The present paper aims to suggest specific actions- proposals for policies likely to counteract the difficulties involved in the operational application of Timeshare in Greece. The choice of the S.W.O.T. Analysis methodology can be accounted for by the fact that it enables the detection of strengths and weaknesses as they manifest themselves in the internal operational environment of the Greek Timeshare enterprises. Concurrently, opportunities and threats related to the Greek product are brought to light...

COST-BASED MANAGEMENT AND DECISION MAKING IN GREEK LUXURY HOTELS...205-225 SPANISH TOURIST BEHAVIOUR. A SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE BASED SEGMENTATION...185-203 USING MULTIPLE SENSES IN TOURISM MARKETING - THE HELSINKI EXPERT, ECKERÖ LINE AND LINNANMÄKI AMUSEMENT PARK CASES...167-184 LOSING IT: KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS...149-166 MILITARY SERVICE, DESTINATION IMAGE AND REPEAT VISITATION ON A GREEK BORDER ISLAND...127-147 FORECASTING THE GROWTH OF E - TOURISM SECTOR: THE CASE STUDY OF MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES...113-125 CREATING UGC AREAS ON OFFICIAL DESTINATION WEBSITES:...

THE CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP WITH NEW VARIABLES IN TOURISM: EVIDENCE FROM TURKEY...223-233 CROSS-CULTURAL TRAINING AS CRITICAL FACTOR OF CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY...213-222 ANALYZING EFFECTIVE FACTORS OF TOURISM DEMAND IN IRANIAN JUNGLE PARKS: CASE STUDY OF TABRIZ ELGOLI JUNGLE PARK...199-211 TOURISM DESTINATION MANAGEMENT: AN OVERVIEW OF THE ADVANCES OF CATALONIA...185-198 CONTRIBUTION TO THE RESEARCH OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT OF ISTRIA (CROATIA) IN THE CONTEXT OF TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT...171-184 EMOTIONAL LANGUAGE FOR IMAGE FORMATION AND MARKET SEGMENTATION IN...

Annual ATLAS Conference...319-321 Annual EuroCHRIE Conference...315-317 Eventful cities...311-313 The Impossible Travel: Tourism and its images 1...307-310 THE ROLE OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM IN NIGERIA...297-305 ASSESSMENT OF NATURE-BASED TOURISM IN SOUTH KELANTAN, MALAYSIA...281-295 RENT-A-CAR INDUSTRY: A CASE STUDY IN ARGENTINA...271-280 ECOTOURISM AND ITS IMPACT ON THE REGIONAL ECONOMY – A STUDY OF NORTH BENGAL (INDIA)...251-270 INTERNATIONAL TOURISM, DOMESTIC TOURISM AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CAN FIND THE BALANCE...233-249 NAUTICAL TOURISM IN FOSTERING THE...

tourismos, Vol. 1 No. 1 (2006)

On April 13-15, 2000 South and North Korean leaders met in Pyongyang for a meeting of peace ending over fifty years of hostilities. According to this meeting, South and North Korea were believed to be among the economies most directly affected by the world peace process. This had a large effect on both countries in many aspects, socially, politically and economically. One of the sectors, which may gain immediate benefits, is tourism even though the...

Little serious research has been undertaken into the significance of transport as a factor in destination development despite being acknowledged by many writers. The paper aims at identifying and quantifying the factors that made Mauritius attractive to tourists and also to more importantly to investigate the importance transportation capital in the overall destination’s attractiveness. The novelty of this paper is that is extends a classical demand for international tourism function to include a proxy of...

The paper traces the emergence of the tourism market by using instead of statistics or quantitative data, which are very rare for the period, alternative sources. It traces the transition from travel writers to travel guide-books by focusing on the rich literature about Greek travel. It points to the process of commodification of poetry and literature of the 1800’s as information sources and tools of creating the tourist ‘gaze’, on the one hand, and to...

tourismos, Vol. 4 No. 1 (2009)

In this article, the author conducted preliminary research on public transportation systems in four countries to aid in the development of a Comparative Public Administration course. The four countries (Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom and South Africa) each offer unique challenges regarding mass transit. Increasing investment in mass public transit is vital to controlling urban pollution, reducing dependency on foreign oil, and reducing traffic congestion. Additionally, the article looks at the use of sabbaticals as...

The influence of tourism image on consumer behaviour was studied by many researches. Others have pointed out the effect of tourism image on quality perceived by tourists and on the satisfaction of them. This study was conducted with the purpose of studying the relationship between the image of a destination and tourist's behavioural intentions, and between that same image and the postpurchase evaluation of the quality of the whole destination and the tour. This study...

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tourismos, Vol. 2 No. 1 (2007)

Teaching is an exciting adventure in which both the teacher and the students participate. The Teaching Philosophy includes basic communication approaches; (a) Passion and Communication. (b) Fairness: to understand students as individuals and students. (c) Critical thinking: as lecturers should be challenged to try to deliver course materials in different ways and from different perspectives. (d) Humour and fun; Pleasing students by being approachable will make them more determined to excel in their assignments and...

