Staycations have moved beyond a pandemic-era stopgap to reshape travel, hospitality and sustainability. This edited volume brings together researchers and practitioners from India, Nepal, Malaysia, Kazakhstan and the Philippines to examine staycation tourism as a shift in consumer behaviour. Chapters span rural hospitality, eco-tourism, smart technology and social media marketing in guest experience, workcation culture, wellness tourism, women's leadership, government policy, and sustainable infrastructure. Combining theory, data, and case studies, it offers an interdisciplinary lens on domestic tourism's economic and cultural weight.
Key Features
Multi-country contributor base spanning India, Nepal, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, and the Philippines
Positions staycations as a lasting behavioural shift, not a trend
Covers rural hospitality, eco-tourism, workcation and wellness tourism
Examines smart technology and social media marketing in guest experience
Explores women's leadership, policy and sustainable infrastructure
Blends theory, data and case studies
Readers
Researchers, academics and postgraduate students in tourism and hospitality; also policymakers, destination marketers and entrepreneurs.
Staycations have moved beyond a pandemic-era stopgap to reshape travel, hospitality and sustainability. This edited volume brings together researchers and practitioners from India, Nepal, Malaysia, Kazakhstan and the Philippines to examine staycation tourism as a shift in consumer behaviour. Chapters span rural hospitality, eco-tourism, smart technology and social media marketing in guest experience, workcation culture, wellness tourism, women's leadership, government policy, and sustainable infrastructure. Combining theory, data, and case studies, it offers an interdisciplinary lens on domestic tourism's economic and cultural weight.
Key Features
Multi-country contributor base spanning India, Nepal, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, and the Philippines
Positions staycations as a lasting behavioural shift, not a trend
Covers rural hospitality, eco-tourism, workcation and wellness tourism
Examines smart technology and social media marketing in guest experience
Explores women's leadership, policy and sustainable infrastructure
Blends theory, data and case studies
Readers
Researchers, academics and postgraduate students in tourism and hospitality; also policymakers, destination marketers and entrepreneurs.
