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Research paper thumbnail of The Semiotic History of Thermal Springs and Their Contribution to Tourism Development

Smart Tourism as a Driver for Culture and Sustainability, 2019

Tourism, the last decades, has shown a rapid growth in international level and this has created t... more Tourism, the last decades, has shown a rapid growth in international level and this has created the necessity for diversification and enrichment of tourism products of each destination. Due to the resulting competition between tourism destinations, the tourist product should be strengthened and viewed respectively. Although tourism has been based from antiquity until today on spare time, nowadays presents a morphological evolution and an expanding outline of its species, one of which is the thermal spa tourism, as an alternative form of tourism. This study moves in the context of a socio-semiotic perspective regarding the history of the use of thermal spa in Greece from antiquity until today and their contribution to the current tourism development. The aim of this study is the emergence of the rich natural wealth in Greece regarding the number of thermal spa by the possibility of utilizing all sources with corresponding benefits to the economy, development and tourism. Historically...

Research paper thumbnail of Assessment of Impact-Contribution of Cultural Festival in the Tourism Development of Thessaloniki

Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, 2017

During the last decades tourism has shown a rapid growth in international level. This rapid growt... more During the last decades tourism has shown a rapid growth in international level. This rapid growth of tourism has created the need for diversification and enrichment of tourism products of each destination. Thus, in this highly competitive environment, each tourism destination seeks to enrich and diversify its tourism product utilizing existing tourism resources or creating new tourist attractions, such as cultural festivals. In fact, the effects of cultural festivals, as noted in the international bibliography, are multifaceted and multilayered, since they not only contribute to tourism and economic development of a region but also to its cultural development. Thus, more and more regions worldwide wanting to extract positive results in economic, cultural and social level, organize cultural festivals. This study seeks to investigate and assess the contribution of cultural festivals in tourism development through the case study of the Municipality of Thessaloniki. Particularly, the aim of this study is to examine the contribution of cultural festivals, both in local businesses and in the whole city. More specifically, this paper consists of three basic parts: (a) the theoretical framework of the dissertation, analyzing theoretical concepts related to the tourism phenomenon and especially cultural tourism, (b) a case study which analyzes the current situation in the Municipality of Thessaloniki and in particular the organization of cultural festivals and (c) the research part, which describes the research methodology and analyzes the results of primary research.

Research paper thumbnail of Assessment of Impact-Contribution of Cultural Festival in the Tourism Development of Thessaloniki

V. Katsoni, A. Upadhya, A. Stratigea (eds.) Tourism, Culture and Heritage in a Smart Economy, Third International Conference IACuDiT, Athens 2016, Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, pp 411-424, 2016

During the last decades tourism has shown a rapid growth in international level. This rapid growt... more During the last decades tourism has shown a rapid growth in international level. This rapid growth of tourism has created the need for diversification and enrichment of tourism products of each destination. Thus, in this highly competitive environment, each tourism destination seeks to enrich and diversify its tourism product utilizing existing tourism resources or creating new tourist attractions, such as cultural festivals. In fact, the effects of cultural festivals, as noted in the international bibliography, are multifaceted and multilayered, since they not only contribute to tourism and economic development of a region but also to its cultural development. Thus, more and more regions worldwide wanting to extract positive results in economic, cultural and social level, organize cultural festivals. This study seeks to investigate and assess the contribution of cultural festivals in tourism development through the case study of the Municipality of Thessaloniki. Particularly, the aim of this study is to examine the contribution of cultural festivals, both in local businesses and in the whole city. More specifically, this paper consists of three basic parts: (a) the theoretical framework of the dissertation, analyzing theoretical concepts related to the tourism phenomenon and especially cultural tourism, (b) a case study which analyzes the current situation in the Municipality of Thessaloniki and in particular the organization of cultural festivals and (c) the research part, which describes the research methodology and analyzes the results of primary research.

