Carlos Fernández-Hernández is a lecturer in Applied Economics at the University of La Laguna, Spain, and holds a PhD in Economics. He is a member of the Tourism: Competitiveness and Sustainability research group. His research focuses on sustainable tourism development, rural tourism, astrotourism, and tourists’ preferences and environmental behaviour, with particular attention to island destinations. His work connects tourism research with local development and destination management. His research has appeared in journals such as Tourism Economics, Ecological Economics, Journal of Destination Marketing & Management, and Leisure Sciences.