Edited by Marco Valeri, Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Niccolò Cusano University, Italy

‘Valeri's timely book presents compelling research examining gender studies and sustainable tourism across ten diverse national contexts. The international contributors demonstrate how gender-inclusive approaches effectively advance sustainable development within hospitality sectors, offering valuable theoretical and empirical insights for academics, policymakers, and industry practitioners in these interconnected fields.’

• ContentsList of contributors viiIntroduction: Rethinking Gender, Tourism and Hospitalityx1 Integrating Gender Perspectives for SustainablePractices in Tourism and Hospitality: A StrategicApproach 1João Farinha and Maria de Fátima Pina2 Tourism, sustainability, empowerment, and ethnicwomen: The case of Colombia 27Lucellys Sierra-Marquez and MargarethDuran-Izquierdo3 Exploring Intersections: Tourism, Gender, and Paths toPeace: The Case of Women in Gambia 43Carmen Parra Rodríguez and Rogelio GarciaContreras4 Contribution of Women’s Activity to Development ofAgritourism on the Island of Lesvos 66Panoraia Poulaki, Theodoros Rachiotis and NikolaosVasilakis5 Intersection of Digital Technology, Social Innovation,and Female Entrepreneurship in Tourism: A TheoreticalReview 82Michelle Maiurro, Zélia Breda, Filipa Brandão andCarlos Costa6 Gender Bias in Reshaping an Inclusive Workplace:Exploring the Impact of Family on Employees’ Wellbeing 101Kexin Yuan7 Nexus of Cultural Heritage Sustainability, GenderEquality, and Tourism in Swat 111Hassan Ali, Farhad Nazir and Durre Shehwar8 Gender Equality as a Catalyst for SustainableDevelopment in Tourism and Hospitality 132Bapon Chandra Kuri, Tanmay Barman, ShadiaSharmin and Marco Valeri9 Driving Sustainable Tourism: Female Entrepreneurs’Motivations within the Value Chain 153Nishita Chatradhi10 Corporate Sustainability and Board Gender Diversity inthe European Hotel Sector: Implications on FinancialPerformance and Distress Risk 179Panagiotis E. Dimitropoulos

Edited by Marco Valeri, Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Niccolò Cusano University, Italy

‘Valeri's timely book presents compelling research examining gender studies and sustainable tourism across ten diverse national contexts. The international contributors demonstrate how gender-inclusive approaches effectively advance sustainable development within hospitality sectors, offering valuable theoretical and empirical insights for academics, policymakers, and industry practitioners in these interconnected fields.’

• ContentsList of contributors viiIntroduction: Rethinking Gender, Tourism and Hospitalityx1 Integrating Gender Perspectives for SustainablePractices in Tourism and Hospitality: A StrategicApproach 1João Farinha and Maria de Fátima Pina2 Tourism, sustainability, empowerment, and ethnicwomen: The case of Colombia 27Lucellys Sierra-Marquez and MargarethDuran-Izquierdo3 Exploring Intersections: Tourism, Gender, and Paths toPeace: The Case of Women in Gambia 43Carmen Parra Rodríguez and Rogelio GarciaContreras4 Contribution of Women’s Activity to Development ofAgritourism on the Island of Lesvos 66Panoraia Poulaki, Theodoros Rachiotis and NikolaosVasilakis5 Intersection of Digital Technology, Social Innovation,and Female Entrepreneurship in Tourism: A TheoreticalReview 82Michelle Maiurro, Zélia Breda, Filipa Brandão andCarlos Costa6 Gender Bias in Reshaping an Inclusive Workplace:Exploring the Impact of Family on Employees’ Wellbeing 101Kexin Yuan7 Nexus of Cultural Heritage Sustainability, GenderEquality, and Tourism in Swat 111Hassan Ali, Farhad Nazir and Durre Shehwar8 Gender Equality as a Catalyst for SustainableDevelopment in Tourism and Hospitality 132Bapon Chandra Kuri, Tanmay Barman, ShadiaSharmin and Marco Valeri9 Driving Sustainable Tourism: Female Entrepreneurs’Motivations within the Value Chain 153Nishita Chatradhi10 Corporate Sustainability and Board Gender Diversity inthe European Hotel Sector: Implications on FinancialPerformance and Distress Risk 179Panagiotis E. Dimitropoulos

Edited by Marco Valeri, Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Niccolò Cusano University, Italy

‘Valeri's timely book presents compelling research examining gender studies and sustainable tourism across ten diverse national contexts. The international contributors demonstrate how gender-inclusive approaches effectively advance sustainable development within hospitality sectors, offering valuable theoretical and empirical insights for academics, policymakers, and industry practitioners in these interconnected fields.’

• ContentsList of contributors viiIntroduction: Rethinking Gender, Tourism and Hospitalityx1 Integrating Gender Perspectives for SustainablePractices in Tourism and Hospitality: A StrategicApproach 1João Farinha and Maria de Fátima Pina2 Tourism, sustainability, empowerment, and ethnicwomen: The case of Colombia 27Lucellys Sierra-Marquez and MargarethDuran-Izquierdo3 Exploring Intersections: Tourism, Gender, and Paths toPeace: The Case of Women in Gambia 43Carmen Parra Rodríguez and Rogelio GarciaContreras4 Contribution of Women’s Activity to Development ofAgritourism on the Island of Lesvos 66Panoraia Poulaki, Theodoros Rachiotis and NikolaosVasilakis5 Intersection of Digital Technology, Social Innovation,and Female Entrepreneurship in Tourism: A TheoreticalReview 82Michelle Maiurro, Zélia Breda, Filipa Brandão andCarlos Costa6 Gender Bias in Reshaping an Inclusive Workplace:Exploring the Impact of Family on Employees’ Wellbeing 101Kexin Yuan7 Nexus of Cultural Heritage Sustainability, GenderEquality, and Tourism in Swat 111Hassan Ali, Farhad Nazir and Durre Shehwar8 Gender Equality as a Catalyst for SustainableDevelopment in Tourism and Hospitality 132Bapon Chandra Kuri, Tanmay Barman, ShadiaSharmin and Marco Valeri9 Driving Sustainable Tourism: Female Entrepreneurs’Motivations within the Value Chain 153Nishita Chatradhi10 Corporate Sustainability and Board Gender Diversity inthe European Hotel Sector: Implications on FinancialPerformance and Distress Risk 179Panagiotis E. Dimitropoulos