International Conference on Tourism (ICOT2023) - Innovative Sustainable Practices in Travel and Tourism: Recovery and Resilience
The ICOT2023 conference builds on the eminent support of the international scholarly community and the success of the previous twelve International Conferences on Tourism (ICOT) held in Greece, China, Cyprus, U.K., Italy, Thailand, Portugal, but also virtually following the COVID-19 outbreak.
While the tourism sector is characterized by strong resistance in various types of challenges, it is undeniable that the recent encounters, such as those of COVID-19, Russian-Ukrainian war, and energy crisis, have significantly affected related industries and the economies of many destinations. Indeed, many scholars and practitioners claim that, in this turbulent era, there is a need for re-orientation on how tourism should be developed, managed, and performed in the 21st century; this implies that placing greater emphasis on innovative products, processes and dynamics, on the one hand, and focusing on sustainable development and management principles, on the other hand, should have a much greater role in contemporary tourism and travel. In this respect, it is not only desirable to follow this direction but also imperative for the full recovery and resilience of tourism, worldwide.
The scope of ICOT2023 is to examine innovative sustainable products, processes, strategies and practices to prepare a stronger and more resilient global tourism development in this new cloudy era that the world goes through.
For more information: https://iatour.org/icot2023/
Call for papers
International Journal of Tourism Anthropology
Special Issue on: "Niche Tourism and Residents' Well-being in Island Destinations"
Guest Editor:
Dr. Nikolaos Boukas, European University Cyprus
Islands, due to various characteristics such as idyllic environments, remoteness and rich natural and cultural fabric, have always been considered desirable destinations. In fact, islands have relied on tourism not only for increasing their economic prosperity, but also for effectively handling challenges they face such as limited resources, segregation, dependency on the rest world, and structural concerns. As such, tourism for many islands has become one of their main pillars of development as well as a core source of income and employment. Nonetheless, in our turbulent globalised environment more and more islands need to find ways to deal with significant competitive forces while at the same time keep their genuine character, without compromising their attractiveness.
In this regard, island destinations endeavour to develop special forms of tourism with the aim of diversifying their tourism product, acquiring competitive edge and ultimately rejuvenating their tourism industries. With evidence that contemporary global trends require islands to be competitive but also sustainable for their future development, emphasis needs to be given to matters regarding how efficiently and effectively niche tourism is managed and how this can influence expansion of the prosperity of local residents. Moreover, in a time where niche forms of tourism seem to counterbalance the misruled mass tourism development of recent decades, practices concerning how islands destinations are planned and projected are questioned in terms of their effectiveness and/or adverse impacts on their sustainable development in economic, environmental and sociocultural terms, and also impact on island residents’ well-being.
An important theme that therefore needs to be addressed is the identification of how niche forms of tourism developed on island destinations may affect the overall prosperity of the islands’ inhabitants. In this respect, the aim of this special issue is to examine various special forms of niche tourism on islands; how these could be sustainably developed and managed under current global conditions, intensive competition and various types of crises (environmental, economic, political, social); and mainly, how they can affect the overall quality of life of indigenous people. The issue will provide an opportunity for academics, practitioners, policy makers, consultants and researchers to discuss and exchange ideas and methodologies concerning the various types of niche tourism on islands, their contributions to maximising tourism potential as well as their residents’ well-being, and strategies and measures for their long-term sustainable development.
