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ICTF 2026: Island & Coastal Tourism Futures ICTF 2026: Island & Coastal Tourism Futures

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ICTF 2026: Island & Coastal Tourism Futures
ICTF 2026: Island & Coastal Tourism Futures

Themes

  1. Sustainable Islands and Coastal Communities
    • Climate risks and adaptation strategies for island/coastal tourism
    • Environmental sustainability and destination resilience
    • Circular economy applications and sustainable resource management
    • Community engagement, governance and local empowerment
    • Measuring carrying capacity and visitor pressure impacts
    • Community social resilience and tourism dependency
    • Identity preservation & responsible destination branding – protecting local heritage while pursuing growth and international visibility
  2. Economic Resilience, Regional Development & Policy in Island Tourism
    • Economic diversification and dependence risks in island tourism
    • Applied economics for tourism policy and sustainable development in coastal and island regions
    • Market structure, competition and industrial organization in island tourism
    • Regional inequalities, demographic shrinkage and economic transitions
    • Public policy, investment strategies and governance models for island sustainability
    • Measuring resilience: productivity, employment, capital and sectoral transformation
    • Crisis recovery: pandemics, energy shocks, geopolitical uncertainty
  3. New Forms of Tourism and the Experience Economy
    • Gastronomy, local food systems and sustainable experiences
    • Creative and cultural experience design (festivals, music and cultural co-creation)
    • Heritage & identity-based tourism
    • Sustainable, innovative and inclusive wine tourism
    • Place branding and authentic experiences in small destinations
    • Dark and memory tourism on islands
    • Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Experiences
    • Wellness, spirituality and slow tourism
    • Blue and marine tourism Innovation
    • Regenerative and nature-based tourism experiences
  4. Digital Transformation & Smart Tourism
    • Smart mobility, digital accessibility and visitor flows
    • Smart islands and governance innovation through technology
    • Digital platforms and tourism governance
    • Digital innovation in tourism SMEs
    • AI-driven destinations, Big Data and IoT for destination management
    • Virtual and augmented reality for immersive coastal experiences
    • Data analytics and overtourism management
  5. Skills and Human Capital Development
    • Demographic change and labor shortages
    • Seasonality and workforce retention in remote destinations
    • Diversity, inclusion and intercultural workforce management
    • Employee well-being in remote tourism environments
    • Sustainability-driven tourism education
    • Digital skills and workforce transformation
    • Academia-industry collaboration in small destinations
    • Lifelong learning and capacity building in remote areas
    • Education and training of island tourism stakeholders  

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