Kalliopi Chatzipanagiotou, University of Glasgow

Achilleas Boukis, University of Birmingham

George Christodoulides, American University of Sharjah

Raffaele Filieri, Audencia Business School

The luxury tourism sector is experiencing rapid growth, yet scholarship has largely concentrated on economic dimensions while neglecting sustainability, social, and ethical concerns. Despite increasing attention to the relationship between sustainability and luxury, fundamental questions remain about what sustainable luxury means given the inherent tension between exclusivity and responsible resource use, and whether consumers' sustainability concerns translate into actual purchasing decisions or involve meaningful trade-offs.

Current discourse overlooks local communities and workers, revealing gaps in understanding social inequality and how luxury tourism might support regenerative development. The sector often amplifies inequalities through exclusive enclaves that place burdens on local ecosystems and labor. Technological innovations like artificial intelligence and virtual reality further complicate this landscape by raising questions about authenticity, cultural representation, and access equity, while robust assessment methods for environmental and social impacts remain lacking.

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Potential topics

• Designing and conceptualizing sustainable luxury tourism experiences
• Luxury tourism consumption practices and sustainable behaviors
• Emerging forms of luxury tourism through a sustainability lens
• Cultural authenticity and heritage in sustainable luxury experiences
• Personalization, exclusivity, and sustainability tensions in luxury tourism
• Storytelling, experience design, and sustainability communication
• The environmental and social "dark sides" of luxury tourism
• Local communities, inclusion, and social value creation in sustainable luxury tourism
• Labor practices and working conditions in sustainable luxury hospitality
• Destination branding, image, and sustainable luxury positioning
• Stakeholder collaboration and governance in sustainable luxury tourism
• Sustainable luxury within tourism ecosystems and power dynamics

Timeline

• November 1, 2026: Abstract deadline
• May 31, 2027: Manuscript deadline