Tourism and Culture in the Age of Innovation: Second International Conference IACuDiT, Athens 2015

Front Matter....Pages i-xxvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Interdisciplinary Integration of Heritage Studies and Sustainable Development....Pages 3-22
Towards a Conceptual Model for Heritagepreneurship and Regional Development....Pages 23-40
Cultural Product and Cultural Communication as a Dynamic Bipolar Interaction and Creative Contribution to the Structural Recompiled of the Local Cultural Units....Pages 41-67
Cultural Tourism Revisited: The Case of Thessaly....Pages 69-78
“The Cultural Landscape of the Alentejo Pyrite”: What’s Next?....Pages 79-90
Sustainable Tourism. Mdina: A Situation Analysis of a Cultural Destination....Pages 91-107
The Development of Tourism in Albania and the Importance of Cultural Tourism....Pages 109-119
Archaeological Rock Art Landscape of Northern Patagonia....Pages 121-130
Museums: From Cabinets of Curiosity to Cultural Shopping Experiences....Pages 131-143
How Film Tourists Experience Destinations....Pages 145-156
Citizen Perspectives on the Development of Local Cultural Resources: The Case of the Municipality of Serres....Pages 157-170
Residents’ Perceptions Toward Cultural, Social and Economic Benefits and Costs of Tourism Industry: An Empirical Survey....Pages 171-181
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Multilingual Online Communications in Corporate Websites: Cases of Romanian Dental Practices and Their Application to Health Tourism....Pages 185-196
Hospitality—Medical Tourism: The Civil Responsibility of Tourist Service Providers....Pages 197-206
Domestic Medical Tourism: A New Look on Patients of the Public Health System and Their Companions....Pages 207-218
Festivals for Local Products in Southern Bulgaria: The Perspective of Organizers....Pages 219-231
The Quality Challenge in Rural Tourism’s Services: The Case of Madeira’s Country Homes....Pages 233-251
The Effect of VFR Tourism on Expatriates’ Knowledge About the Destination....Pages 253-273
Mediterranean Nutrition and Hospitality: A Must for Greek Tourism Development?—The Case of the Region of Thessaly....Pages 275-283
Challenges in Recreational SCUBA Diving in the Mediterranean Sea: Posidonia oceanica Meadows....Pages 285-300
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Dark Cities? Developing a Methodology for Researching Dark Tourism in European Cities....Pages 303-319
Motivations in Battlefield Tourism: The Case of ‘1916 Easter Rising Rebellion’, Dublin....Pages 321-330
A Strategic Policy Scenario Analysis Framework for the Sustainable Tourist Development of Peripheral Small Island Areas....Pages 331-349
Tourism Strategic and Marketing Planning and Cultural Cooperation Channels Between Greece and Turkey....Pages 351-360
Predicting Tourism Demand in the Western Greece Region Using Independent Component Analysis....Pages 361-375
Evaluating the Performance of Linear and Nonlinear Models in Forecasting Tourist Occupancy in the Region of Western Greece....Pages 377-391
HRM Specificities’ on Portugal Hotel Units....Pages 393-410
Tourism Education in Greece: Development or Degradation?....Pages 411-425
The Influence of the T.E.I. of Thessaly in the Sustainable Development of the Region of Thessaly....Pages 427-443
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A Stakeholder Perspective on Heritage Branding and Digital Communication....Pages 447-455
Top European Museums on Twitter....Pages 457-469
Social Media and Tourism: A Digital Investment for Thessaly?....Pages 471-483
Assessing the Value of Hotel Online Reviews to Consumers....Pages 485-497
A Cognitive Linguistic and Sentiment Analysis of Blogs: Monterosso 2011 Flooding....Pages 499-522
Attitudes of MBA Students Towards Social Networking Sites for Online Travel Related Activities....Pages 523-534
The Significance of Electronic Word-of-Mouth (e-WOM) Content in the Shaping of the Visitor’s Perception of Quality and Value....Pages 535-550
The Impact of New Emerging Technologies on Tourism Sector: Evidence from Lebanon....Pages 551-562
ICT Applications and Web 2.0 Components for Tourism in Protected Areas....Pages 563-575
Cultural Tourism Destinations and the Power of Virtual Reality....Pages 577-587
Running on Heritage, a Conceptual Discussion on the Roles of Heritage Trails and of Augmented Reality on Amateur Runner Athletes....Pages 589-602
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Do TAM Constructs Predict E-tourism Adoption by Hotels in Agadir City South of Morocco?....Pages 603-616
Identification of Instruments of the Development of Innovation of Tourism Enterprises....Pages 617-625