Routledge Handbook on Regenerative Tourism and Hospitality

Willy Legrand is Professor at the IU International University of Applied Sciences in Germany with a specialization in sustainable management. He is also a visiting lecturer at ESSEC Business School and École Ducasse in Paris, Institut Lyfe in Lyon, and CETT (University of Barcelona). He is the lead author of Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry: Principles of Sustainable Operations and Critical Questions in Sustainability and Hospitality. He also chairs the ‘Hospitality Net World Panel on Sustainability in Hospitality’ where more than 100 industry experts regularly interact with the aim of getting sustainability anchored more than ever in business conversations and decision-making.O’Shannon Burns is a researcher and regenerative practitioner focused on enabling collective action, systems transformation, well-being-aligned economies, and ecosystems of entrepreneurship. Her work often lies at the intersection of climate action, environmental justice, conservation, and sustainable travel and tourism. She conducts applied research as part of Cornell University’s Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise and has facilitated projects on regenerating finance, healthcare, housing, and business. She is also part of Regenerative Travel, where she focuses on embedding regenerative principles into tourism entrepreneurship, and Aurora Collective, where she supports women leaders and place-based collective climate action.Jonathon Day is Associate Professor in Purdue’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management and is committed to ensuring tourism is a force for good in the world. In addition to over 50 academic articles and chapters, he is the author of several books and co-author of The Tourism System, 8th Edition. His research interests focus on sustainable tourism, responsible travel, and strategic destination governance within the tourism system. He is the lead researcher, the Director of the Sustainable Tourism and Responsible Travel Lab, and the Chair of the Travel with Care Initiative.

'The handbook is a timely and transformative guide for anyone passionate about the future of travel. It highlights the regenerative potential that emerges from the dynamic interplay between theory and practice, blending practitioner’s insights with academic frameworks for real-world impact. A must-read for anyone committed to building a more resilient and regenerative tourism industry'.Catherine Cheung, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China'Grounded in living systems thinking, this handbook powerfully advances regenerative tourism as a social–ecological practice rooted in place, community, and reciprocity. By integrating Indigenous knowledge, community leadership, and nature-based innovation, it offers a compelling pathway for tourism to actively restore landscapes and livelihoods. A vital contribution to both scholarship and practice'.Kelly Bricker, Hainan University–Arizona State University International College, Arizona State University, USA

• 'Introduction. Part I. The Regenerative Imperative. 1. Critical Questions on Regeneration with Anna Pollock: Toward Living Systems Thinking in Tourism. 2. From Sustainability to Regeneration: From Minimizing Harm to Flourishing Systems. 3. Regeneration as Worldview and Practice: A Curated Dialogue with Bill Reed and Amanda Ho. 4. Why Regeneration Now? A Conversation with David Leventhal. 5. Why Regeneration Now? A Biologist's Perspective. 6. Critical Questions on Regeneration with Graham Miller: Pragmatism and Blind Spots. Part II. Foundations - Wisdom, Place, and Community. 7. Regenerative Tourism and Indigenous Peoples: Intersections, Indigenous Autonomy and Possibilities. 8. Beyond Sustainability: Indigenous Reciprocity Models in Contemporary Hospitality Design. 9. Travel to a Thriving Future: Practical Steps to Become a Regenerative Tourism Destination. 10. Regenerative Tourism as a Tool for Positive Change: A Practitioner’s View of Development through Tourism. 11. Regenerative Outcomes in Community Tourism: Insights from Planeterra’s Global Network. 12. Honouring Place and Community: The case of The Tree of Life. 13. Restoring Culture and Heritage. 14. Caring for Cultural Heritage Cities through Regenerative Tourism. 15. Power and Participation in Regenerative Tourism: Overcoming Barriers to Locally-Led Transitions. 16. Sustainability and Regeneration in Tourism: Destination Management Approaches in Practice. 17. Critical Questions on Regeneration with Anne-Kathrin Zschiegner: Systems-Thinking and Sphere of Influence. Part III. Systems and Design - Building Regenerative Models. 18. Tourism and Regenerative Development. 19. Community-Centered Tourism Experience Design through Regenerative Practice. 20. Towards a Regenerative Tourism Future? A Comparative Analysis of Tourism Policymaking. 21. Regenerative Hospitality: Systems Thinking and Design Approaches. 22. From Ecosystem to Experience: Designing Regenerative Hospitality. 23. Circular Supply Chain Management: A Conceptual Framework for the Hospitality Industry. 24. Building Circular Hospitality: Design, Operations, Stakeholder Collaboration and Strategy. 25. From Soil to Service: Designing Regenerative Value in Foodservice. 26. Net Positive Hospitality: Defining Impact and Measuring Progress. 27. Enhancing Biodiversity in Tourism Settings. 28. Regenerative Tourism: Putting Nature on the Balance Sheet for Biodiversity, Climate Resilience, and Community Well-being. 29. Developing Regenerative Frameworks and Integrated Models for Green Transitions and Climate Resilience. 30. Case Studies of Regenerative Business Transformation. Part IV. Experience and Innovation - People at the Center. 31. Leadership for Regeneration: Collaboration, Metrics, and Contextual Instinct. 32. Meaningful, Ethical and Reciprocal Guest Experiences. 33. Community License to Operate: Best Practices for Implementing a Community-Led Tourism Framework. 34. Hotels as Platforms for Regenerative Social Impact: A Curated Dialogue with Sheldon Scott. 35. Regenerative Tourism and Wellbeing. 36. Designing for Flourishing: XR and Neurodivergent Inclusion in Regenerative Hospitality and Tourism. 37. Designing Regenerative Hospitality with Service Robots. 38. Integrating Local Communities into Ecotourism for Effective Restoration in San Martín Peruvian Amazonian Region. 39. Wildlife Watching in Northern Peru, a New Sustainable Cluster that Contributes to Nature Conservation and Poverty Alleviation. 40. Seeds of Regenerative Tourism: Emerging Destinations of the Colca Valley, Peru. 41. What Regeneration Asks of Travel and Tourism: Interview with Regenerative Futures Researchers.