations have moved beyond a pandemic-era stopgap to reshape travel, hospitality and sustainability. This edited volume brings together researchers and practitioners from India, Nepal, Malaysia, Kazakhstan and the Philippines to examine staycation tourism as a shift in consumer behaviour. Chapters span rural hospitality, eco-tourism, smart technology and social media marketing in guest experience, workcation culture, wellness tourism, women's leadership, government policy, and sustainable infrastructure. Combining theory, data, and case studies, it offers an interdisciplinary lens on domestic tourism's economic and cultural weight.Key Features Multi-country contributor base spanning India, Nepal, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, and the PhilippinesPositions staycations as a lasting behavioural shift, not a trendCovers rural hospitality, eco-tourism, workcation and wellness tourismExamines smart technology and social media marketing in guest experienceExplores women's leadership, policy and sustainable infrastructureBlends theory, data and case studiesReadersResearchers, academics and postgraduate students in tourism and hospitality; also policymakers, destination marketers and entrepreneurs.Staycations have moved beyond a pandemic-era stopgap to reshape travel, hospitality and sustainability. This edited volume brings together researchers and practitioners from India, Nepal, Malaysia, Kazakhstan and the Philippines to examine staycation tourism as a shift in consumer behaviour. Chapters span rural hospitality, eco-tourism, smart technology and social media marketing in guest experience, workcation culture, wellness tourism, women's leadership, government policy, and sustainable infrastructure. Combining theory, data, and case studies, it offers an interdisciplinary lens on domestic tourism's economic and cultural weight.Key Features Multi-country contributor base spanning India, Nepal, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, and the PhilippinesPositions staycations as a lasting behavioural shift, not a trendCovers rural hospitality, eco-tourism, workcation and wellness tourismExamines smart technology and social media marketing in guest experienceExplores women's leadership, policy and sustainable infrastructureBlends theory, data and case studiesReadersResearchers, academics and postgraduate students in tourism and hospitality; also policymakers, destination marketers and entrepreneurs.