Monday, May 23, 2016

FW: ITSA 2016, London - CFP Deadline approaching - 30th May

Dear list members, and with apologies for cross posting!

 

The deadline for submissions to the main streams of the International Tourism Studies Association 6th Biennial Conference at the University of Greenwich in London from 17-19th August is fast approaching.  The extended deadline is 30th May.  You can view more information about the conference here:

http://www.gre.ac.uk/bus/events/itsa2016/home

 

There are additional special sessions that have been publicised, with their own CFP and deadlines of 30th June.  These are on 'Dark Tourism and Cities' (please email R.Powell@greenwich.ac.uk for info) and 'Communist Heritage and Tourism' (please email K.Iankova@greenwich.ac.uk).  Two more special sessions will be announced over the next two weeks.

 

So far, we have accepted abstracts from 22 countries - ITSA 2016 will be a very international conference!  If you would like to submit an abstract for a paper or a presentation, or to propose a session, or to submit a full paper, please follow the guidelines here:  

http://www.gre.ac.uk/bus/events/itsa2016/paper-submissions

 

Our keynotes include:

 

Professor Cara Aitchinson, Vice Chancellor of St Mark and St John University, UK

Professor Alexis Pappathanassis, Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Dr Perunjodi Naidoo, University of Technology, Mauritius

 

As a special session at the conference, Professor Phillip Pearce, James Cook University, Australia, will be chairing a discussion between young emerging scholars in tourism on the challenges and opportunities facing tourism scholars at the start of their careers, and those working in emerging economies.

 

Next week, the full conference programme will be published on the website, including a social programme that will take in some of London's most impressive tourist attractions, as well as events held on the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Greenwich.

 

If you have any questions about the conference, please get in touch with me directly at j.s.kennell@gre.ac.uk

 

I hope to see you in Greenwich!

 

Kind Regards,

 

James

 

James Kennell

Chair, ITSA 2016

Director, Economic Development Resource Centre

Programme Leader, Hospitality and Tourism

University of Greenwich

 

 

 

 

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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

FW: call for contributions: The Future of City Tourism (Journal of Tourism Futures)

 

Call for contributions

The Future of City Tourism, special issue of the Journal of Tourism Futures

 

Guest Editors

  • Dr. Albert Postma, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
  • Dr. Dorina M. Buda, University of Groningen, Spatial Sciences, Groningen, Netherlands
  • Dr. Ir. Katharina Gugerell, University of Groningen, Groningen, Spatial Sciences, Netherlands

 

The development of future tourism

Cities are a cornerstone of today’s and tomorrow’s tourism. They are both the origin and the destination of most global travellers (Ashworth & Page, 2011). City tourism is the fastest growing segment of the leisure travel market. From 2007 to 2015 the number of city trips showed an increase of 82% and reached a market share of 22% of all holidays. On the contrary countryside tourism stagnated during this period and its share decreased to 7% (IPK International , 2015). In addition, cities are visited during cruises (+248%), touring holidays (+21%), sun and beach (+39%), and countryside holidays (+0%). In some countries (such as the UK), city trips have already overtaken sun & beach holidays as the most popular type of holidays (ABTA, 2014).  Brock argues that it is very likely that city tourism is going to experience a sharp growth in the future (Brock, 2015).

It is assumed that the growth of city tourism is mainly driven by (Veille info Tourisme, 2014; UNWTO, 2014; IPK International, 2013; Dunne et al, 2010):

  • Urbanisation: the more people live in cities, the more they associate with cities and the more they want to visit other cities.
  • The growth of international travel, especially in emerging economies such as China
  • Changing perception of cities: people do not longer regard cities as merely entry, exit or transit points, but as attractions in their own right.
  • Decline in the cost of travel, largely fuelled by the fast rise of budget airlines. On the one hand this made city destinations accessible at lower cost. On the other hand it allows people to undertake multiple short holidays each year rather than having just one main holiday, which is reflected in a rapid growth of short-breaks.
  • ICT developments: increasing availability and penetration of internet based services and mobile technology before and during the holiday allowing visitors to package and book their holidays on-line to their needs, and changes them into hyper-informed tourists. This has not only facilitated the rise of city tourism, but because the technology that has transformed the travel industry is itself going to be transformed, the current development might be only the beginning of a revolution.

