This study is a pilot study within the framework of the project ”The production system of tourism in six winter sports areas in the Swedish mountains”. As this is a first part of a larger encompassing project which aims to highlight the production system of tourism on the basis of different types of tourism destinations. The aim of the study is to identify critical questions which can be linked...

Tourism has emerged as one of the world’s largest industries and a fast growing economic sector. The Asian region attracts a growing number of quality-conscious tourists as it is endowed with a rich biocultural/heritage diversity. However, the diversity and integrity of many Asian tourist destinations have been severely eroded or irreversibly damaged due to ill-conceived, poorly planned, and un...

introduction cultural or heritage tourism is a tool of economic development that leads to economic growth by attracting visitors from outside the host community through historic and heritage attractions of destinations. this is a human heritage as cultural traditions of each society and is considered as cultural tourist attractions. hence, yazd is an ancient city with archaic culture and also r...

This work aims to analyse and characterise accessibility in tourism —defined as the conditions for people with access needs— its relationship performance. Accessibility is a critical concept —to be defined measured rigorous way— that helps shed light on particularities of phenomena, considering consumers producers tourism. Spain's solid background accessible portrays possibility elaborating dif...

Interactions and networking of social media in the tourism sector have experienced a very large expansion. This is certainly supported by fact that vast majority today's tourists, through networks - digital channels, search for, obtain analyze information based on which they make decisions about choosing destination, but also share ex- change their impressions experiences with others already vi...

The Special Thematic Session is organized to provide a forum to discuss major issues related to Accessible Tourism, to identify existing barriers as well as technologies, strategies and approaches to promote Accessible Tourism. The more Information Communication Technologies and Assistive Technologies increase the potential to enable people with disabilities to take part in almost any area of l...

The variety of choice sets that have been described in the consumer behavior decision process literature are integrated into a structure and related to the context of tourism. To be selected as the vacation destination when a nonroutine, high-involvement type of decision process is used, destinations are conceptualized to be included in an individual’s initial consideration set, late considerat...

Several tourism destinations around the world have started to implement smart city projects with aim of improving standard living their citizens, as well sustainability urban and touristic areas, which motivated emergence concept destination. However, extant literature on this subject is still incipient. Thus, article aims investigate, via an exploratory case study, whether implementation a ini...

The paper develops a model of destination competitiveness that will enable comparison between countries and between tourism sector industries. The model seeks to capture the main elements of competitiveness highlighted in the general literature, while appreciating the special issues involved in exploring the notion of destination competitiveness as emphasized by tourism researchers. Associated ...