Research paper thumbnail of Τα Προγράμματα Τουριστικής Προβολής ως Εργαλεία Άσκησης Τουριστικής Πολιτικής σε Τοπικό και Περιφερειακό Επίπεδο. Η Περίπτωση της Περιφέρειας Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας

Κουτσουράδης, Α. και Λαγός, Δ. (2017) Οικονομικές και νομικές παράμετροι του ελληνικού τουρισμού, 4ο Πανελλήνιο συνέδριο, Τρίπολη, 15-17 Σεπτεμβρίου 2016. sel. 389-404, 2017

Η συμμετοχή των τοπικών αρχών στην άσκηση τουριστικής πολιτικής αναγνωρίζεται σήμερα ως προϋπόθεσ... more Η συμμετοχή των τοπικών αρχών στην άσκηση τουριστικής πολιτικής αναγνωρίζεται σήμερα ως προϋπόθεση μείζονος σημασίας για την τουριστική ανάπτυξη σε τοπικό και περιφερειακό επίπεδο, καθώς οι φορείς αυτοί γνωρίζουν τις ανάγκες και τα προβλήματα τις τοπικής κοινωνίας. Συνεπώς, είναι σε θέση να αναπτύξουν ένα κατάλληλο σχέδιο δράσης για την βιώσιμη τουριστική ανάπτυξη της περιοχής. Κύριο αντικείμενο της παρούσης εργασίας είναι η διερεύνηση της αποτελεσματικότητας των Προγραμμάτων Τουριστικής Προβολής των Ο.Τ.Α. στην Ελλάδα, ως εργαλεία άσκησης τουριστικής πολιτικής σε τοπικό και περιφερειακό επίπεδο. Το ενδιαφέρον επικεντρώνεται στην περίπτωση του Προγράμματος Τουριστικής Προβολής της Περιφέρειας Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας, μέσω του οποίου διερευνώνται τα προβλήματα και οι προοπτικές των προγραμμάτων αυτών για την άσκηση αποτελεσματικής τουριστικής πολιτικής σε τοπικό επίπεδο.

Research paper thumbnail of Semiotic Analysis of the Greek Tourism Organization’s Spot “Greece: A 365-Day Destination”

Cultural and Tourism Innovation in the Digital Era

Research paper thumbnail of The Semiotic History of Thermal Springs and Their Contribution to Tourism Development

Smart Tourism as a Driver for Culture and Sustainability, 2019

Tourism, the last decades, has shown a rapid growth in international level and this has created t... more Tourism, the last decades, has shown a rapid growth in international level and this has created the necessity for diversification and enrichment of tourism products of each destination. Due to the resulting competition between tourism destinations, the tourist product should be strengthened and viewed respectively. Although tourism has been based from antiquity until today on spare time, nowadays presents a morphological evolution and an expanding outline of its species, one of which is the thermal spa tourism, as an alternative form of tourism. This study moves in the context of a socio-semiotic perspective regarding the history of the use of thermal spa in Greece from antiquity until today and their contribution to the current tourism development. The aim of this study is the emergence of the rich natural wealth in Greece regarding the number of thermal spa by the possibility of utilizing all sources with corresponding benefits to the economy, development and tourism. Historically...

Research paper thumbnail of Assessment of Impact-Contribution of Cultural Festival in the Tourism Development of Thessaloniki

Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, 2017

During the last decades tourism has shown a rapid growth in international level. This rapid growt... more During the last decades tourism has shown a rapid growth in international level. This rapid growth of tourism has created the need for diversification and enrichment of tourism products of each destination. Thus, in this highly competitive environment, each tourism destination seeks to enrich and diversify its tourism product utilizing existing tourism resources or creating new tourist attractions, such as cultural festivals. In fact, the effects of cultural festivals, as noted in the international bibliography, are multifaceted and multilayered, since they not only contribute to tourism and economic development of a region but also to its cultural development. Thus, more and more regions worldwide wanting to extract positive results in economic, cultural and social level, organize cultural festivals. This study seeks to investigate and assess the contribution of cultural festivals in tourism development through the case study of the Municipality of Thessaloniki. Particularly, the aim of this study is to examine the contribution of cultural festivals, both in local businesses and in the whole city. More specifically, this paper consists of three basic parts: (a) the theoretical framework of the dissertation, analyzing theoretical concepts related to the tourism phenomenon and especially cultural tourism, (b) a case study which analyzes the current situation in the Municipality of Thessaloniki and in particular the organization of cultural festivals and (c) the research part, which describes the research methodology and analyzes the results of primary research.

