Children in Tourism Communities

Marko Koščak held the position of Assistant Professor from 2014 to 2019 and is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Maribor, Faculty of Tourism Brežice, Slovenia. Mladen Knežević is a full professor with tenure. After retiring from the University of Zagreb, Croatia, he worked as an external collaborator at the University of Osijek, where he was part of a team that established a new social work programme at the Faculty of Law in Osijek. Tony O’Rourke retired in 2011 and since then has taught at MSc and MBA level as a part-time and visiting Professor and also conducted advisory work for a number of ethical tourism organisations, including the Green Lines Institute for Sustainable Development in Portugal. He has also engaged in personal research on micro and small scale tourism financing. Tina Šegota is an Associate Professor in Tourism at the University of Maribor, Slovenia. Previous to this, Tina worked at the University of Greenwich, UK, for several years as a Senior Lecturer in Advertising and Marketing Communications.

PART I. Sustainability Introduction to Part I 1. Rethinking sustainability in the post-Covid era 2. Tourism and Sustainable Development Goals at present 3. Reflections on Part I PART II. What is tourism doing for children? Introduction to Part II 4. Socialisation and tourism impacts 5. Quality of life and tourism impacts 6. Reflections on Part II PART III. What are children doing for tourism? Introduction to Part III 7. Child labour, tourism and seasonality 8. Employment in tourism 9. Reflections on Part III PART IV. What can children do for tourism? Introduction to Part IV 10. Empowerment through tourism 11. Participation and involvement 12. Reflections on Part IV PART V. The future of tourism – with children, for children Introduction to Part V 13. Positive youth, positive future 14. The future for children in tourism 15. Reflections on Part V 16. Concluding reflections