Tourism and Culture in the Age of Innovation

Second International Conference IACuDiT, Athens 2015
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-319-80163-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 625 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 972 g

Reihe: Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics

This
book focuses on cultural tourism as it develops into the second decade of the
new millennium. It presents recent hospitality and tourism research findings
from various sources, including academic researchers and scholars, industry
professionals, government and quasi-government officials, and other key industry
practitioners. It discusses the latest tourism industry trends and identifies gaps
in the research from a pragmatic and applied perspective. It includes specific
chapters on innovation in tourism, the virtual visitor, cross-cultural visions
of digital collections, heritage and museum management in the digital era,
cultural and digital tourism policy, marketing and governance, social media,
emerging technologies and e-tourism and many other topics of contemporary
significance in global hospitality and tourism. The book is edited in
collaboration with the International Association of Cultural and Digital
Tourism (IACuDiT) and includes the proceedings of the Second International
Conference on Cultural and Digital Tourism.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stratigea, Anastasia

Katsoni, Vicky

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Dienstleistungssektor & Branchen Tourismuswirtschaft, Gastgewerbe
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Tourismus & Reise Tourismus & Reise: Ökonomie, Ökologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Cultural Tourism and Regional Development.- Part II: Emerging Forms of Tourism.- Part III: Methodologies, Tools and Approaches for Managing Tourist Destinations.- Part IV: ICT Developments and Tourism - New Perspectives.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Vicky Katsoni is an
Associate Professor at the Tourism Department of the Technological Educational
Institute(TEI) of Athens (Greece). She is also teaching at the Greek Open
University at the MSc program of Tourism Management. She holds a PhD in Tourism
Marketing Management and ICT Applications in Tourism, an MBA and a BA (Hons) in
Economics. Having worked for over twenty years as an academic in the tertiary
education, Dr. Katsoni is well-versed in academic multi-disciplinary research
and has participated in several European and National research projects. Her
research interests include tourism marketing, digital tourism, ICTs and tourist
development, special forms of tourism and consumer behavior. She has published
9 books on tourism, chapters in edited volumes, and numerous papers in
peer-reviewed academic journals. She is president of the nonprofit
"International Association of Cultural and Digital Tourism" and
member of the editorial board of many scientific journals in tourism and
marketing.

Dr. Anastasia Stratigea is an Associate Professor at
the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Department of Geography and
Regional Planning. She is also teaching at the MSc Program of “Environment and
Development”, NTUA, Athens. She has a Diploma in Rural and Surveying
Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a PhD from National
Technical University of Athens, Greece. Her PhD has focused ICTs and Regional
Development. She has participated in a number of EU and National Projects
relating to planning and policy in the energy, tourism, agricultural and
transport sectors. She has published her work in a number of international
conferences and journals. She is reviewer in a number of International
Journals. She is member of a variety of scientific networks (NECTAR, COST A22,
EFONET, SMARTMED etc.). Her research interests are focusing on Sustainable
Development, Spatial Planning, Urban and Regional Planning, Regional
Development and Policy,Tourism and Regional Development, Sustainable Tourism,
Tourism Planning, Smart Tourism, and the Management of Cultural and Natural
Resources.