Overtourism, Technology Solutions and Decimated Destinations

Dr Azizul Hassan is a member of the Tourism Consultants Network of the UK Tourism Society. Hassan’s research interest areas are technology-supported marketing for tourism and hospitality, immersive technology application in the tourism and hospitality industry, technology influenced marketing suggestions for sustainable tourism and hospitality industry in developing countries. Hassan authored over 100 articles and book chapters in leading tourism outlets. He is also part of the editorial team of 25 book projects from Routledge, Springer, CAB International, and Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Dr Anukrati Sharma is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Commerce and Management, University of Kota, Kota, Rajasthan, India. She has edited and authored several books and has attended a number of national and international conferences, presenting over 45 papers. She has been invited to talks, lectures and panel discussions by different universities. Dr Sharma handles training sessions at the Rajasthan Police Academy, Jaipur, India. Her special interest areas are tourism, tourism marketing, strategic management and international business management.

Introduction.- Part 1. Introduction.- Chapter 1. Theorising New Technologies as Potential Incremental Management Tools to Tackle Overtourism.- Chapter 2.Can Technology-Tourism Interaction promote Responsible Practice preventing Over-tourism!.- Part 2. Overtourism: Social Media Images.- Chapter 3.Facing Overtourism - Social Media to Advise Tourists to Visit Unexplored Destinations.- Chapter 4.Social Media Transforming Tourist Behavior: Leading Towards Overtourism.- Chapter 5.Social Media and Transformation of Consumer Behavior in Tourism.- Part 3. Overtourism: Marketing and Promotion.- Chapter 6.Information and Communications Technology for Overtourism Management: An Exploration.- Part 4. Overtourism: Psychology, Community and Environmental Issues.- Chapter 7.Residents' Perception of Overtourism, Tourism Impacts and Economic Dependence in Gokceada Island.- Chapter 8.Community Development/ Frustration and Overtourism.- Part 5. Overtourism: Challenges.- Chapter 9.Overtourism:Issues, Risk and Responsibility.- Chapter 10.Is Undertourism an Option after Covid-19?.- Chapter 11.Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Sustainable Tourism: A Review on Saint Martin's Island in Bangladesh.- Part 6. Overtourism: Possible Solutions.- Chapter 12.Harnessing Information and Communication Technology led Interventions for Mapping Overtourism: Prospects and Retrospect.- Chapter 13.Alternative Tourism as a Solution of Overtourism.- Chapter 14.Smart Tourism: An Alternative Approach to Clench Overtourism.- Chapter 15.Prospects and Challenges in Promoting All-Inclusive Holiday Tourism in Sri Lanka with Special Reference to the Resorts in Kalutara.- Chapter 16.Demand for Responsible Tourism in Sri Lanka: A Case Study of Yala of Wildlife Destination.- Part 7. Overtourism: The Future with Technology Solutions.- Chapter 17.Overtourism, Technology Solutions, and Decimated Destinations.- Chapter 18.What Could We Really Say about Overtourism?.- Conclusion.