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Research paper thumbnail of The Unclear Legal Framework as a Deterring Parameter Of Developing Cave Tourism in Greece

문화관광연구, 2016

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Research paper thumbnail of Religious Tourism Promotion. Good practices from Greek Tourism Office in Milan

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Research paper thumbnail of The management of tourist nutritional needs by the tourism industry. Religious aspects

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Research paper thumbnail of The Legislative Framework of the Management of the Protected Areas in Greece. The Case of the National Marine Park of Zakynthos

Journal of Coastal Research, Dec 1, 2011

ABSTRACT MYLONOPOULOS, D., MOIRA. P and PARTHENIS, S., 2011. The Legislative Framework of the Man... more ABSTRACT MYLONOPOULOS, D., MOIRA. P and PARTHENIS, S., 2011. The Legislative Framework of the Management of the Protected Area in Greece; the Case of the National Marine Park of Zakynthos. In: Micallef, A. (ed.), MCRR3–2010 Conference Proceedings, Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue, No. 61, pp. 173– 182. Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy, ISSN 0749-0208. The protection of areas presenting a particular natural beauty goes back to antiquity. There are references 2,000 years ago about some areas in India where any form of commercial exploitation was prohibited so that natural resources were protected. There was a similar form of protection for hunting sites in Europe. In Greece the first protected area was the National Woodland Park of Mount Olympus, the ‘home of the gods’, in 1938. As the number of the protected areas started increasing significantly the need for policy review with regard to the legal protection and the management of these areas emerged. Although Greece is an insular country with an expanded coastline and a wealth of marine resources, only two marine areas were designated by law as protected areas in 1999: the National Marine Park of Zakynthos (NMPZ) and the National Marine Park of Alonissos Northern Sporades (NMPANS), currently the largest marine protected area in Europe (approximately 2,260 sq. km). Both areas are well-established destinations for domestic and international tourists. However, what is particular is the fact that NMPZ hosts the most important loggerhead sea turtle Caretta-caretta nesting rookery in the Mediterranean while NMPANS hosts the critically endangered species of monk seal Monachus-monachus. As it can be inferred, land-use conflicts for the sake of the economic development of these areas are a common phenomenon nowadays. The purpose of this paper is to examine the particular problems emerging from the enforcement of the legislation governing the operation of NMPZ, which plays host to hundreds of sea turtle nests each season, taking into consideration the fact that the island attracts thousands of visitors every summer. An assessment of the viability of the marine park will be made and solutions with regard to the sustainable development of the area will be suggested. These suggestions could possibly serve as the main platform for review policy of the current legislative framework by the newly-established Greek Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change.

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Research paper thumbnail of The Role of Regional Tourism Authorities in Tourism Policy Monitoring - the Case of Greek Rtos

Tourism & Management Studies, 2011

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Research paper thumbnail of Sustainable Tourism and Cultural Routes in the Ionian and Adriatic Regions

Springer proceedings in business and economics, 2022

Mylonopoulos, D., Moira, P. & Kakaroucha, P. (2021), Sustainable Tourism and Cultural Rou... more Mylonopoulos, D., Moira, P. & Kakaroucha, P. (2021), Sustainable Tourism and Cultural Routes in the Ionian and Adriatic Regions, 8th International Conference of the International Association of Cultural and Digital Tourism “Transcending Borders in Tourism through Innovation and Cultural Heritage”, 1-3 September 2021, Hydra Island, Greece.

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Research paper thumbnail of Health tourism and health travel. Sociological approach and conceptual clarification

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Research paper thumbnail of Supervision of tourism through decentralized tourism administration. The Regional Tourism Offices of EOT

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Research paper thumbnail of The religious beliefs as parameter of food choices at tourist destination The case of Mykonos

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Research paper thumbnail of Gastronomy as a form of cultural tourism: the case of Greece

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Research paper thumbnail of Sustainable Tourism and Cultural Routes in the Ionian and Adriatic Regions

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Mylonopoulos, D., Moira, P. & Kakaroucha, P. (2021), Sustainable Tourism and Cultural Rou... more Mylonopoulos, D., Moira, P. & Kakaroucha, P. (2021), Sustainable Tourism and Cultural Routes in the Ionian and Adriatic Regions, 8th International Conference of the International Association of Cultural and Digital Tourism “Transcending Borders in Tourism through Innovation and Cultural Heritage”, 1-3 September 2021, Hydra Island, Greece.

