New Forms of Tourism: A Matter of Neologism Formation or a Reality in the Tourism Practice

Abstract

The main forms of modern tourism are closely relevant to economic growth of a destination, connection to local and national policies, impact on the environment and interaction with local communities and even with specific social groups. In the same time tourism offers various opportunities to experience many new roles (Lapps and Gibson 2003;Stankov and Gretzel 2021) by adding new ones like exotic adventures, knowledge sharing, social responsibility, etc. These roles can be performed by each tourist, at different locations and through different tourism forms. In this context, new roles, like any new experience, are result of new patterns. At the same time, they may lead to the establishment of new tourism forms. Today, more than ever, the tourism industry, leisure and hospitality are in a condition of hitherto unknown rapid changes (Sindiga 2018;Gossling, Scott and Hall 2020) and they are threatened by a real risk of collapse. They have to survive in spite of local and national lockdowns. Now, it is the time when tourism suffers the blows of social distancing and unpredictable anti-epidemiological measures. Also, it is a question of survival, which tourism forms shall remain popular and which shall not remain the same. The focus of the present study is on the neologization as a starting point when new forms of tourism are being discussed. The authors apply a parallel approach to the process of new words formation and the establishment of new tourism forms. In both cases, there is time needed for them to turn from a sporadic phenomenon into a common practice. This study dwells on an analysis of some main factors, defined as primary and secondary factors, which the authors relate to the which the authors relate to the major dichotomy present and future of tourism. Thus, this research focuses on the possibility of differentiating the following types of tourism: wedding tourism, glamping tourism and tourism based on local creative industries. The research findings could be of use to academics investigations on the topic as well as for practical implications and new entrepreneurial activities related to less popular forms of tourism.