Bicycle tourism, from pandemic to sustainability: “Terre di Casole Bike Hub” project
The outbreak of COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdowns have impelled us to question and reconsider our standards, schedules and lifestyle. One of the market sectors that was most affected by the mobility reduction was tourism. Its demand in 2020 showed indeed a significant change: tourists opted for...
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Société Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of Geography
2022-10-01
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| description | The outbreak of COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdowns have impelled us to question and reconsider our standards, schedules and lifestyle. One of the market sectors that was most affected by the mobility reduction was tourism. Its demand in 2020 showed indeed a significant change: tourists opted for unusual destinations, presumably less crowded, favouring smaller villages and mountain areas. Moreover, tourists have chosen destinations that feature the possibility to do sports, especially trekking and cycling. Considering these trends, this paper focuses on the bicycle tourism in Italy and analyses its development potential. More specifically, it analyses the “Terre di Casole Bike Hub” project as an example of best practices to promote the territory through cycling, aiming to support the territory recovery in the post-pandemic tourism. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-da80ac2539b04e0abd767823128333062025-08-20T02:27:25ZengSociété Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of GeographyBelgeo1377-23682294-91352022-10-01310.4000/belgeo.56063Bicycle tourism, from pandemic to sustainability: “Terre di Casole Bike Hub” projectSara BelottiThe outbreak of COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdowns have impelled us to question and reconsider our standards, schedules and lifestyle. One of the market sectors that was most affected by the mobility reduction was tourism. Its demand in 2020 showed indeed a significant change: tourists opted for unusual destinations, presumably less crowded, favouring smaller villages and mountain areas. Moreover, tourists have chosen destinations that feature the possibility to do sports, especially trekking and cycling. Considering these trends, this paper focuses on the bicycle tourism in Italy and analyses its development potential. More specifically, it analyses the “Terre di Casole Bike Hub” project as an example of best practices to promote the territory through cycling, aiming to support the territory recovery in the post-pandemic tourism.https://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/56063ItalyTuscanybicycle tourismbike hubsustainable mobilitypost-pandemic tourism |
| spellingShingle | Sara Belotti Bicycle tourism, from pandemic to sustainability: “Terre di Casole Bike Hub” project Belgeo Italy Tuscany bicycle tourism bike hub sustainable mobility post-pandemic tourism |
| title | Bicycle tourism, from pandemic to sustainability: “Terre di Casole Bike Hub” project |
| title_full | Bicycle tourism, from pandemic to sustainability: “Terre di Casole Bike Hub” project |
| title_fullStr | Bicycle tourism, from pandemic to sustainability: “Terre di Casole Bike Hub” project |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bicycle tourism, from pandemic to sustainability: “Terre di Casole Bike Hub” project |
| title_short | Bicycle tourism, from pandemic to sustainability: “Terre di Casole Bike Hub” project |
| title_sort | bicycle tourism from pandemic to sustainability terre di casole bike hub project |
| topic | Italy Tuscany bicycle tourism bike hub sustainable mobility post-pandemic tourism |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/56063 |
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