Editors: Swati Sharma, Gayle McPherson, Narendra Kumar, Anshul Garg, Ahmed Hamad

Stay Local, Serve Global: Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism through Staycations (Part 1)

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ISBN: 979-8-89881-670-4 (Print)
ISBN: 979-8-89881-669-8 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2026
DOI: 10.2174/97988988166981260101

Introduction

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.

Target Readership :

Researchers, academics and postgraduate students in tourism and hospitality; also policymakers, destination marketers and entrepreneurs.

Contributors

Editor(s):
Swati Sharma
Amity Institute of Travel and Tourism
Amity University
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India


Gayle McPherson
Centre for Culture, Sport and Events
University of the West of Scotland
Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom


Narendra Kumar
Amity Institute of Travel and Tourism
Amity University
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India


Anshul Garg
School of Hospitality, Tourism and Events
Taylor’s University
Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia


Ahmed Hamad
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Benha University
Benha, Egypt




Contributor(s):
Akshita Tiwari
Amity School of Hospitality
Amity University
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
India


Anand Bharathi
Alagappa Institute of Management
Alagappa University
Karaikudi
India


Anshul Garg
School of Hospitality, Tourism and Events
Taylor's University
Subang Jaya, Selangor
Malaysia

Adjunct Faculty
Graphic Era (Deemed to be University)
Dehradun, Uttarakhand
India


Anshuman Kumar Das
Department of Travel and Events
The British School
New Delhi
India


Ayan Basak
Amity School of Hospitality
Amity University
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
India


Azlinda Hakim Lokman Hakim
School of Hospitality, Tourism & Events
Taylor’s University
Subang Jaya, Selangor
Malaysia


Bijay Kumar Yadav
Department of Law
Fairfield Institute of Management & Technology, Guru Gobind Singh Inder Prastha University
New Delhi
India


Bivek Datta
Amity Institute of Travel and Tourism
Amity University
Mumbai
India


Bright Keswani
Department of Computer Science
Poornima University
Jaipur
India


Chiew Boon Tian
School of Hospitality, Tourism & Events
Taylor’s University
Subang Jaya, Selangor
Malaysia


Deri Mildred Nuong Nuong
University of Energy and Natural Resources
Sunyani
Ghana


Kapi Sonowal
Department of Physical Education Pedagogy
Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
India


Kshitiz Sharma
ABBS School of Management
Bengaluru
India


Lavina Khilnani
Management Department
Taxila Business School
Jaipur
India


Lei Chen
School of Hospitality, Tourism and Events
Taylor's University
Subang Jaya, Selangor
Malaysia


Mahuya Adhikary
Department of Management
Sister Nivedita University
Kolkata, West Bengal
India


Manoj Sahu
Department of Physical Education Pedagogy
Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
India


Monika Rani
University Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management (UITHM)
Chandigarh University
Chandigarh, Punjab
India


Muhammad Afnan Mahusain
School of Hospitality, Tourism & Events
Taylor’s University
Subang Jaya, Selangor
Malaysia


Nilesh Kharche
Balaji Institute of Technology & Management
Sri Balaji University
Pune
India


Poonam Singh
Government College
Amanganj, Panna, Madhya Pradesh
India


Prashant Amin
Department of Commerce & Business Management
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Vadodara
India


Pranshu Chomplay
Amity School of Hospitality
Amity University
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
India


Rahul Chowdhury
School of Hospitality & Tourism
Sister Nivedita University
Kolkata, West Bengal
India


Rajamohan
Alagappa Institute of Management
Alagappa University
Karaikudi
India


Rahmat Hashim
School of Hospitality, Tourism and Events
Taylor's University
Subang Jaya, Selangor
Malaysia


Riddhi Tambi
Management Department
Taxila Business School
Jaipur
India


Shubham Dhaka
Department of Physical Education Pedagogy
Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
India


Siddharth Kanojia
O.P. Jindal Global University
Sonipat
India


Sneha Bajaj
Department of English
GSFC University
Vadodara
India


Swati Sharma
Amity Institute of Travel and Tourism
Amity University
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
India


Trupti Patole
Amity University
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
India


Umang Bhartwal
Management Department
NIMS University
Jaipur
India


Unika David
Department of Commerce
Patrician College of Arts and Science
Chennai
India


Vinoth Kumar
Department of Commerce
Patrician College of Arts and Science
Chennai
India


Zhuoma Yan
School of Hospitality, Tourism and Events
Taylor's University
Subang Jaya, Selangor
Malaysia