20 articles in this issue
Chiara Rabbiosi,Massimo Giovanardi
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Maria Giulia Pezzi
This article looks at the way in which historical re-enactments contribute both to the development of a peculiar tourism experience and to the regeneration of the historical and cultural heritage, adding up value and a certain “sense of place” to areas no... see more
Soledad Morales Pérez,Carmen Pacheco Bernal
Many authors recognize that events, besides generating economic impacts, also contribute to social and cultural development, for example by creating and communicating social values and promoting social sharing, strengthening local identity and culture and... see more
Annie Ouellet
While the relationships between hosts and guests are still frequently thought of in terms of a conflicting opposition between two groups, this article intends to question the co-presence and the sharing of space at work in heritagized and touristified cit... see more
Pierre-Mathieu Le Bel
Literature’s geography takes an active part in the construction of a social and political space. In a postmodern context of increasing tourist offer and demand, literary tourism is often seen as a niche; an originality factor and a guaranty of authenticit... see more
Rossana Bonadei,Margherita Cisani,Elena Viani
The concept of Historic Urban Landscape, which now guides the conservation and promotion of numerous heritage sites across the world, is based on the recognition of the complexity of the urban environment, seen as a dynamic system of cultural and natural ... see more
Maria del Pilar Leal Londoño,Francesc Xavier Medina
The emergence of Food Tourism worldwide has encouraged the rise of numerous food tourism strategies and initiatives everywhere, including Colombia. These are flourishing thanks to the tourism and cultural policies that recognise Colombian food processes a... see more
Albina Pashkevich
Mining heritage is often used as a powerful tool in maintaining a sense of place and national identity, and Sweden is not different in this respect. Another important motive for the revival of the mining past is the opportunity for the economic revitalisa... see more
Salvatore Cannizzaro,Gian Luigi Corinto,Enrico Nicosia
The purpose of the paper is to develop an explorative analysis of the functions and relations among actors involved in the organization and implementation of the Saint Agatha Religious Festival in Catania attracting nearly one million presences during the... see more
Marina Fuschi,Valentina Evangelista
Although the number of initiatives of place promotion, the Abruzzo tourism offer remains essentially polarized around two basic segments (the seaside/summer segment and the mountain/snow-based one) and it strongly depends on the proximate tourist demand. ... see more
Marek W. Kozak
Competitiveness depends to a large extent on innovation. This is true about tourism also. This article focuses on the differences in innovations implemented in the field of tourism policy. The main aim of this article is to evaluate the differences in inn... see more
Vasil Marinov,Mariana Assenova,Elka Dogramadjieva
Heritage tourism has always been considered an important part of Bulgarian tourism portfolio and a significant regional development driver. It is officially set as a priority in a number of strategic documents at a national, regional and local level. Subs... see more
Andrea Guizzardi,Annalisa Stacchini
The present work aims at bringing about an empirical analysis of the inbound tourism market in Italy, from the perspective of the individual tourist. We analyze more than a million satisfaction judgments, retrieved from the extensive survey by the Central... see more
Mirella Loda,Ester Macrì
The concept of “responsible tourism”, which has spread rapidly in recent years, evokes conscious tourist behavior so as to minimize negative impacts on destinations, from an environmental, economic and cultural point of view. While intuitively comprehensi... see more
Elisa Magnani
This paper discusses the tourist promotion of the cultural and natural heritage in Mozambique, one of Africa’s poorest countries, whose strategy for the reduction of poverty highlights the role of tourism in supporting territorial development and implemen... see more
Anna Aleksandrova,Ekaterina Aigina
The paper focuses on problems and prospects of cultural tourism development in Russia. The results of overall research at national, regional and local levels and case studies held in several regions of Russia are presented. They confirm that Russia’s huge... see more
Ivett Sziva,Lia Bassa
Budapest is one the most emerging tourism destinations in Central-Eastern Europe, and besides the popularity of the regenerated “multicultural and design” district, its cultural heritage, particularly those on the list of the UNESCO World Heritage, assure... see more
Federica Epifani,Luca De Siena,Fabio Pollice
This paper is intended to underline the importance of human capital and adequate professional advanced training in the field of cultural heritage as a core asset for local development. Through the example given by the Italian experience within the project... see more
Alexandra Sazhina,Irina Shafranskaya
This article examines theoretical aspects of the co-production concept and illustrates its applicability within the framework of place marketing and tourism. A theoretical exploratory technique based on literature and discussion is employed to propose a c... see more
Maria-Gabriella Baldarelli
This paper aims at analysing the case of “Lentil as Anything”, that is a very interesting combination of creativity and charity in the field of hospitality enterprises. It represents the implementation of a new typology of restoration in which guests can ... see more