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From Tourism Policy into Practice: Issues and Challenges in Engaging Policy Makers and End Users
Termin: 24-27.07.2015
Miejsce: London
Organizator: Department of Marketing, Branding and Tourism, Middlesex University in London, UK.
O konferencji:
Following the success of the previous four International Conferences on Tourism (ICOT) held in China, Greece and Cyprus and the support by the international scholarly community, the 5th ICOT conference will be held at the
There has been a growing interest in tourism studies, which has resulted in implications for policies and practical recommendations for end users including practitioners, policy makers, the industry and tourists. Policy is particularly important in tourism due to its multi-faceted nature and the complexity in inter-organizational relations and collaborative policy-making. Moreover, policy implementation is also important as many tourism plans and regulations are not applied or are only partially implemented. The understanding of tourism policy-making and implementation, which is described as the process through which policy ideas and plans can be translated into practice has been the focus of many academic studies and professional reports. In recent years the relevance of academic studies to policy making and impact on end users has been a pre-condition for securing research funding. This has been particularly the case in the international research agenda, where academics are asked to link their research proposals to current issues in the industry and engage end users from the very initial stage of research design. Some recent attempts of scholars to link their academic debates and empirical studies have focused on connecting marketing and branding research and practice adopting a global and more multidisciplinary approach, bringing the subject of tourism branding outside of the conventional domains of marketing and destinations. Special attention has been given to the role and expectations of the main tourism stakeholders, particularly residents, business, and government in the hosting community. In addition theoretical considerations on the role of tourism as a tool for development-related public and private policies are followed by a methodological framework for tourism policy and governance and application of these in real-world situations.
Tematy konferencji:
• Tourism Development, Policy and Planning
• Public Administration of Tourism Development
• Local Government Role and Responses to Tourism Development
• Community Responses to Tourists and Tourism
• Collaboration and Cooperation between Stakeholders
• Theoretical Perspectives on Tourism
• End Users Engagement in Tourism Policy Making
• Economic/Social/Environmental/Cultural Impacts of Tourism
• Tourism Education and its Role in Managing Tourism Development
• Alternative and Special Forms of Tourism
• Case Studies and Applied Research on Various Types and Forms of 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
• 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
Informacje i kontakt:
http://iatour.net/icot2015/
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