Subject Coverage
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers that focus on (but not limited to) the following themes applied to an island context:
· Sustainable tourism development: competitiveness versus sustainability and residents' well-being
· Best practices for special forms of tourism management and residents' well-being
· Criticism of niche tourism forms on islands and residents' well-being
· Sustainable management of island destinations
· Niche tourism and destination authenticity
· Niche tourism on islands and cultural changes, cultural/interest conflicts
· Globalisation, industrialisation, commercialisation, post-modernism and island residents' prosperity
· Hosts and guests, individuality, collectivity, stakeholders, community, welfare
· Social/economic/ethical/familial roles, structure/impact, social class
· The role of local residents on the niche tourism experience
· Niche tourists' motivation, behaviour and perceptions
· Sociocultural impacts of niche tourism and residents' well-being
· Minorities, indigenous populations, folk art/customs, literature, art, museums, religion
· Event tourism and residents' well-being
· Socioeconomic and political dimensions of niche tourism on islands and residents' well-being
· Niche tourism on islands and residents' well-being; implications for the elderly, women, children, the disabled; gender equality
· Niche tourism on islands and terrorism, disasters, crises, politics, democracy/human rights, war, peace
Notes for Prospective Authors
Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written and if appropriate written permissions have been obtained from any copyright holders of the original paper).
All papers are refereed through a peer review process.
Before full submission, abstracts of approximately 300 words should be emailed to the Guest Editor, Nikolaos Boukas, at [email protected]. Any queries can also be directed to this email address.
All papers must be submitted online. To submit a paper, please read our Submitting articles page.
Important Dates
Submission of abstracts (300 words approximately) (by email): 30 June, 2017
Submission of manuscripts (online): 20 December, 2017
Notification to authors: 25 March, 2018
Final versions due: 24 June, 2018
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Hotel, Tourism & Event Management at the European University Cyprus
The BA in Hotel, Tourism and Event Management provides a broad knowledge on the wider hotel, tourism and event industries. The program covers business principles of the hotel, tourism and event enterprises, including revenue and pricing, financial management, culinary business management, human resource management, as well as tourism management, destination planning and sustainable development, event organization and international strategic marketing practices. Students also gain practical training in front-of-house tasks such as service techniques, rooms division management, and food hygiene. The language of instruction of the program is English.
For more information visit: http://euc.ac.cy/easyconsole.cfm/id/173/dep/162/program_id/153
New Publication:
Event Portfolio Planning and Management: A Holistic Approach
By Vassilios Ziakas
Series: Routledge Advances in Event Research Series
For full details: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415526715/
The Center for Sustainable Management of Tourism, Sport & Events (CESMATSE) at EUC serves as Academic Partner of the Global Sports Impact Project
The hosting of sport events can derive substantial benefits and impacts for nations and cities. But just how big is the sports events industry and what impact does it have on the global economy and on the cities and nations that host these events? There is currently no internationally recognized method of analyzing the benefits of hosting major sporting events. Every country and consultancy uses its own different methodology and there is no accepted international standard that allows the comparison of major sporting events. Many academics have undertaken research projects to study the impact of major sports events and to consider the effectiveness of these different methodologies. They all agree that there is very little commonality in the methods used by the different group of experts and that there is a need to create a standard methodology.
In response, the Global Sports Impact (GSI) project has been initiated by organizations that recognize the need and importance of establishing an industry-recognized method of analyzing the impact of major sporting events. The partnership consisting of Singapore Sports Council, Sportcal and UK Sport aims to create a standard methodology for measuring the impact of sports events, thereby enabling their comparison across a standard set of indicators. The Centre for Sustainable Management of Tourism Sport and Events (CESMATSE) at the European University in Cyprus being committed to advancement of knowledge and its application to the industry on international and local levels provides support to the project as an academic partner along with the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL) at Victoria University in Australia and the Institute of Sport Economics and Sport Management at the German Sport University in Cologne. The main output of the project, the GSI Events Index will be created from data on a series of indices analyzing a range of economic, financial, sporting, media, social and environmental impacts and will in turn be used to identify the key indices that can be used to measure the impact that an event has on a host city, region and nation.
This index will compare major events across a range of sports, including ‘mega events’ such as the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup through to major world and continental championships. The GSI-E will be created from a series of indices analyzing a range of economic, financial, sporting, media, social and environmental impacts. A limited number of indices will be chosen in the first iteration of the GSI-E, with additional indices to be added in subsequent years. Data will be gathered for the major sports events and measured against the various indices and their weightings and an index value calculated for each event. Events to be studied initially include the Olympic Games, the FIFA World Cup, various multi-sport games, world championships, continental championships, world series and other major events from all Olympic and selected non-Olympic sports.
