Green Heritage of Tea Integrating Agricultural Practices, Ecotourism, and Regional Development

1. Introduction: Tea Tourism and the Green Pathways Approach 2. Cultivating Sustainable Growth: Tea Festivals as Catalysts for Community Development and Tea Tourism in India 3. Cultural Heritage and Tea Tourism 4. Sustainable Lifestyles and the Healthy Beverage Market: Case of Tea 5. Digital Transformation in Tea Tourism: Leveraging Social Media for Destination Branding and Market Expansion 6. Tea Tourism in Regional Development: Example of Rize Province 7. Leaves of Change: Women and Indigenous Communities in Tea-Based Ecotourism 8. Circular Economy and Circular Practices in Eco-Tourism: Case of Tea Tourism 9. Tea Tourism and Community Empowerment: Pathways to Gender-Inclusive Sustainable Development 10. Tea Tourism Within the Context of Alternative Tourism: Its Development and Current Status 11. Nature-Based Tea Tourism as a Tool for Sustainable Regional Development: Heritage, Conservation, and Community Perspectives 12. Empowering Women Through Digital Innovation: Blockchain, Heritage, and Climate-Smart Tea Tourism in Sri Lanka 13. Tea Tourism: Capacity Building and Skills for Sustainable Tea Tourism 14. Eco-Cultural Tourism: Blending Tea Heritage With Green Practices in Assam 15. The Integrated Path Forward: Synthesizing Ecology, Community, and Commerce for a Sustainable Tea Legacyon

Biography

Shuvasree Banerjee is an Assistant Professor currently working with Amity University, Mumbai. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Tourism and Hospitality from Burdwan University, West Bengal, followed by a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) in Travel & Tourism Management from the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM) Bhubaneswar, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. She pursued her PhD in Tourism and Hospitality at Chandigarh University and received her PhD degree on June 21, 2025.

Mohammad Badruddoza Talukder is a distinguished academic, researcher, and author in the field of tourism and hospitality management. He currently serves as the Associate Professor and Chairman of the College of Tourism and Hospitality Management (CTHM) at the International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT) in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Seda Yildirim is a Professor at Tekirdag Namik Kemal University, Türkiye. Her research interests include sustainable development, sustainable consumption, environmental quality, social welfare, rural development, higher education, sustainable health, and food security. She has published extensively on sustainability-related issues and actively contributes to interdisciplinary research addressing economic, social, and environmental challenges.

Evarisa Mary Nengnong is A Rector’s Gold Medalist, with a Ph.D. and Master’s degree in Tourism & Hotel Management from North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Administration from IHM Hyderabad. Currently serving as an Assistant Professor at Assam Down Town University, her academic pursuits focus on tourism marketing, tea tourism, community-based tourism, gastronomy, and sustainable development, with a special interest in promoting responsible and inclusive tourism.