In recent years, the issue of sustainability research in tourism have emerged as a critical area for fostering the adaptation of the tourism sector to the new challenges of climate change, new forms of mobility, the enormous impact of ICTs, and the evolution mindsets and behavior of tourists. A particular challenge for university researchers is stepping down from theoretical approaches to go deeper to identify different ways of transferring best practices and learning from good examples. Various firms and destinations worldwide are becoming more environmentally friendly, socially responsible, incorporating best practices and certification procedures on a daily basis. The central theme of JSOD special issue is to present examples addressing the aforementioned approaches. The set of contributions presented is showing just a glimpse of the possible areas of research that can be applied to the core idea of this issue. To conclude, Bridging Theory and Practice have room for further improvement, and the gap between Academics and Practitioners should not be neglected. Moreover, local sustainability in action plans is needed; but also, how can the transition towards sustainable destinations be smoothed. Another challenge that remains ahead is promoting and leveraging the isolated practices to assert the importance of small sustainability practices.

Guest-Editors: Adão Flores, Jorge Andraz, Joaquim Pinto Contreiras, Elsa Pereira, Manuela Rosa and Paula Azevedo

 Guest-Editors: João Albino Silva, Maria Manuela Guerreiro and Bernardete Sequeira

 Guest-Editor: Paula Odete Fernandes

Guest-Editors: Jose Ramon Saura, Ana Reyes-Menendez, Nelson de Matos, Marisol B. Correia and Pedro Palos-Sanchez

 Guest-Editors: Saul Neves de Jesus, Margarida Pocinho and Mariusz Kwiatkowski 

 Guest-Editors: Saul Neves de Jesus, Margarida Pocinho and Juan Tobal

Guest-Editors: Cláudia Henriques, Pedro Bittencourt César, Lurdes Varela and Maria Cristina Moreira

 Guest-Editors: Javier Perez-Aranda and Manuela Guerreiro

 Guest-Editors: Gabriela Gonçalves, Joana Santos and Cátia Sousa

Guest-Editor: José António C. Santos

Guest-Editors: Cláudia Ribeiro de Almeida and Ana Isabel Renda

Guest-Editors: Nelson Matos, Manuela Guerreiro, Júlio Mendes and Bernardete Sequeira

Guest-Editors: Teresa de Noronha and Emiliana Mangone

 Guest-Editors: Gabriela Gonçalves and António Oliveira e Sousa

Guest-Editors: Cláudia Ribeiro de Almeida and Jorge Abrantes

Guest-Editors: Saul Neves de Jesus, Thomas Panagopoulos, João Albino Silva and Teresa de Noronha

Guest-Editor: José Santos

Guest-Editor: Eric Vaz

Guest-Editor: Teresa de Noronha

Guest-Editors: Saul Neves de Jesus, António Fragoso and Thomas Panagopoulos

Guest-Editors: Cláudia Henriques and Francisco Serra

Guest-Editor: Saul Neves de Jesus

Guest-Editors: Cláudia Ribeiro de Almeida and Vânia Costa

Guest-Editor: Dora Agapito

Guest-Editor: Saul Neves de Jesus