The index will cover events that have taken place in the last 5 to 10 years and will also consider events awarded, but yet to be hosted, in the future. Events will be broken down into separate tiers so that different weightings can be allocated to different types of sports. Through a process of consultation with experts the following tiers have been identified:
The participation of CESMATSE in this project hopes to stimulate interest in Cyprus of the value that sport holds as a strategic asset when it is leveraged to attain and optimize a range of outcomes. Given the island’s extensive tourism development, the hosting of sport events represents an opportunity for further enriching its tourism product, while also promoting the social and environmental dimensions of sport. The ability to compare and evaluate the impacts of major sport events worldwide enabled by the GSI project will provide a tool for event and destination managers as well as policy-makers in Cyprus to bid for hosting suitable sport events that fit with the goals of the island’s sustainable development.
More information on the GSI project can be found at: http://www.sportcal.com/GSI/Default.aspx
Special Session Organization
Conference Organization
Establishment
The Center for Sustainable Management of Tourism, Sport and Events (CESMATSE) has been established as a formal research unit, within the Business School’s Department of Management and Marketing of the European University Cyprus, on Thursday 14th of July 2011 and has officially commenced its work.
The ICOT2023 conference builds on the eminent support of the international scholarly community and the success of the previous twelve International Conferences on Tourism (ICOT) held in Greece, China, Cyprus, U.K., Italy, Thailand, Portugal, but also virtually following the COVID-19 outbreak.
While the tourism sector is characterized by strong resistance in various types of challenges, it is undeniable that the recent encounters, such as those of COVID-19, Russian-Ukrainian war, and energy crisis, have significantly affected related industries and the economies of many destinations. Indeed, many scholars and practitioners claim that, in this turbulent era, there is a need for re-orientation on how tourism should be developed, managed, and performed in the 21st century; this implies that placing greater emphasis on innovative products, processes and dynamics, on the one hand, and focusing on sustainable development and management principles, on the other hand, should have a much greater role in contemporary tourism and travel. In this respect, it is not only desirable to follow this direction but also imperative for the full recovery and resilience of tourism, worldwide.
The scope of ICOT2023 is to examine innovative sustainable products, processes, strategies and practices to prepare a stronger and more resilient global tourism development in this new cloudy era that the world goes through.
For more information: https://iatour.org/icot2023/
Call for papers
International Journal of Tourism Anthropology
Special Issue on: "Niche Tourism and Residents' Well-being in Island Destinations"
Guest Editor:
Dr. Nikolaos Boukas, European University Cyprus
Islands, due to various characteristics such as idyllic environments, remoteness and rich natural and cultural fabric, have always been considered desirable destinations. In fact, islands have relied on tourism not only for increasing their economic prosperity, but also for effectively handling challenges they face such as limited resources, segregation, dependency on the rest world, and structural concerns. As such, tourism for many islands has become one of their main pillars of development as well as a core source of income and employment. Nonetheless, in our turbulent globalised environment more and more islands need to find ways to deal with significant competitive forces while at the same time keep their genuine character, without compromising their attractiveness.
In this regard, island destinations endeavour to develop special forms of tourism with the aim of diversifying their tourism product, acquiring competitive edge and ultimately rejuvenating their tourism industries. With evidence that contemporary global trends require islands to be competitive but also sustainable for their future development, emphasis needs to be given to matters regarding how efficiently and effectively niche tourism is managed and how this can influence expansion of the prosperity of local residents. Moreover, in a time where niche forms of tourism seem to counterbalance the misruled mass tourism development of recent decades, practices concerning how islands destinations are planned and projected are questioned in terms of their effectiveness and/or adverse impacts on their sustainable development in economic, environmental and sociocultural terms, and also impact on island residents’ well-being.
