Tourism and Culture in the Age of Innovation

Part I. Cultural Tourism and Regional Development

1. Interdisciplinary Integration of Heritage Studies and Sustainable Development
Vesselin Loulanski, Tolina Loulanski

2. Towards a Conceptual Model for Heritagepreneurship and Regional Development
Hans Lundberg, Marcela Ramírez-Pasillas, Anders Högberg

3. Cultural Product and Cultural Communication as a Dynamic Bipolar Interaction and Creative Contribution to the Structural Recompiled of the Local Cultural Units
Labros Sdrolias, Nikolaos Kakkos, Dagmar Škodová-Parmová, Ladislav Rolinek, Eva Cudlínová, George Aspridis, Zuzana Dvořáková-Líšková, Vasiliki Kazantzi

4. Cultural Tourism Revisited: The Case of Thessaly
Labros Vasiliadis, Panagiotis Trivellas, Dimitrios Belias, John Meleas, Dimitrios Kyriakou, Athanasios Koustelios

5. “The Cultural Landscape of the Alentejo Pyrite”: What’s Next?
Marta Duarte Oliveira, Jorge Tavares Ribeiro

6. Sustainable Tourism. Mdina: A Situation Analysis of a Cultural Destination
Nadia Theuma, George Cassar, Sarah Faith Azzopardi, Giuseppina Cardia

7. The Development of Tourism in Albania and the Importance of Cultural Tourism
Enkela Caca, Christos Ap. Ladias, Antoneta Polo

8. Archaeological Rock Art Landscape of Northern Patagonia
Mónica Beatríz Gelós

9. Museums: From Cabinets of Curiosity to Cultural Shopping Experiences
Elizabeth Booth, Raymond Powell

10. How Film Tourists Experience Destinations
Yuri Kork

11. Citizen Perspectives on the Development of Local Cultural Resources: The Case of the Municipality of Serres
Ioannis Samoladas, Charalampos Zilianakis, Katerina Lazaridou, Konstantina Papadopoulou, Eleni Tsolaki, Dafni-Maria Nerantzaki

12. Residents’ Perceptions Toward Cultural, Social and Economic Benefits and Costs of Tourism Industry: An Empirical Survey
Panagiotis Trivellas, Nikolaos Kakkos, Labros Vasiliadis, Dimitrios Belias

Part II. Emerging Forms of Tourism

13. Multilingual Online Communications in Corporate Websites: Cases of Romanian Dental Practices and Their Application to Health Tourism
Felicia Constantin, Androniki Kavoura

14. Hospitality—Medical Tourism: The Civil Responsibility of Tourist Service Providers
Margere Rosa Oliveira, Izabel Cristina Schander Almeida, Helena Charko Ribeiro, Eurico Oliveira Santos

15. Domestic Medical Tourism: A New Look on Patients of the Public Health System and Their Companions
Izabel Cristina Schander Almeida, Helena Charko Ribeiro, Eurico Oliveira Santos

16. Festivals for Local Products in Southern Bulgaria: The Perspective of Organizers
Ilinka Terziyska

17. The Quality Challenge in Rural Tourism’s Services: The Case of Madeira’s Country Homes
Elisabete Rodrigues

18. The Effect of VFR Tourism on Expatriates’ Knowledge About the Destination
Chris Dutt, Ivan Ninov, Donna Haas

19. Mediterranean Nutrition and Hospitality: A Must for Greek Tourism Development?—The Case of the Region of Thessaly
N. Blanas, I. Anyfantis, I. Grigoriou, I. Koukoubliakos, M. Nousia, J. Meleas

20. Challenges in Recreational SCUBA Diving in the Mediterranean Sea: Posidonia oceanica Meadows
G. Skoufas, A. Tsirika, E. Kalopesa, G. Zalidis

