A Transformative and Inclusive Vision for Tourism Education and Research

Abstract

Tourism education, as it has been practiced for the past four decades, was designed for a world that no longer exists. Built on assumptions of growth, extraction, and economic primacy, it has prepared generations of professionals for an industry that now requires fundamental transformation. This chapter argues that the crisis facing tourism education is not primarily a curriculum problem but a consciousness problem. The chapter examines the invisible paradigms that have shaped tourism scholarship and practice, explores the regenerative frameworks needed to replace them, and describes the professional identities and competencies required to navigate the future. It argues that place stewards, relationship weavers, systems thinkers, and transdisciplinary facilitators are the practitioners tourism now needs, and that education must itself transform to cultivate them.

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