An important theme that therefore needs to be addressed is the identification of how niche forms of tourism developed on island destinations may affect the overall prosperity of the islands’ inhabitants. In this respect, the aim of this special issue is to examine various special forms of niche tourism on islands; how these could be sustainably developed and managed under current global conditions, intensive competition and various types of crises (environmental, economic, political, social); and mainly, how they can affect the overall quality of life of indigenous people. The issue will provide an opportunity for academics, practitioners, policy makers, consultants and researchers to discuss and exchange ideas and methodologies concerning the various types of niche tourism on islands, their contributions to maximising tourism potential as well as their residents’ well-being, and strategies and measures for their long-term sustainable development.
Subject Coverage
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers that focus on (but not limited to) the following themes applied to an island context:
· Sustainable tourism development: competitiveness versus sustainability and residents' well-being
· Best practices for special forms of tourism management and residents' well-being
· Criticism of niche tourism forms on islands and residents' well-being
· Sustainable management of island destinations
· Niche tourism and destination authenticity
· Niche tourism on islands and cultural changes, cultural/interest conflicts
· Globalisation, industrialisation, commercialisation, post-modernism and island residents' prosperity
· Hosts and guests, individuality, collectivity, stakeholders, community, welfare
· Social/economic/ethical/familial roles, structure/impact, social class
· The role of local residents on the niche tourism experience
· Niche tourists' motivation, behaviour and perceptions
· Sociocultural impacts of niche tourism and residents' well-being
· Minorities, indigenous populations, folk art/customs, literature, art, museums, religion
· Event tourism and residents' well-being
· Socioeconomic and political dimensions of niche tourism on islands and residents' well-being
· Niche tourism on islands and residents' well-being; implications for the elderly, women, children, the disabled; gender equality
· Niche tourism on islands and terrorism, disasters, crises, politics, democracy/human rights, war, peace
Notes for Prospective Authors
Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written and if appropriate written permissions have been obtained from any copyright holders of the original paper).
All papers are refereed through a peer review process.
Before full submission, abstracts of approximately 300 words should be emailed to the Guest Editor, Nikolaos Boukas, at [email protected]. Any queries can also be directed to this email address.
All papers must be submitted online. To submit a paper, please read our Submitting articles page.
Important Dates
Submission of abstracts (300 words approximately) (by email): 30 June, 2017
Submission of manuscripts (online): 20 December, 2017
Notification to authors: 25 March, 2018
Final versions due: 24 June, 2018
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Hotel, Tourism & Event Management at the European University Cyprus
The BA in Hotel, Tourism and Event Management provides a broad knowledge on the wider hotel, tourism and event industries. The program covers business principles of the hotel, tourism and event enterprises, including revenue and pricing, financial management, culinary business management, human resource management, as well as tourism management, destination planning and sustainable development, event organization and international strategic marketing practices. Students also gain practical training in front-of-house tasks such as service techniques, rooms division management, and food hygiene. The language of instruction of the program is English.
For more information visit: http://euc.ac.cy/easyconsole.cfm/id/173/dep/162/program_id/153
New Publication:
Event Portfolio Planning and Management: A Holistic Approach
By Vassilios Ziakas
Series: Routledge Advances in Event Research Series
For full details: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415526715/
The Center for Sustainable Management of Tourism, Sport & Events (CESMATSE) at EUC serves as Academic Partner of the Global Sports Impact Project
The hosting of sport events can derive substantial benefits and impacts for nations and cities. But just how big is the sports events industry and what impact does it have on the global economy and on the cities and nations that host these events? There is currently no internationally recognized method of analyzing the benefits of hosting major sporting events. Every country and consultancy uses its own different methodology and there is no accepted international standard that allows the comparison of major sporting events. Many academics have undertaken research projects to study the impact of major sports events and to consider the effectiveness of these different methodologies. They all agree that there is very little commonality in the methods used by the different group of experts and that there is a need to create a standard methodology.