Part III. Methodologies, Tools and Approaches for Managing Tourist Destinations

21. Dark Cities? Developing a Methodology for Researching Dark Tourism in European Cities
R. Powell, J. Kennell

22. Motivations in Battlefield Tourism: The Case of ‘1916 Easter Rising Rebellion’, Dublin
Jithendran Kokkranikal, Yeon Sun Yang, Ray Powell, Elizabeth Booth

23. A Strategic Policy Scenario Analysis Framework for the Sustainable Tourist Development of Peripheral Small Island Areas
A. Stratigea, V. Katsoni

24. Tourism Strategic and Marketing Planning and Cultural Cooperation Channels Between Greece and Turkey
Vicky Katsoni, Irfan Arikan, Alev Dündar

25. Predicting Tourism Demand in the Western Greece Region Using Independent Component Analysis
Athanasios Koutras, Alkiviadis Panagopoulos, Ioannis A. Nikas

26. Evaluating the Performance of Linear and Nonlinear Models in Forecasting Tourist Occupancy in the Region of Western Greece
Athanasios Koutras, Alkiviadis Panagopoulos, Ioannis A. Nikas

27. HRM Specificities’ on Portugal Hotel Units
Susana Silva, Dora Martins

28. Tourism Education in Greece: Development or Degradation?
Dimitrios Belias, Dimitrios Kyriakou, Labros Vasiliadis, Athanasios Koustelios, Marina Bregkou, Konstantinos Varsanis

29. The Influence of the T.E.I. of Thessaly in the Sustainable Development of the Region of Thessaly
George Vairaktarakis, Nikolaos Blanas, Theodosia Leventi, George Aspridis, Labros Sdrolias

Part IV. ICT Developments and Tourism: New Perspectives

30. A Stakeholder Perspective on Heritage Branding and Digital Communication
Adriaan Man, Cristiana Oliveira

31. Top European Museums on Twitter
Vasiliki Vrana, Kostas Zafiropoulos, Konstantinos Antoniadis

32. Social Media and Tourism: A Digital Investment for Thessaly?
Dimitrios Kyriakou, Dimitrios Belias, Labros Vassiliadis, Athanasios Koustelios, Marina Bregkou, Konstantinos Varsanis

33. Assessing the Value of Hotel Online Reviews to Consumers
Sofia Reino, Maria Rita Massaro

34. A Cognitive Linguistic and Sentiment Analysis of Blogs: Monterosso 2011 Flooding
Raffaella Folgieri, Miriam Bait, Jean Paul Medina Carrion

35. Attitudes of MBA Students Towards Social Networking Sites for Online Travel Related Activities
Dimitrios Paschaloudis, Eirini Koukidou, Apostolos Kottas, Konstantina Saliaka

36. The Significance of Electronic Word-of-Mouth (e-WOM) Content in the Shaping of the Visitor’s Perception of Quality and Value
Simon Caruana, Claire Schembri

37. The Impact of New Emerging Technologies on Tourism Sector: Evidence from Lebanon
Andre Azouri, Ghada Salem, Ali Khreis, Marwan Azouri

38. ICT Applications and Web 2.0 Components for Tourism in Protected Areas
Vicky Katsoni, Natali Dologlou

39. Cultural Tourism Destinations and the Power of Virtual Reality
Spiros Polimeris, Christine Calfoglou

40. Running on Heritage, a Conceptual Discussion on the Roles of Heritage Trails and of Augmented Reality on Amateur Runner Athletes
D. Gavrili-Alexandris, Ph. Vakalakis

41. Do TAM Constructs Predict E-tourism Adoption by Hotels in Agadir City South of Morocco?
Rachid Oumlil, Yazid Ouhamane

42. Identification of Instruments of the Development of Innovation of Tourism Enterprises
Leszek Koziol, Radoslaw Pyrek, Anna Wojtowicz

Keywords: Business and Management, Tourism Management, Regional and Cultural Studies, Cultural Economics, Sociology of Culture, Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences, e-Business/e-Commerce