Advancing Sustainable Community Wellbeing Through Clean Energy Tourism and Sustainable Logistics in Island Destinations

This study investigates the relationships among clean energy tourism potential (CETP), sustainable logistics capability (SLC), stakeholder collaboration (SCN), environmental concern (ECN), and sustainable community wellbeing and tourism outcomes (SCWTO) in island tourism destinations. The aim of this study is to examine the direct and indirect relationships among clean energy tourism potential, sustainable logistics capability, stakeholder collaboration, environmental concern, and sustainable community wellbeing and tourism outcomes in island tourism destinations. The study focuses on Koh Larn Island, Thailand, and Jeju Island, South Korea, as representative destinations with strong renewable energy tourism potential and sustainability-oriented tourism development. A quantitative research design was employed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). Data were collected from 400 international tourists through an online questionnaire survey. The results reveal that clean energy tourism potential is positively associated with sustainable logistics capability and stakeholder collaboration. Sustainable logistics capability is positively associated with stakeholder collaboration and sustainable community wellbeing and tourism outcomes. Stakeholder collaboration also demonstrates a significant positive relationship with sustainable community wellbeing and tourism outcomes. Furthermore, the mediation analysis indicates that stakeholder collaboration serves as an important mechanism linking clean energy tourism potential and sustainable logistics capability with broader sustainability outcomes. Although the interaction term between environmental concern and sustainable logistics capability yielded a negative coefficient, no statistically significant moderating effect was observed. The findings highlight the strategic importance of renewable energy tourism development, sustainable logistics systems, and collaborative governance in promoting sustainable tourism and long-term community wellbeing in island destinations. This study contributes to the sustainable tourism literature by integrating clean energy tourism potential, sustainable logistics capability, stakeholder collaboration, and environmental concern within a comprehensive sustainability-oriented framework.