In response, the Global Sports Impact (GSI) project has been initiated by organizations that recognize the need and importance of establishing an industry-recognized method of analyzing the impact of major sporting events. The partnership consisting of Singapore Sports Council, Sportcal and UK Sport aims to create a standard methodology for measuring the impact of sports events, thereby enabling their comparison across a standard set of indicators. The Centre for Sustainable Management of Tourism Sport and Events (CESMATSE) at the European University in Cyprus being committed to advancement of knowledge and its application to the industry on international and local levels provides support to the project as an academic partner along with the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL) at Victoria University in Australia and the Institute of Sport Economics and Sport Management at the German Sport University in Cologne. The main output of the project, the GSI Events Index will be created from data on a series of indices analyzing a range of economic, financial, sporting, media, social and environmental impacts and will in turn be used to identify the key indices that can be used to measure the impact that an event has on a host city, region and nation.
This index will compare major events across a range of sports, including ‘mega events’ such as the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup through to major world and continental championships. The GSI-E will be created from a series of indices analyzing a range of economic, financial, sporting, media, social and environmental impacts. A limited number of indices will be chosen in the first iteration of the GSI-E, with additional indices to be added in subsequent years. Data will be gathered for the major sports events and measured against the various indices and their weightings and an index value calculated for each event. Events to be studied initially include the Olympic Games, the FIFA World Cup, various multi-sport games, world championships, continental championships, world series and other major events from all Olympic and selected non-Olympic sports.
The index will cover events that have taken place in the last 5 to 10 years and will also consider events awarded, but yet to be hosted, in the future. Events will be broken down into separate tiers so that different weightings can be allocated to different types of sports. Through a process of consultation with experts the following tiers have been identified:
- Tier 1 - Mega Events
- Tier 2 - Multi-Sport Games
- Tier 3 - World/Continental and Major Championships
- Tier 4 - Other Major Events and World Series
The participation of CESMATSE in this project hopes to stimulate interest in Cyprus of the value that sport holds as a strategic asset when it is leveraged to attain and optimize a range of outcomes. Given the island’s extensive tourism development, the hosting of sport events represents an opportunity for further enriching its tourism product, while also promoting the social and environmental dimensions of sport. The ability to compare and evaluate the impacts of major sport events worldwide enabled by the GSI project will provide a tool for event and destination managers as well as policy-makers in Cyprus to bid for hosting suitable sport events that fit with the goals of the island’s sustainable development.
More information on the GSI project can be found at: http://www.sportcal.com/GSI/Default.aspx
Special Session Organization
- Cultural Sustainability and Tourism Development. Special Session at the International Conference on Tourism (ICOT 2013), Trends, Impacts and Policies on Sustainable Tourism Development, Limassol, Cyprus 5th - 8th June 2013, For more information: http://www.iatour.net/uplds/Special%20Session_Boukas&Stylianou.pdf
- Approaches to Responsible Tourism and Sustainability, Trends, Impacts and Policies on Sustainable Tourism Development, Limassol, Cyprus 5th - 8th June 2013, For more information: http://www.iatour.net/uplds/Special%20Session_Ziakas&Boukas.pdf
- Niche Tourism as Sustainable Development Strategy? Special Session at the International Conference on Tourism (ICOT 2012), Setting the Agenda for Special Interest Tourism: Past, Present and Future, Archanes, Crete, Greece 23rd – 26th May 2012, For more information: http://www.iatour.net/icot2012/conference/specialsession
Conference Organization
- Co-organizer for the 1st International Conference in Safety and Crisis Management in the Construction, Tourism and SMEs Sectors (1st CoSaCM), EUC, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Establishment
The Center for Sustainable Management of Tourism, Sport and Events (CESMATSE) has been established as a formal research unit, within the Business School’s Department of Management and Marketing of the European University Cyprus, on Thursday 14th of July 2011 and has officially commenced its work.