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Research paper thumbnail of Crucial Thoughts and Views of the New Tourist Guides Training System in Greece

International Journal of Research in Tourism and Hospitality, 2020

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Research paper thumbnail of Gastronomy as a form of cultural tourism: the case of Greece

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Research paper thumbnail of Health tourism and health travel. Sociological approach and conceptual clarification

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Research paper thumbnail of Food Choices and Religion during Vacation: The Case of a Cosmopolitan Greek Island

International Journal of Research in Tourism and Hospitality, 2018

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Research paper thumbnail of The Travel Advisory as an Obstacle to Travel and Tourism. Case Study-The Greek Economic Crisis

International Journal of Research in Tourism and Hospitality, 2016

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Research paper thumbnail of Passengers Satisfaction from Cruising Case Studies from Greece

문화관광연구, Dec 30, 2010

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Research paper thumbnail of Η διαχείριση των διατροφικών αναγκών των τουριστών από την τουριστική βιομηχανία. Η παράμετρος της θρησκείας

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Research paper thumbnail of Industrial Heritage Tourism as a Special Interest Tourism Form. The Case of the Prefecture of Magnesia in Greece

Conference Proceedings, Nov 30, 2009

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Research paper thumbnail of Regional Tourism Authorities and Tourism Policy Monitoring: The Case of Greek RTOs

China-USA Business Review, 2012

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Research paper thumbnail of The Unclear Legal Framework as a Deterring Parameter Of Developing Cave Tourism in Greece

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Research paper thumbnail of Religious Tourism Promotion. Good practices from Greek Tourism Office in Milan

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Research paper thumbnail of The management of tourist nutritional needs by the tourism industry. Religious aspects

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Research paper thumbnail of The Legislative Framework of the Management of the Protected Areas in Greece. The Case of the National Marine Park of Zakynthos

Journal of Coastal Research, Dec 1, 2011

ABSTRACT MYLONOPOULOS, D., MOIRA. P and PARTHENIS, S., 2011. The Legislative Framework of the Man... more ABSTRACT MYLONOPOULOS, D., MOIRA. P and PARTHENIS, S., 2011. The Legislative Framework of the Management of the Protected Area in Greece; the Case of the National Marine Park of Zakynthos. In: Micallef, A. (ed.), MCRR3–2010 Conference Proceedings, Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue, No. 61, pp. 173– 182. Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy, ISSN 0749-0208. The protection of areas presenting a particular natural beauty goes back to antiquity. There are references 2,000 years ago about some areas in India where any form of commercial exploitation was prohibited so that natural resources were protected. There was a similar form of protection for hunting sites in Europe. In Greece the first protected area was the National Woodland Park of Mount Olympus, the ‘home of the gods’, in 1938. As the number of the protected areas started increasing significantly the need for policy review with regard to the legal protection and the management of these areas emerged. Although Greece is an insular country with an expanded coastline and a wealth of marine resources, only two marine areas were designated by law as protected areas in 1999: the National Marine Park of Zakynthos (NMPZ) and the National Marine Park of Alonissos Northern Sporades (NMPANS), currently the largest marine protected area in Europe (approximately 2,260 sq. km). Both areas are well-established destinations for domestic and international tourists. However, what is particular is the fact that NMPZ hosts the most important loggerhead sea turtle Caretta-caretta nesting rookery in the Mediterranean while NMPANS hosts the critically endangered species of monk seal Monachus-monachus. As it can be inferred, land-use conflicts for the sake of the economic development of these areas are a common phenomenon nowadays. The purpose of this paper is to examine the particular problems emerging from the enforcement of the legislation governing the operation of NMPZ, which plays host to hundreds of sea turtle nests each season, taking into consideration the fact that the island attracts thousands of visitors every summer. An assessment of the viability of the marine park will be made and solutions with regard to the sustainable development of the area will be suggested. These suggestions could possibly serve as the main platform for review policy of the current legislative framework by the newly-established Greek Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change.

