Climate-Resilient Tourism: From Academic Models to On-the-Ground Innovation in Luxury Eco-Resorts

This webinar examines the biophysical impact of a warming planet on global travel. It explores why building climate-resilient destinations has become an operational necessity as the industry confronts extreme weather, rising sea levels, shifting seasonality, and fragile ecosystems. The academic contribution will frame the scientific assessments on climate-tourism interrelationships, detailing the quantifiable risks faced by coastal and island destinations while evaluating the hidden dangers of resource-intensive maladaptation. The practitioner contribution will focus on organisational realities, highlighting how visionary luxury resorts operating in vulnerable environments successfully embed climate adaptation into their core business models to safeguard infrastructure and natural assets. The session is part of the Scholardemia Research-to-Practice Webinar Series, pairing academic insight with professional experience through two short presentations and a moderated discussion. Attendees will learn how to integrate environmental responsibility into real estate management and destination development. Speakers: To be confirmed. Format: 5-minute introduction, 15-minute academic presentation, 15-minute practitioner presentation, and 15-minute moderated discussion/Q&A. Scheduled as a 60-minute session at 10:00 UTC. Please check your local time zone when registering.