Trends, Impacts and Policies on Sustainable Tourism Development, Limassol, Cyprus, 5-8 June 2013
Following the success of the previous two International Conferences on Tourism (ICOT) and the support by the international scholarly community, the organizing committee has decided to continue the initiative with the organization of the 3rd conference that will be held in Limassol, Cyprus.
Conference Aims and Scope
Most destinations worldwide have been, and continue to be, subject to tremendous visitor pressures with both positive and negative consequences. As a result much debate has been raised on whether tourism is beneficial for tourism destinations or whether tourism creates the seeds of a destination’s destruction. However, there is still discussion on philosophical stances on which are the appropriate policies and management techniques to ameliorate tourism problems and achieve sustainable tourism development, as well as on the significant role played by the local government in the development of tourism. Bearing all these in mind, this conference aims to add to this debate by stimulating discussion and exchange of ideas between tourism professionals, academics, researchers, policy-makers, consultants, practitioners, government officials and postgraduate students from all tourism-related fields.
ICOT 2013 will also give participants an opportunity to combine an effective conference trip with a holiday on Cyprus, one of the most famous Mediterranean destinations and a most cited example of sustainable and unsustainable tourism development practices.
Conference Themes
The conference will focus on a broad range of topics related to tourism, including (but not limited to):
– Theoretical Perspectives on Sustainable Tourism
– Tourism Development, Policy and Planning
– Public Administration of Tourism Development
– Local Government Role and Responses to Sustainable Tourism Development
– Community Responses to Tourists and Tourism
– Economic/Social/Environmental/Cultural Impacts of Tourism
– European Union Policies for Sustainable Tourism
– Tourism Education and its Role in Managing Sustainable Tourism Development
– Alternative and Special Forms of Tourism
– Case Studies and Applied Research on Various Types and Forms of Sustainable Tourism, Such as Agro-Tourism, Rural Tourism, Eco-Tourism and Cultural Tourism
– Industry’s Role in Managing Growth
– Destination Marketing
– Information Technology in Tourism
– Tourism Research and Methodology
– Globalisation Effects
– Resiliency Planning
– Challenges and best practices of hospitality and tourism marketing and management
– Tourism Marketing and Management
– Negotiation in Tourism
– Tourism Mobilities
– Transportation and Tourism
– Authenticity and Commodification
– The Future of Tourism
– Climate Change and Natural Disasters
– The Effects of Crime, Terrorism, Safety and Security
– Managing Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism.
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