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Research paper thumbnail of The Role of Regional Tourism Authorities in Tourism Policy Monitoring - the Case of Greek Rtos

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Research paper thumbnail of Sustainable Tourism and Cultural Routes in the Ionian and Adriatic Regions

Springer proceedings in business and economics, 2022

Mylonopoulos, D., Moira, P. & Kakaroucha, P. (2021), Sustainable Tourism and Cultural Rou... more Mylonopoulos, D., Moira, P. & Kakaroucha, P. (2021), Sustainable Tourism and Cultural Routes in the Ionian and Adriatic Regions, 8th International Conference of the International Association of Cultural and Digital Tourism “Transcending Borders in Tourism through Innovation and Cultural Heritage”, 1-3 September 2021, Hydra Island, Greece.

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Research paper thumbnail of Health tourism and health travel. Sociological approach and conceptual clarification

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Research paper thumbnail of The religious beliefs as parameter of food choices at tourist destination The case of Mykonos

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Research paper thumbnail of Gastronomy as a form of cultural tourism: the case of Greece

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Research paper thumbnail of Sustainable Tourism and Cultural Routes in the Ionian and Adriatic Regions

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Mylonopoulos, D., Moira, P. & Kakaroucha, P. (2021), Sustainable Tourism and Cultural Rou... more Mylonopoulos, D., Moira, P. & Kakaroucha, P. (2021), Sustainable Tourism and Cultural Routes in the Ionian and Adriatic Regions, 8th International Conference of the International Association of Cultural and Digital Tourism “Transcending Borders in Tourism through Innovation and Cultural Heritage”, 1-3 September 2021, Hydra Island, Greece.

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Research paper thumbnail of Crucial Thoughts and Views of the New Tourist Guides Training System in Greece

International Journal of Research in Tourism and Hospitality, 2020

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Research paper thumbnail of Food Choices and Religion during Vacation: The Case of a Cosmopolitan Greek Island

International Journal of Research in Tourism and Hospitality, 2018

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Research paper thumbnail of The Travel Advisory as an Obstacle to Travel and Tourism. Case Study-The Greek Economic Crisis

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Research paper thumbnail of Passengers Satisfaction from Cruising Case Studies from Greece

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Research paper thumbnail of Η διαχείριση των διατροφικών αναγκών των τουριστών από την τουριστική βιομηχανία. Η παράμετρος της θρησκείας

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Research paper thumbnail of Industrial Heritage Tourism as a Special Interest Tourism Form. The Case of the Prefecture of Magnesia in Greece

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Research paper thumbnail of Kosher tourism. Case study from Greece

Conflivts, Religion and Culture in Tourism, 2017

Religion and culture are considered as key determinant factors influencing the consumption of foo... more Religion and culture are considered as key determinant factors influencing the consumption of food. The food sector plays a major role in tourism, which directly affects the level of satisfaction tourists derive from their vacation experience. The choices of food from tourists are, to a greater or lesser extent, influenced by the religious parameters and therefore, food constitutes an important factor in shaping the criteria according to which the selection of the destination is made.
The question is whether the tourism industry is aware of these needs and if it is adapted -or is willing to adapt - to the nutritional requirements of tourists according to their religion.
In order to investigate the specific nutritional needs of Jewish tourists, who showed an increase number of visitors in Greece during the past few years, the behavior of a group of 500 Jewish tourists, residing in France, is being studied on a large hotel complex of Patras.
The nutritional needs and requirements of the tourists are being recorded, in accordance with the dictates of their religion, and the responsiveness of the hotel enterprise to these requirements is investigated as well, given the different religious beliefs and ideas.
In particular, we study the behavior of visitors, initiating with the first contact their representatives made in order to reach an agreement with the property, the specific terms and conditions included in the contract, taking under consideration the specific nutritional requirements based on the religious element, the way the hotel adapted to these requirements, and the problems – if any - that were recorded, both in administration and employee level.

Also observations, reactions and handling by the employees in the unit, on the behavior of this specific group of tourists, are recorded.

According to the survey results, religion plays an important role in the nutritional choices of Jews and thus the possibility of providing kosher food is an important parameter in the selection of a tourist destination.
Further investigation is proposed, in order to collect more information about the choices, desires and needs of Jewish tourists, as well as tourists of other religions (eg Muslims) on the one hand, and in order to be able to determine the extent to which they affect the tourist choices on the other.

Finally, proposals are made, for a more rational adaptation of tourism enterprises to Kosher dietary needs of Jewish tourists, aimed at increasing the Jewish tourism flow to the country.

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