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8 Implications for Policy and Practice

Figure 8.1
Integrated Policy
and Practice
Framework
for Supporting
Sustainable
Transition
of Accommodation
Sector

bility. The outer layer of the figure focuses on sustainability certification
landscapes and harmonisation and long-term governance. These ele-
ments play a stabilising role, supporting consistency, comparability, and
legitimacy across destinations and markets. Their placement at the outer
edge signals a longer-term perspective, where sustainability becomes em-
bedded in organisational routines, policy frameworks, and governance
arrangements beyond individual projects or initiatives.
Directional arrows integrated into the figure reinforce the idea of tran-
sition as a dynamic and iterative process rather than a linear sequence.
Cross-cutting principles such as evidence-based policy, stakeholder en-
gagement, and monitoring and feedback are shown as underlying condi-
tions that inform and support all layers of the framework. Taken together,
Figure 8.1 offers an integrated lens for understanding how different pol-
icy and practice domains contribute to sustainable tourism transition in
complementary ways. It provides a conceptual orientation for the discus-
sion that follows, inviting a closer examination of how these instruments
operate, interact, and evolve across different contexts.
Building on this integrated perspective, the subsequent sections ex-
ploreeachofthe policy andpracticedomains illustratedinthe figure
in greater depth. Together, they unpack how enabling measures, coor-
dination mechanisms, and governance arrangements shape the condi-

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