Cultural Tourism in a Digital Era First International Conference IAC
This book covers the entire spectrum of cultural and digital tourism and presents the latest findings, examples and cases, highlighting innovations for the tourism industry from both an academic and a practical point of view. The book invites readers to d
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Cultural Tourism in a Digital Era First International Conference IACuDiT, Athens, 2014
Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics
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Vicky Katsoni Editor
Cultural Tourism in a Digital Era First International Conference IACuDiT, Athens, 2014
Editor Vicky Katsoni Technological Educational Institute Athens, Greece
ISSN 2198-7246 ISSN 2198-7254 (electronic) Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics ISBN 978-3-319-15858-7 ISBN 978-3-319-15859-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-15859-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015936693 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
This book contains the proceedings pertaining to the first International Conference on “Cultural Tourism in a Digital Era,” held in Athens, Greece, 30th May–1st June 2014, which focused on cultural tourism as it is developing in the second decade of the new millennium. The conference intended to offer not only academic research presentations but also to promote mutual dialog, interaction, and understanding between various stakeholders of hospitality and tourism research outputs, including academic researchers and scholars, industry professionals, and government/quasigovernment officials and other key industry practitioners who will share and highlight tourism industry trends and research gaps from a pragmatic and applied perspective. Athens, with its long history of democratic debate, was an ideal setting for this conference, and we really think that it provided a fitting opportunity for an open and productive discussion. In a globalized, digital era, nations seek to retain a sense of identity through their very unique cultures and history. The Inter
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