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Smart Tourism as a Driver for Culture and Sustainability

Fifth International Conference IACuDiT, Athens 2018

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2019

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Editors:
  1. Vicky Katsoni

    1. University of West Attica, Athens, Greece

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  2. Marival Segarra-Oña

    1. Business School, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain

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  • Describes theoretical concepts, techniques, and instruments that contribute to the design of models for smart tourism destination management
  • Explores the potential benefits and limitations associated with application of the most advanced technologies in tourism
  • Emphasizes the important cultural and sustainability synergies that have emerged during the digital era

Part of the book series: Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics (SPBE)

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Table of contents (43 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Innovation in Tourism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Innovating and Diversifying Cultural Tourism in Europe Through Smart Movie Tourism in UNESCO Sites and Destinations. The Case Study of FAMOUS Project

      • Giusy Cardia, Andrew Jones, Daniele Gavelli
      Pages 3-14

    3. Big Data Analytics in Smart Tourism Destinations. A New Tool for Destination Management Organizations?

      • Tomáš Gajdošík
      Pages 15-33

    4. Educating of Entrepreneurship Competence in Pre-university Education System: An Effective Way for Tourism Development and Innovation

      • Robert Gjedia, Valentina Ndou
      Pages 35-47

    5. Entrepreneurship and Co-evolution in Tourism

      • Marco Valeri, Leslie Fadlon
      Pages 49-60

    6. Project ArchaeoCulTour: Innovative Valorization of Archaeological Heritage in Istria County Through Sustainable Cultural and Creative Tourism

      • Kristina Afrić Rakitovac, Nataša Urošević, Nikola Vojnović
      Pages 61-77

    7. The Innovative Health Tourism’s Environmental Management Sustainable Design Facilities Assessment Capability

      • Tilemachos K. Koliopoulos, Vicky Katsoni
      Pages 79-87

    8. The Concept of Dichotomy of the Innovation Process in an Enterprise

      • Leszek Koziol, Michal Koziol
      Pages 89-101

    9. Value Creation in Service Over the Last Two Decades: A Meta-Analysis

      • Abdelouahab El Boukhari, Rachid Oumlil, Allal Achaba
      Pages 103-119

    10. Innovative Cultural Tours in Athens: An Interesting Internship in the Era of Economic Crisis

      • Efthymia Sarantakou, Simos Xenitellis
      Pages 121-134

    11. Hotel Innovation and the Creation of Competitive Advantage

      • Georgia Yfantidou, Eleni Spyridopoulou, Thekla Chatzigeorgiou, Paraskevi Malliou
      Pages 135-144

  3. Shedding Lights on the Potentials of Special Types of Tourism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 145-145
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    2. Religious Tourism Development in Lesvos Island. Potentials and Prospects in a Spiritual Approach of Priests of Lesvos

      • Konstantinos Mouratidis, Maria Doumi, Theodoros Stavrinoudis
      Pages 147-161

    3. Dark Tourism, the Dark Side of Cultural Tourism. Application to the City of Porto

      • Dália Liberato, Pedro Liberato, Andreia Gonçalves
      Pages 163-178

    4. The Potential of Street Art. Obstacles to the Commercialization of Street Art and Proposed Solutions

      • Virginia Santamarina-Campos, María de-Miguel-Molina, Blanca de-Miguel-Molina, Marival Segarra-Oña
      Pages 179-191

    5. Agrotourism: A Lever for Rural Development Based on the Cultural Reserve of Greece

      • Maria Karagianni, Stavroula Georgakopoulou, Vasiliki Delitheou
      Pages 193-206

    6. Philoxenia as a Component of the Tourism Experience in Culture and Total Quality Management in Hotel Sector

      • Katsaitis Aristides, Papaefthimiou Efi
      Pages 207-221

    7. Museum Cluster in a Small City: Evidence from Russia

      • Marina Sheresheva, Elena Kondyukova
      Pages 223-235

    8. Tourist Sub-destinations: Shedding Light on a Neglected Touristic Behavior

      • Markos-Marios Tsogas, Evangelia Chatzopoulou, Iliana Savva
      Pages 237-247
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About this book

This book explores the latest developments in the field of smart tourism, focusing in particular on the important cultural and sustainability synergies that have emerged during the digital era. The aim is to elucidate how ICTs can promote innovation and creativity in the tourism and leisure sector in ways that take into account cultural and social responsibilities, foster sustainable tourism management, and enhance cultural tourism, cultural heritage, and sustainable development. The book is based on the proceedings of the Fifth International Conference of the International Association of Cultural and Digital Tourism (IACuDiT), attended by academics and industry practitioners from cultural, heritage, communication, and innovational tourism backgrounds, and is edited in collaboration with IACuDiT. It will have broad appeal to professionals from academia, industry, government, and other organizations who wish to learn about novel perspectives in the fields of tourism, travel, hospitality, culture and heritage, leisure, and sports within the context of a knowledge society and smart economy in which sustainability is becoming ever more important.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of West Attica, Athens, Greece

    Vicky Katsoni

  • Business School, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain

    Marival Segarra-Oña

About the editors

Vicky Katsoni is an Associate Professor of ICT Applications in Tourism Marketing at the Tourism Department of the University of West Attica (former TEI of Athens), Greece, a Professor of Tourism Marketing on the MSc program of Tourism Management at the Greek Open University, and academic supervisor of the e-tourism module at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens, e-learning programs. She has published books on tourism in both Greek and English, as well as chapters in edited volumes and numerous papers in highly academic journals. She is the President of the nonprofit International Association of Cultural and Digital Tourism (IACuDiT.org) and an editorial board member for many journals in the field of tourism and marketing. Her research interests include tourism marketing, cultural tourism, e-tourism, and tourism consumer behavior and she has participated in a number of European and national research projects.

Marival Segarra-Oña is an Associate Professor of Innovation and Competitiveness in the Business School of the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain. She holds a PhD in management and BS degrees in industrial engineering and mechanical engineering. During 2011 and 2012 she was a visiting scholar at the Center for Hospitality Research (CHR) at Cornell University, where she became a Research Associate. She has also been a visiting scholar at Bath University, UK, and is currently collaborating with the Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures. Her research interests include strategy and innovation management, sustainability, and eco-innovation management.

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