Estudios Turísticos, the leading Spanish journal on tourism research, will dedicate a special issue to “Women and Tourism: Historical contributions and contemporary realities”, due to be published in [December 2026]. We would welcome your contribution to this special issue.
Tourism, understood as a social, cultural and economic phenomenon, has been deeply influenced by women’s participation since its origins. However, their role as travellers, cultural mediators, promoters of tourist destinations such as Spain, researchers, businesswomen or workers in the sector has, in many cases, hardly been made visible or systematically analysed in the academic literature. At the same time, in the contemporary context, tourism remains a key area for analysing gender inequalities, but also opportunities for women’s empowerment, innovation and leadership.
This monographic issue proposes a broad, interdisciplinary approach that combines a historical and biographical perspective with an analysis of the current situation of women in tourism, with the aim of contributing both to the historiography of tourism in Spain and to contemporary debates on gender and tourism.

KEY THEMES
Women and tourism: History, biographies and careers
Women in contemporary tourism: roles, inequalities and opportunities

We welcome original and unpublished academic contributions that, from any scientific discipline, contribute to a deeper understanding of the role of women in tourism, both from a historical and contemporary perspective.
The articles will be submitted to an external peer review process under the double-blind system, in order to guarantee the scientific quality of the issue.

Interested persons should send an extended abstract of their proposal by [9 March 2026], which will be evaluated by the editorial team. Notification of acceptance shall be made by [23 March 2026]. Full papers should be submitted by [26 September 2026] to start the review process.

Manuscripts should be sent by e-mail: estudiosturisticos@tourspain.es.
The publication guidelines are available at the journal’s website.

We look forward to receiving your contributions and to your participation in this monographic issue, which aims to enrich academic knowledge on tourism from a gender perspective and to give visibility to the historical and current contributions of women in this field.

Guest editors: Cristina Figueroa Domecq and Rafael Vallejo Pousada

The complete call for papers is available on the journal’s website at this link.