Behavioral Economics for Tourism
Perspectives on Business and Policy in the Travel Industry

Uses novel insights from behavioral psychology to inform strategic business and industrial policy development across the tourism and hospitality industries

Milena S. Nikolova (Author)

9780128138083

Paperback, published 1 October 2020

278 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.8 cm, 0.46 kg

"Explores the tourism industry from a behavioral economics perspective, providing a realistic explanation to the phenomena associated with typical business and policy challenges." --Journal of Economic Literature

Approx.258 pages

Introduction1. Primer on Behavioural EconomicsCASES: 1. Save More Tomorrow Program for Retirement Planning in the US2. Smarter Lunchrooms Movement3. Making Roads Safer4. Using Behaviorally-friendly Design to Encourage Loan Payoff5. Designing Policy with Happiness in Mind6. Fighting Obesity with Air Miles7. Improving the Likelihood for Enrollment and Graduation of Unprivileged College Students8. Reducing the use of disposable plastic bags in Chicago9. Encouraging Water Conservation10. Nudging companies towards timely tax return registration 2. Tourism and traditional thinking3. Tourism of the (near) future: growing, faster, on-the-go4. Behavior-Smart Thinking for Destinations5. Behavior-Smart Thinking for Tourism Companies6. Challenges and Approaches Using Behaviour-Smart Thinking in 10 Tourism Industry ScenariosCASES1. Behavior-Smart Lowering of Airline Carbon Emissions…Today2. Making Climate Footprint a Factor in Food Choice3. Behavioral Segmentation for Destination Netherlands 20304. Making Sustainability Easy to Follow (Helsinki's Think Sustainably)5. Factory Food-N-Dance: designing the experience with what is good for the traveler in the mind6. Iceland Academy: Traveler Education for Better Experience and Proper Behavior7. Economic Nutrition: Making Economic Impact of Spending Salient8. Gamifying Responsible Travel: Adventure Junky9. Cut Food Waste 2020: An Integrated Effort to Cut Food Waste10. Piloting Behavior-Smart Thinking on Destination Level (Västmanland Region, Sweden)Conclusion

Subject Areas: Microeconomics [KCC]