Cristina Campos, David Gutiérrez, Ana Cláudia Dias, Paula Quinteiro, Ángel Herrero, María Gallego, Pedro Villanueva-Rey, Jara Laso, Jaume Albertí, Pere Fullana-I-Palmer, Alba Bala, Lela Mélon, Margalida Fullana, Ilija Sazdovski, Mercè Roca, Ramon Xifré, María Margallo, Rubén Aldaco
The tourism sector after COVID-19 has raised different concerns that have lead to a development towards a more sustainable model of tourism. After the health crisis, the increase in environmental awareness of tourists has become evident. In this context, the great paradigm of 'small-scale' tourism has been developed as opposed to traditional tourism. The present work seeks to contribute to sustainable development in the Spanish tourism sector, comparing a hostel in Cantabria (considered as 'small scale' /religious tourism) and a hotel in Lloret de Mar (considered as a traditional tourism) one using the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology to verify advantages and disadvantages of both types of tourism...
November 28, 2023: Science of the Total Environment