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Niche tourism, also known as special interest tourism, refers to specialized tourism products offered to a small group of tourists. Examples include ecotourism, rural tourism, birdwatching tourism, dark tourism and motorcycle tourism. Regarded as the antidote to mass tourism, niche tourism has become particularly popular in recent years as a tourism developmental option that can address the problems caused by mass tourism including overtourism. It is commonly acknowledged that niche tourism fosters responsible tourism practices, minimizes negative tourism impacts and helps preserve the environment and culture of destinations; thereby, promoting sustainability in tourism. Likewise, niche tourism seems to be better equipped to address the needs and preferences of today's sophisticated and diverse tourist market. Despite these advantages, niche tourism development faces challenges such as overlap with mass tourism due to growing numbers of visitors, promotion of products that are not environmentally friendly and limited economic benefits being directed to the local community. This book is a collection of 12 conceptual and empirical chapters presenting niche tourism cases from around the world. It examines tourist behaviour and experiences, resident perspectives, implementation practices and future prospects, and contributes to the debate on tourism development and sustainability.
Contents
Part I: Tourist Behaviour and Experiences Chapter 1: Exploring niche tourist behaviour in the Global South: Dynamics and prospects in South Africa Chapter 2: Exploring visitors' experiences at the heritage site of Sydney's Quarantine Station Chapter 3: Motorcycle tourism and sustainability Part II: Resident Perspectives Chapter 4: Assessing resident perceptions of destination ecotourism image and their support of environmental practices Chapter 5: Tourism's hidden gem: Niche tourism unveiled through resident insights Part III: Implementation Practices Chapter 6: Birdwatching Tourism: perspectives, impacts and sustainability considerations Chapter 7: Sustainability in the wine tourism industry: Perceptions, practices and challenges of family businesses Chapter 8: A comprehensive outlook of culture, creativity and sustainability in rural areas through tourism development Chapter 9: Digital transformation and rural tourism: Rural SMTEs dynamics in Cyprus Part IV: Prospects of Niche Tourism Chapter 10: Citizen diplomacy through peace tourism Chapter 11: The role of niche tourism in social cohesion, justice and peace with a perspective of cross-border tourism Chapter 12: Volunteer tourism as a sustainable niche tourism form 13: Conclusion
