Science Fiction, Disruption and Tourism

Ian Yeoman is Associate Professor of Tourism Futures at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He is Co-Editor of the Journal of Tourism Futures.Una McMahon-Beattie is Professor of Hospitality Management and Head of Department, Ulster University, Northern Ireland. She is the Deputy Editor of the Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management. Marianna Sigala is Professor of Marketing, University of Piraeus, Greece. She is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management.

This unique volume is an easy and enjoyable read that inspires tourism researchers and professionals alike to think outside conventional knowledge paradigms and approaches to invent and shape tourism futures. This is a must-read book, given the COVID-19 induced transformations and the overdue imperatives for a tourism reset.

• Figures and TableContributorsForewordIntroductionChapter 1. Ian Yeoman, Una McMahon-Beattie and Marianna Sigala: Science Fiction: A Theoretical Lens and Methodological Approach for Re-Imagining Tourism FuturesPart 1: Ontological ApproachesChapter 2. Ian Yeoman and Una McMahon-Beattie: Science Fiction and the Future of TourismChapter 3. Felicity Picken: The Future, the Devil and the Deep Blue SeaChapter 4. Peter Robinson: Prosuming Existential Authenticity in Dystopian SpacesChapter 5. Annette Toivonen: Space Tourism – Science Fiction Becoming a RealityPart 2: Science FictionChapter 6. Leon Gurevitch: A Life Without Limits: Design, Technology and Tourism Futures in WestworldChapter 7. Ina Reichenberger: Harry Potter and the Future of TourismChapter 8. Giovanna Bertella: Wildlife Tourism in 2150: Uplifted Animals, Virtual and Augmented Reality and Everything In-betweenChapter 9. Peter Bolan: Tears in the Rain: Tourism in the World of Blade Runner and Total RecallChapter 10. Mairead McEntee, Ruairi McEntee, Una McMahon-Beattie and Ian Yeoman: Destination of the Dead: The Future for Tourism?Part 3: DisruptionChapter 11. Stephan Bingemer: Holidays with Inspector Maigret: Mixed Reality Adventures as Value Drivers in Future TourismChapter 12. Daniel Guttentag: Digital Destinations and Avatar Tourists: A Futuristic Look at Virtual Reality Tourism and Its Real-World ImpactsChapter 13. Cecilia de Bernardi: The 'Safety Bubble' and the Future of Enclave TourismPart 4: DystopiaChapter 14. Stuart Reid and Richard Ek: The Coming of the Fugue and the Blind Tourist?Chapter 15. Jane Lovell and Sam Hitchmough: Technological Frontiers: From the Wild West Myth to the Dystopia of the Westworld’s Post-human Theme ParkChapter 16. Daniel Wright: The Future of Music Concerts and Tourism in Dystopian TimesChapter 17. Magdalena Banaszkiewicz and Jonathan Skinner: Exclusion Tourism: Sci-Fi Stalkers and Subjunctive Plays in Apocalyptic Destinations from Chernobyl to Plymouth, MontserratChapter 18. Martin Gren and Emily Höckert: Hotel AnthropocenePart 5: Concluding ThoughtsChapter 19. Ian Yeoman, Una McMahon-Beattie and Marianna Sigala: Developing a Theoretical Framework of Science Fiction and the Future of Tourism: A Cognitive Mapping PerspectiveIndex