 

Besides, (city) tourism did not seem very vulnerable to economic recession and kept rising despite the crisis. City tourism has become an economic driver at the global level, but also nationally and regionally. It outperforms both tourism to countries as a whole and GDP growth (Roland Berger, 2012).  City tourism is considered to be a key factor in the urban economy and city development (UNWTO, 2012) and E-TN (2014) refers to cities as the global hubs of economic and cultural activity.

Challenges for research, design, planning and management

Despite the major importance of city tourism, academic research into this area has emerged only recently. Before the 1980s tourism research appeared to have a strong “rural bias”, but since, the interest has gradually increased (Ashworth, 1989). Meanwhile a variety of approaches have been adopted to analyse city tourism, but the academic debate is still fragmented and an immature field of research and practice  (Ashworth & Page, 2011; Novy, 2014; Pasquinelli, 2015):  “those studying tourism neglect cities while those studying cities neglect tourism” (Ashworth, 2011). So it does not come as a surprise that future oriented studies about cities and tourism are scarce (Bock, 2015; Füller & Michel, 2014). In a special issue of the Journal of Tourism Futures we want to bridge this divide between tourism, cities and the future.

The future growth of city tourism poses enormous challenges, socially, economically and geographically. It creates jobs, stimulates foreign exchange and promotes investment in infrastructure and the provision of public services (UNWTO, 2012). It is a key a resource for local residents as it contributes to their wealth and well-being.  Yet, tourism also generates patterns and changes to cities such as globalisation, commodification, “museumisation”, and visitor pressure.

To meet the needs, demands and expectations of residents as well as (future) visitors, cities have to adapt and transform continually, while new challenges and issues emerge (UNWTO, 2012; Bock, 2015). Then again, what are the challenges, issues and dilemma’s ahead? What are the critical uncertainties?  Which future scenarios of city tourism can be envisaged? What are the implications for the economy, socio-cultural life, and geography of cities? Which concepts or models are required to understand the future relation between tourism and the city? How does tourism have to be designed, planned and managed in a responsible and sustainable way?

Purpose

The purpose of the special issue is to examine the future of city tourism from different disciplinary perspectives bringing together futurists, scenario planners, tourism researchers, geographers, urban planners, architects and landscape architects, and others, to tackle the growing importance of city tourism. With this special issue it is our intention to promote the dialogue between scholars and practitioners in order to explore, understand, manage and contribute to the development of city tourism in the context of economically, socially and environmentally sustainable communities.

Contributions

We invite authors who engage with futures of city tourism or with urban development and its multifaceted  interplay with tourism, to contribute to this special issue in the Journal of Tourism Futures by means of conceptual or empirically based research papers, viewpoint papers, trend papers, book reviews or conference reviews.

Research papers should normally be between 5,000-7,000 words, however longer pieces will be accepted. Papers can be empirical, applied case studies or conceptual frameworks. All research papers are double blind refereed.

Viewpoint papers are usually written by practitioners and should be between 2,000-4,000 words emphasising an opinion, innovative approach, explanation or novel ideas about the future of tourism. These papers will be blind reviewed by a member of the editorial board in such a way as to offer authors guidance for improvement.

Trend papers should focus on a particular trend(s) or driver(s) of change focusing on how they made an impact on or influence the future of tourism. Trend papers should not exceed 2,000 words.

Submission guidelines

 

Whatever your special topic, all submissions must emphasise the future, and papers that use a futures methodology i.e., scenario planning, trends analysis etc. are encouraged.

Please submit an outline abstract of no more than 350 words by 10th November 2016 to Albert Postma at albert.postma@stenden.com  outlining the following:

 

·         Type of the proposed contribution (research paper, viewpoint paper, trends paper)

·         Title of the proposed contribution.

·         Contributing authors and contact details.

 

In case of research paper, viewpoint paper or trends paper:

 

·         Significance and importance of the research from a futures perspective.

·         Purpose of the research.

