Innovation in Luxury Tourism Towards Sustainability

Sustainable luxury should aim to deliver high social and environmental performance, with a level of excellence across the entire value chain of organizations, as well as local cultural content. This study aims to provide an innovative background relating to sustainable luxury tourism. The study adopts a mixed-method approach based on systematic mapping study protocol (SMS), to analyze the credibility criteria used in rigorous field research. An important aspect to highlight is that sustainable luxury tourism will work best if it is achieved through a focus on the elements of the sustainability, which aims at a new era of tourists, who are more environmentally conscious and aware of the needs of local communities. In a transversal perspective, this chapter presents preliminary insights for Innovation, for luxury tourism and orientation towards sustainability.