Within the fast paced digital transformation of the tourism and hospitality sector, the modalities of booking a tourist accommodation have been radically transformed by the uptake of digital business models and digital platforms. This study examines the underlying mechanisms and key specificities of digital business models for two of the sector’s sub-segments—hotel accommodation bookings and yacht charter accommodation bookings. Based on the literature review findings, the case study method was applied in relation to key digital business models relevant for hotel bookings. On the other end, in relation to the yacht charter segment and its digital business models, an empirical research was conducted, encompassing a final sample of 162 yacht charter agencies from 42 countries worldwide. The analyzed digital business models have multiple similarities, while there are specific differences between the two hospitality segments. Even though digital business models are highly important in both segments, they are generally more developed and sophisticated in the hotel segment, which is related to the segment’s sheer size, in comparison with the younger and smaller yacht charter segment. The novelty is reflected in shedding more light on the characteristics of digital business models in the fast-developing yacht charter segment, including through an empirical study.

The aim of this research was to examine the causal link between terrorism and FDI in tourism on the example of a panel of 50 countries for the period from 2000 to 2016. Other control variables were included in order to ensure the validity of the results—number of international tourist arrivals per capita, the KAOPEN index, the KOF Globalisation Index and GDP per capita. The main goal was to look at this issue from the perspective that terrorism does not affect FDI in tourism. The research employed the Granger causality test in a vector autoregressive model (VAR model), the analysis of variance decomposition and the impulse response function within the panel setting. Based on research results, it was found that terrorism does not Granger cause FDI in tourism. The results are in line with recent research related to the subject matter which indicated that the negative effect of terrorism on FDI in tourism was questionable.

Cruising as part of nautical tourism is an important segment of maritime passenger transportation. Nautical tourism and cruise tourism have developed over the years and are experiencing increasing demand, with the exception of the pandemic period, when cruise tourism did not experience positive trends. In normal tourism conditions, high growth requires an increase in supply, which can have negative consequences for the environment. This is especially true when the destination where cruise tourism is developing has a fragile ecosystem. At a time when environmental sustainability and responsibility are becoming increasingly important, tourism supply is implementing the parameters of sustainability in its development, and cruise tourism is no exception. However, the fact is that the development of passenger terminals inevitably changes the view of the coast. The aim of this paper is to thoroughly define the parameters whose reconstruction is necessary for the construction of a passenger terminal and for which it is necessary to analyze the impact on the environment in order to make the construction itself environmentally friendly. Systematic analysis is the most appropriate method for delineating the parameters whose reconstruction could harm the environment and have negative effects on the sustainability of the ecosystem as well as on tourism and locals in the area. The results of the analysis conducted on the example of capacity construction in the coastal region of Zadar County show that special consideration must be given to protected natural values, landscape properties, population, purpose and use of space, noise and air. It can be concluded that disregarding all the construction parameters described in the study and emphasizing the financial benefits could affect the ecosystem in the long run. Besides the analyses, the proposal for the environmental monitoring program was elaborated on in this paper.

The purpose of this paper is to examine the attitudes and perceptions of key stakeholders in tourism destination development regarding the impacts of tourism, with the objective of determining whether local residents perceive the impacts of tourism differently if they live in different parts of the unequally developed tourism region. Based on the attitudes of 500 residents of the targeted region collected using the CAWI method, the findings suggest that there are differences in the perception of tourism impacts in relation to the sub-regional affiliation of the respondents. The residents of the underdeveloped mountainous sub-region are not aware of some of the impacts of tourism, but the same impacts are perceived as negative in the coastal part or on the islands. Despite the fact that the region is generally considered a successful and developed tourist destination (as measured by the number of overnight stays, arrivals and tourism revenues), the findings of this research are relevant in terms of planning and management of regional tourism development. Residents’ perceptions indicate which tourism impacts should be managed better (negative impacts), which are well managed (positive impacts) and which areas should be prioritized (perceived as neither positive nor negative impacts). The recorded attitudes of residents could therefore indirectly help reduce disproportions in tourism development between subregions, if taken into account by decision-makers.