·         Summary of key concepts, and in case of a research paper also research framework and research methodology.

 

Please include in email header: Special Issue – Future of City Tourism - Journal of Tourism Futures. The journal is hosted on Emeralds website http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journal/jtf

On this webpage additional instructions for authors can be found.

 

Important dates

·         Submission of Abstracts: 10th November 2016 to Albert Postma at albert.postma@stenden.com

·         Submission of Papers: 1st April 2017 via Scholar One: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jtf 

·         Final versions of accepted papers: 14th September 2017

·         Publication mid November 2017 Volume 3.2.

 

References

·         ABTA (2014), “The consumer holiday trends report - ABTA consumer survey 2014”, ABTA Travel Association, London.

·         Ashworth, G. (1989), “Urban Tourism: An Imbalance in Attention”, in Cooper. C (Ed.), Progress in Tourism Recreation and Hospitality Management (Vol. 1, pp. 33-54), Belhaven, London.

·         Ashworth, G., and Page, S. J. (2011), “Urban tourism research: Recent progress and current paradoxes”, Tourism Management, Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 1-15.

·         Bock, K. (2015), “The changing nature of city tourism and its possible implications for the future of cities”, European Journal of Futures Research, Vol.3, No. 1, pp.1-8. 

·         Dunne, G., Flanagan, S., and Buckley, J., 2010, “Towards an understanding of international city break travel”, International Journal of Tourism Research, Vol. 12, No.5, pp. 409–417

·         E-TN (13 May 2014), “Cities: the future of tourism”, E-TN Global Travel Industry news, available at http://www.eturbonews.com/45722/cities-future-tourism

·         Füller H, and Michel, B. (2014), “’Stop being a tourist!’ New dynamics of urban tourism in Berlin-Kreuzberg”, International Journal of Urban Regional Research, Vol. 38, No. 4, pp. 1304–1318.

·         IPK International (2013), “ITB world travel trends report 2012-2013”, Messe Berlin GmbH, Berlin.

·         IPK International (2015), “ITB world travel trends report 2014-2015”, Messe Berlin GmbH, Berlin.

·         Novy, J. (2014, 9-10 December 2014), “Urban Tourism - The End of the Honeymoon?”, paper presented at the 3rd Global Summit on City Tourism, Barcelona

·         Pasquinelli, C. (2015), “Urban tourism(s): is there a case for a paradigm shift?”, Gran Sasso Science Institute, Cities research Unit, L'Aquila, Italy.

·         Rolandberger (2012), “European capital city tourism”, RolandBerger, Vienna, available at https://www.rolandberger.com/media/pdf/Roland_Berger_European_Capital_City_Tourism_20120127.pdf

·         UNWTO (2002), “Tourism 2020 Vision”, World Tourism Organisation, Madrid.

·         UNWTO (2006), “The Future of City Tourism in Europe - L’avenir du tourisme urbain en Europe”, World Tourism Organisation, Madrid.

·         UNWTO (2011), “Tourism Towards 2030. Global overview”, World Tourism Organisation, Madrid.

·         UNWTO (2012), “Global Report on City Tourism - Cities 2012 Project”, World Tourism Organisation, Madrid.

·         UNWTO (2014), “AM Reports, Volume ten – Global Benchmarking for City Tourism Measurement, World Tourism Organisation, Madrid.

·         Veille info Tourisme (13 May 2014), “The future of city tourism conference”, available at http://www.veilleinfotourisme.fr/the-future-of-city-tourism-conference--121745.kjsp

 

 

Hartelijke groet / Kind Regards,

 

Dr. Albert Postma

Professor of Scenario Planning

Albert.Postma@stenden.com

+31 (0)6 15 31 97 33

 

 

 

 

 

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Thursday, May 12, 2016

2nd Call for Papers: Special Issue on Knowledge Management for Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events

Dear colleagues,

 

With the usual apologies for cross-posting.

 

Please find the 2nd call for papers for a special issue on Knowledge Management for the Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events may be of interest to some.

The deadline for receipt of expressions of interest is June 2nd 2016.