This case study gives an overview of the tourism demand in France by using an econometric model. The study covers the period between 1975 and 2003. Five developed countries have been selected, and the choice of the countries is based upon the fact that continuous data on all relevant variables are available only for those countries. The results show a positive relationship between tourist expenditures and generating country GDP, and a negative relation between tourist...

The hospitality industry is renowned for its ‘pressure cooker’ environment of long hours and high turnover, particularly among front line staff. However, there have been relatively few investigations into the life of supervisors and managers in the industry. Utilizing surveys, the study set out to identify the motivational factors that directly impact on this category of employees. Factors such as appreciation, interesting job, good working conditions, career opportunities and loyalty by the organization were ranked...

In this short paper we analyze the impact of tourist demand in hotel rooms on the investment of hotels on environmental quality. We show that when income of the tourists increases, then to maintain the demand for rooms, the hotels must increase the investment on the environmental quality of the region where there is an increment of the tourist activity. In the particular case where we have three different hotel chains located in three different...

Urban tourism is in full expansion due to world-wide urbanisation and internationalisation of our societies. New economic impulse created by investments in urban regeneration, and improving the quality of life, produces different consequences. This paper tries to examines the benefits and costs which tourism has on host environments, economies and societies and analyses the strategic conditions which can assist cities to revitalise their territory, through a coherent tourism policy. An Italian case study, Genoa is...

16th International ENTER 2009 Conference...169-171 Tourism: between otium and nec-otium. Cultural identity and Economic Development in Latin America and Mercosur....163-168 Information and Communication Technologies in Support of the Tourism Industry...157-161 Tourism in Turbulent Times- Towards Safe Experiences for Visitors...153-155 MOTIVATIONS OF YOUNG VOLUNTEERS IN SPECIAL EVENTS...145-152 GET ON THE BUS!...125-133 Domestic Tourism in Iran...109-123 THE IMPORTANCE OF STRATEGIC STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT IN TOURISM SECTOR: RESEARCH ON PROBABLE APPLICATIONS...97-108 TOURISM AS A STIMULUS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN...

Thailand Tourism...157-159 Managing Coastal Tourism Resorts: A Global Perspective...153-155 PEACE FESTIVAL PROJECT AS CULTURE COMMODIFIED IN THE DMZ AREA, KOREA...139-151 APPLYING S.W.O.T. ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY IN THE FORMULATION OF PROPOSITIONS AIMING AT A MORE EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL APPLICATION OF TIMESHARE IN GREECE...113-138 A NEW ADAPTATION OF ATTACHMENT THEORY: INTERPRETING THE LOGIC OF TRAVEL...103-111 GERMANY-CENTERED MERGERS AND CARTELS IN EUROPEAN TRAVEL INDUSTRY, THEIR INFLUENCE ON TURKEY AND ANTALYA...91-101 ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF TOURISM ON THE WEST AFRICA...

The Tourism Area Life Cycle Vol. 1: Applications and Modifications...200-203 ISLANDS AND DESTINATION IMAGE: THE CASE OF IOS...180-199 SOCIOLOGY OF TOURISM IN POLAND...169-179 ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AND BIODIVERSITY POLICY IN TOURISM: THE CARETTA-CARETTA CASE IN GREECE...153-168 THE ROLE OF INNOVATION ACTIVITIES IN TOURISM AND REGIONAL GROWTH IN EUROPE...135-152 MEASURING SOCIAL CARRYING CAPACITY: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY...116-134 THE POLITICS OF TOURISM: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE MALDIVES...99-115 TOURISM DEVELOPMENT POLICY, STRATEGIC ALLIANCES AND IMPACT OF CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ON...

Managing Change in Tourism and Hospitality...127-128 International Dialogue: Global, European, National and Multicultural Dimensions of Tourism...123-125 Tourism, Recreation and Climate Change...117-121 STRATEGIC EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN CHINESE LUXURY HOTELS...109-116 PRODUCT DESIGN DECISIONS FOR DEVELOPING NEW TOURIST DESTINATIONS: THE CASE OF RHODOPI MOUNTAIN...91-108 AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF PEACE TOURISM TRENDS BETWEEN POLITICALLY DIVIDED SOUTH AND NORTH KOREA: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE...73-90 TRANSPORT CAPITAL AS A DETERMINANT OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: A TIME SERIES APPROACH...53-71 FROM TRAVELLERS...

In the current context of social arrhythmia promoted by the culture of excess, consumerism and individualism the purpose of this article is to discuss the need to promote changes in tourism and society towards a more human development, based on the pillars of the solidarity economy. The article extends discussions on the solidarity economy into the context of classical economics, with new offers and demands that are focused not on capital accumulation only, but on...

Hotel in developing economies must create effective competitive strategies for survival, since they exist in an environment where stakeholders are demanding more from every organization. Consequently, they should focus on reliable and critical performance indicators, absolutely important for the success of hotels and adopt a comprehensive performance measurement framework that meets the requirements of the dynamic environment. This research is undertaken to identify the key performance indicators in hospitality industry of Uttarakhand and to find...