This book examines science fiction’s theoretical and ontological backgrounds and how science fiction applies to the future of tourism. Focusing on disruption, sustainability and technology, it brings a new theoretical paradigm to the study of tourism in a post COVID-19 world and can be used to explore, frame and even form the future of tourism.
Ian Yeoman is Professor of Disruption, Innovation and New Phenomena, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands.
Una McMahon-Beattie is Professor of Hospitality Management and Head of AACSB Accreditation, Ulster University, Northern Ireland.
Marianna Sigala is Professor of Tourism, University of South Australia. She is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management.