Best wishes

 

Jan Mosedale

 

Call for papers for a special issue on Knowledge Management for the Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events

1. The guest editors

This special issue will be guest edited by:

Jan Mosedale, Senior Lecturer and Senior Researcher, University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur, Switzerland

Wolfgang Semar, Professor, University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur, Switzerland

2. What is the special issue about?

In today's information and knowledge society (Castells 2011) the creation of value in enterprise is largely based on the use of knowledge. Due to increasing competition, the factor knowledge has become more relevant, some even referring to knowledge as the fourth production factor (Stewart 2010). The ability to identify, to acquire, to create, to transfer and to apply knowledge within an organisation or on the market in the form of new products and services, thus represent key skills and essential competitive factors. For organisations to remain functional, it is imperative that knowledge is distributed and used freely.

The main bulk of the tourism literature on knowledge has focused on knowledge transfer and the capacity to absorb knowledge (see for instance Shaw & Williams 2009; Baggio & Cooper 2010; Thomas 2012). Although there are some notable exceptions (see for instance Cooper (2006) for a model or Nadkarni (2008) for a case study), the aim of this special issue is to provide a detailed holistic analysis of knowledge management including the use of knowledge (Xiao & Smith 2007). 

We therefore invite submissions of both conceptual and empirical papers offering new insights into the broader area of knowledge management in tourism and in public tourism policy in particular. Knowledge in large public administrations can be fragmented, yet it represents an essential part of society’s intellectual capital. Of particular interest are the following expressions of the relationships between knowledge, its management, tourism, public policy and wider society (although other themes/perspectives are also welcome):

  • Culture, diversity and knowledge management
  • Knowledge management and public policy
  • Knowledge management and organisational learning and change
  • Inter-organisational knowledge networks and sharing: knowledge cities, - regions and tourism
  • Knowledge management for social change and innovation
  • The role of knowledge in change management
  • Knowledge and strategic management
  • Knowledge and innovation

4. Proposed schedule:

  • Expression of interest by June 2nd 2016:

300-500 Words outlining the main argument of the proposed paper.

  • Submission deadline: November 15, 2016
  • Papers reviewed: February 28, 2017
  • Revised papers reviewed and accepted: April 30, 2017
  • Final versions of accepted papers delivered: June 30, 2017
  • All manuscripts will be double-blind reviewed
  • Please read the publication style guidelines before submitting your paper
  • Go here to register/or log on to submit your paper to ManuscriptCentral
  • If you have any question about the special issue or your intended submission, please contact Jan Mosedale.

- More information on the journal: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rprt20#.Vuq6x0b7PbY

 

4. References:

Baggio, R., & Cooper, C. (2010). Knowledge transfer in a tourism destination: the effects of a network structure. The Service Industries Journal, 30(10), 1757-1771.

Castells, M. (2011). The rise of the network society: The information age: Economy, society, and culture (Vol. 1). John Wiley & Sons.

Cooper, C. (2006). Knowledge management and tourism. Annals of tourism research, 33(1), 47-64.

Nadkarni, S. (2008). Knowledge creation, retention, exchange, devolution, interpretation and treatment (K-CREDIT) as an economic growth driver in pro-poor tourism. Current Issues in Tourism, 11(5), 456-472.

Shaw, G., & Williams, A. (2009). Knowledge transfer and management in tourism organisations: An emerging research agenda. Tourism Management, 30(3), 325-335.

Stewart, T.A. (2010). Intellectual Capital: The new wealth of organization. Crown Publishing.

Thomas, R. (2012). Business elites, universities and knowledge transfer in tourism. Tourism Management, 33(3), 553-561.

Xiao, H., & Smith, S. L. (2007). The use of tourism knowledge: Research propositions. Annals of Tourism Research, 34(2), 310-331.

 

 

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Dr Jan Mosedale
Senior Researcher and Senior Lecturer

Director of Studies (MSc Business Administration Major Tourism)

Institute for Tourism and Leisure Research ITF
University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur
Comercialstrasse 22
CH-7000 Chur
Switzerland

 

Tel. +41 (0) 81 286 3901
Mail jan.mosedale@htwchur.ch

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