The paper attempts to list problems according to the concept of sustainable tourism in Poland. This concept must be discussed both in terms of the precision of definitions and the criteria to be met by specific forms of tourism that is not only economically viable, but also friendly to the environment (natural, social, and cultural). The second aim of this paper is to show a pragmatic aspect of...

Theorizations of gender and race in Latin America have led to wide-ranging views concerning women and men in subaltern groups, whether indigenous or Afro-descendant, rural or urban. Views are similarly wide-ranging when theorizing turns to the implications of tourism development for subaltern peoples in the region. Just as it is customary to emphasize the historically subordinate status of wome...

This paper explores the manifold relations among the spatial organization of tourism, the quality of tourism products in heritage cities, and the dynamics of the regional economies. The concept of “vicious circle” describes the self-feeding linkage between the emerging class of excursionist tourists in the later stages of a destination lifecycle, and the decline in a city’s attractiveness. Refe...

Mobile services find in travel and tourism a challenging arena for application exploitation, which can greatly benefit from the convergent impact of a number of enabling technologies referred to as ambient intelligence. Fulfilling the specific needs of tourists, travelers, and citizens on the move calls for appropriate paradigms to be implemented in key functions like user interfaces, display s...

Film induced tourism is a recent phenomenon, rising increasing interest in tourism management and promotion. A research project on this topic has been recently investigated at the Department of Cultural Heritage of the University of Padua, resulting in the development of a software architecture for the promotion of film-induced tourism, capable of storing and providing rich information about th...

The challenge of multiple narratives at cultural heritage sites is explained. Background and references are given to Cultural Heritage Tourism Theory. A solution is proposed, involving different strategies for different people at different sites and time. Open questions from both the nontechnical and technical angles are proposed. Author

geomorphosites or special geomorphologic sites are new concepts which have entered tourism literature with anemphasis on special sites. basically, the goal for discussing such concepts is to identify landforms with specialimportance on understanding the geomorphologic structure of a region and their scientific, ecological, cultural,aesthetic, and economical values. generally, they are used for ...

Surrounded by the ocean, Taiwan has been increasingly developing coastal tourism projects. Concerns that negative impacts might be brought about by prosperous tourism have resulted in a recent focus on sustainable tourism. Sustainable tourism involves policies that acknowledge the interdependences among the environment, the community, and the economy. The goal of sustainable tourism is to enhan...