Topics

 

The programme of The Athens 2011 Tourism Symposium comprises keynotes as well as presentations of double-blind refereed research papers. The organisers welcome contributions that cover – but are not limited to – the following congress topics:

 

  • Planning for sustainable tourism development by managing its environmental, social and economical impact
  • Educating and developing human resources in tourism
  • Utilising technology in tourism
  • Identifying current trends in hospitality management
  • Managing transportation trends
  • Managing travel distribution trends
  • Managing hospitality industry trends
  • Managing visitor attractions
  • Conducting marketing research in the tourism market
  • Developing marketing strategies for the tourism market
  • Developing niche markets in tourism
  • Developing products for the tourism market
  • Communicating and selling in the tourism market
  • Organising the destination management and marketing task
  • Operating national and local tourism organisations
  • Facilitating cooperation among public- and private-sector stakeholders and the local population
  • Setting up business clusters in tourism
  • Planning for the future of tourism

 

The congress language is English.