14 articles in this issue
Fiorella Dallari
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Cláudio Jorge Moura de Castilho
This text discusses the end of the illusion of tourism as a socio-spatial practice for achieving sustainable development. Based on specific cases of urban touristification processes which have occurred in some of the territories situated in Pernambuco Sta... see more
Galal M.H. Afifi
Despite the great emphasis on tourism as a worldwide leading economic sector, tourism basically remains as a social activity which has been typically associated with numerous positive and negative impacts. In this context, it could be understood why... see more
Arun Sharma
Tourism is a powerful economic development tool which creates jobs, provides new business opportunities and strengthens local economies. Starting with the local culture and already existing communities and geographies, tourism developments can enhance the... see more
Elisa Tizzoni
The aim of this essay is to address the issue of medium mountain destination branding from a multidisciplinary perspective, focusing on the Italian tourism area of the Val di Sole as a case study.After having summarized the main potentialities and constra... see more
Timo Derriks,Tara Hoetjes
Coastal tourism destinations are reinventing themselves, concentrating on product improvement and image enhancement. Reinventing sustainably is key and restaurants are an important factor. Research upon the processes of change in the industry seems to be ... see more
David McArthur Baker
The Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) is a method for estimation of the role of tourism in the economy based on the collection and processing of large numbers of statistic data. TSA can be created on a national or regional levels and reflect aggregates whic... see more
Silvia Sarti,Giuseppe Aliperti
Tourism is one of the world's fastest growing industries. According to the World Tourism Organization, Italy is the fifth most visited country in the world, with more than 47.7 million tourists a year (2013). At the same time, the increasing number of stu... see more
Jose Mª Prat Forga,Gemma Cànoves
Municipal governments increasingly turn to cultural and leisure activities to promote and revitalize their cities. This study analysed the development of gay tourism in Barcelona (Spain) by means of music festivals. While a significant body of literature ... see more
Piero Borghi,Germana Liurni
Leila Bianchi Aguiar
Sawsan Khries
Despina Sdrali,Maria Goussia-Rizou,Panagiota Giannouli,Michalis Kokkinis