1st Edition

Tourism, Regional Development and Public Policy

Edited By Nese Kumral, A Özlem Önder Copyright 2012
    104 Pages
    by Routledge

    104 Pages
    by Routledge

    The tourism industry, as one of the main drivers of creative economy, gains more importance in growth policies both at national and regional levels. However traditional tourism destinations now face a more competitive environment, for an increased number of possible destinations have emerged. This environment is further deepened by an increase in the number of products and services available to the preferences of visitors.

    Therefore new tourism policies, unlike traditional strategies, should aim to increase the competitiveness of the local through supporting increased quality of experience and promoting innovation in tourism services. Based on the workshop organized by Regional Studies Association Research Network on "Tourism, Regional Development and Public Policy" in Izmir, Turkey, this book introduces, motivates and examines diversities in the tourism industry from a regional development perspective. The papers in this book cover various case studies from different country experiences. The views expressed in these articles promise to improve our understanding of tourism in a new aspect that goes beyond the mass tourism mentality.

    This book was originally published as a special issue of European Planning Studies.

    1. Tourism, Regional Development and Public Policy:Introduction to the Special Issue, Neşe Kumral, Department of Economics, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey A. Özlem Önder, Department of Economics, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.

    2. From local promotion towards regional tourism policies:Knowledge process and actor networks in North Jutland, Denmark, Pennie F. Henriksen, Tourism Research Unit, Aalborg University, Denmark, Henrik Halkier, Tourism Research Unit, Aalborg University, Denmark.

    3. Culinary Tourism as a tool for regional re-equilibrium, Armando Montanari, Dipartimento di Studi Europei e Interculturali Sapienza Università di Roma, Barbara Stanisca, Dipartimento di Studi Europei e Interculturali Sapienza Università di Roma.

    4. Working on the other side, cooperative tour organizers and uncooperative hoteliers: evidence from Greek Cypriot tourism professionals, Craig Webster, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus, Bernard Musyck, Frederick University, Nicosia, Cyprus, Stelios Orphanides, Nicosia, Cyprus, David Jacobson, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland.

    5. Public policies and development of the tourism industry in the Aegean region, Yaprak Gülcan, Department of Economics, Faculty of Business, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey, Yeşim Kuuştepeli Department of Economics, Faculty of Business, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey, Sedef Akgüngör Department of Economics, Faculty of Business, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey.

    6. Analysis of the determinants of international tourism demand: the case of Izmir, A. Özlem Önder, Department of Economics, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey, Aykan Candemir, Department of Business Administration, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey, Neşe Kumral, Department of Economics, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.

    Biography

    Neşe Kumral is Professor of Economics and Head of the Economics Department at Ege University, Turkey.

    A. Özlem Önder is Professor of Economics at Ege University, Turkey.