Research paper thumbnail of Assessment of Impact-Contribution of Cultural Festival in the Tourism Development of Thessaloniki

V. Katsoni, A. Upadhya, A. Stratigea (eds.) Tourism, Culture and Heritage in a Smart Economy, Third International Conference IACuDiT, Athens 2016, Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, pp 411-424, 2016

During the last decades tourism has shown a rapid growth in international level. This rapid growt... more During the last decades tourism has shown a rapid growth in international level. This rapid growth of tourism has created the need for diversification and enrichment of tourism products of each destination. Thus, in this highly competitive environment, each tourism destination seeks to enrich and diversify its tourism product utilizing existing tourism resources or creating new tourist attractions, such as cultural festivals. In fact, the effects of cultural festivals, as noted in the international bibliography, are multifaceted and multilayered, since they not only contribute to tourism and economic development of a region but also to its cultural development. Thus, more and more regions worldwide wanting to extract positive results in economic, cultural and social level, organize cultural festivals. This study seeks to investigate and assess the contribution of cultural festivals in tourism development through the case study of the Municipality of Thessaloniki. Particularly, the aim of this study is to examine the contribution of cultural festivals, both in local businesses and in the whole city. More specifically, this paper consists of three basic parts: (a) the theoretical framework of the dissertation, analyzing theoretical concepts related to the tourism phenomenon and especially cultural tourism, (b) a case study which analyzes the current situation in the Municipality of Thessaloniki and in particular the organization of cultural festivals and (c) the research part, which describes the research methodology and analyzes the results of primary research.

Research paper thumbnail of Τα Προγράμματα Τουριστικής Προβολής ως Εργαλεία Άσκησης Τουριστικής Πολιτικής σε Τοπικό και Περιφερειακό Επίπεδο. Η Περίπτωση της Περιφέρειας Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας

Κουτσουράδης, Α. και Λαγός, Δ. (2017) Οικονομικές και νομικές παράμετροι του ελληνικού τουρισμού, 4ο Πανελλήνιο συνέδριο, Τρίπολη, 15-17 Σεπτεμβρίου 2016. sel. 389-404, 2017

Η συμμετοχή των τοπικών αρχών στην άσκηση τουριστικής πολιτικής αναγνωρίζεται σήμερα ως προϋπόθεσ... more Η συμμετοχή των τοπικών αρχών στην άσκηση τουριστικής πολιτικής αναγνωρίζεται σήμερα ως προϋπόθεση μείζονος σημασίας για την τουριστική ανάπτυξη σε τοπικό και περιφερειακό επίπεδο, καθώς οι φορείς αυτοί γνωρίζουν τις ανάγκες και τα προβλήματα τις τοπικής κοινωνίας. Συνεπώς, είναι σε θέση να αναπτύξουν ένα κατάλληλο σχέδιο δράσης για την βιώσιμη τουριστική ανάπτυξη της περιοχής. Κύριο αντικείμενο της παρούσης εργασίας είναι η διερεύνηση της αποτελεσματικότητας των Προγραμμάτων Τουριστικής Προβολής των Ο.Τ.Α. στην Ελλάδα, ως εργαλεία άσκησης τουριστικής πολιτικής σε τοπικό και περιφερειακό επίπεδο. Το ενδιαφέρον επικεντρώνεται στην περίπτωση του Προγράμματος Τουριστικής Προβολής της Περιφέρειας Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας, μέσω του οποίου διερευνώνται τα προβλήματα και οι προοπτικές των προγραμμάτων αυτών για την άσκηση αποτελεσματικής τουριστικής πολιτικής σε τοπικό επίπεδο.

Research paper thumbnail of Semiotic Analysis of the Greek Tourism Organization’s Spot “Greece: A 365-Day Destination”

Cultural and Tourism Innovation in the Digital Era