Trends in European Tourism Planning and Organisation

Edited by Assoc. Prof. Carlos Costa, Emese Panyik, Prof. Dimitrios Buhalis

Publication date:

07 October 2013

Publisher

Channel View Publications

Dimensions:

234x156mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781845414115

Written by leading international tourism researchers, this book examines the key trends in European tourism planning and organisation. It introduces a theoretical framework to tourism planning and organisation using a procedural and structural approach. Despite having a European focus, it is globally relevant as many lessons from Europe can be applied to international tourism development. The book identifies and discusses six key themes in the context of European tourism planning and organisation: territory, actors and structures, economics, policy, methods and techniques and vision. It also identifies leading and emerging practices and offers a new vision for European tourism planning.

Chapter 1. Costa, C.; Panyik, E., Buhalis, D.: Towards a Conceptual Framework: An Introduction

Section 1. Territory

Chapter 2. Jansen-Verbeke, M.: Mutation of Cultural Landscapes: The ‘Unplanned’ Tourism Map of Europe

Chapter 3. Antonioli Corigliano, M.; Mottironi, C.: Planning and Management of European Rural Peripheral Territories Through Multifunctionality

Chapter 4. Karyopouli, S.; Koutra, C.: Mature Coastal Mediterranean Destinations: Mitigating Seasonality

Chapter 5. Timothy, D. J.; Saarinen, J.: Cross-Border Cooperation and Tourism in Europe

Section 2. Actors and Structures

Chapter 6. Spyriadis, T.; Fletcher, J.; Fyall, A.: Destination Management Organisational Structures

Chapter 7. Peters, M; Buhalis, D.: SMEs in Tourism Destinations

Chapter 8. Clarke, A.; Raffay, Á.: Benchmarking Tourism Partnerships

Chapter 9. Ladkin, A.: Tourism Human Resources

Section 3. Economics

Chapter 10. Wanhill, S.: Funding and Development Processes

Chapter 11. Castro, E. A.; Santinha, G.: State or Market in Tourism: Why Not Something Else? … Club Goods

Chapter 12. Breda, Z.; Costa, C: ‘Going International’: Challenges and Strategies for European Tourism Businesses

Chapter 13. Stavrinoudis, T; Tsartas, P.; Papatheodorou, A.: Business Environment and Accommodation Policies in Europe

Section 4. Policy Chapter 14. Panyik, E.; Anastasiadou, C.: Mapping the EU’s Evolving Role in Tourism: Implications of the New EU Tourism Competence

Chapter 15. Manente M.; Minghetti, V.; Montaguti, F.: The Role of the European Union in Defining Tourism Policies for a Competitive Destination Governance

Chapter 16. Halkier, H.: Tourism Policy and Knowledge Processes in European Tourism

Chapter 17. Robbins, D. K.; Dickinson, J. E.: European Transport Policy and Tourism Section 5. Methods and Techniques

Chapter 18. Carneiro, M. J.; Costa, C.; Crompton, J.: Strategies for Positioning Tourism Destinations: Trends’ Analysis

Chapter 19. Smith, S. L. J.: Tourism Satellite Accounts: An Overview

Chapter 20. Baggio, R.; Scott, N.; Cooper, C.: Using Network Analysis to Improve Tourist Destination Management

Chapter 21. Song, H.; Smeral, E.; Li, G.; Chen, J. L.: Tourism Forecasting Using Econometric Models Section 6. Vision

Chapter 22. Moutinho, L.; Rate, S.;Ballantyne, R.: Futurecast: An Exploration of Key Emerging Megatrends in the Tourism Arena

Chapter 23. Scherl, C; Cooper, C.: Perspectives and Trends on Knowledge Management: European Agencies and Initiatives

Chapter 24. Buhalis, D.; Matloka, J.: Technology Enabled Tourism Destination Management and Marketing

Chapter 25. Zaidan, E.; Wall, G.: Mobility, Migration and Tourism

Chapter 26. Costa, C.; Panyik, E., Buhalis, D.: Towards a New Vision for European Tourism Policy: Conclusions

Overall the book provides much useful content as it clearly emphasizes the synergy between economic impacts and the political dependence of the EU tourism industry, enlightening the most urgent problems currently faced in European tourism development: new perspectives in the light of the Lisbon Treaty, new synergies between territory and actors and positioning tourism in the global economy.