The emerging digital technologies are reshaping and disrupting traditional business practices throughout the hospitality industry, and companies face, and may have to address, several new responsibility issues as they adopt these technologies. However, the issue of corporate digital responsibility within the hospitality industry has received limited attention, in the academic literature and this paper looks to make a small contribution to addressing that gap the literature. The paper outlines the characteristics of corporate digital responsibility, provides a short literature review, to give some context and points of reference for the paper, reviews the some of the responsibility issues hospitality companies face as they increasingly look to adopt digital technologies, and offers some concluding reflections. Keywords: corporate digital responsibility, hospitality industry, digital technologies, privacy and cybersecurity, digital inclusion
{"title":"Corporate Digital Responsibility in the Hospitality Industry","authors":"P. Jones, D. Comfort","doi":"10.30958/AJT.8-1-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30958/AJT.8-1-1","url":null,"abstract":"The emerging digital technologies are reshaping and disrupting traditional business practices throughout the hospitality industry, and companies face, and may have to address, several new responsibility issues as they adopt these technologies. However, the issue of corporate digital responsibility within the hospitality industry has received limited attention, in the academic literature and this paper looks to make a small contribution to addressing that gap the literature. The paper outlines the characteristics of corporate digital responsibility, provides a short literature review, to give some context and points of reference for the paper, reviews the some of the responsibility issues hospitality companies face as they increasingly look to adopt digital technologies, and offers some concluding reflections. Keywords: corporate digital responsibility, hospitality industry, digital technologies, privacy and cybersecurity, digital inclusion","PeriodicalId":302918,"journal":{"name":"Athens Journal of Tourism","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122777594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. M. Soares, M. Neto, Ananias Pascoal, João Borges da Cunha
This paper aims to analyse the conversion of the former Desterro Hospital, in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, both throughout its history and regarding its recent transformation into an innovative project with touristic and cultural purposes. Dating back to 1591, the then Desterro Monastery was transformed into a hospital in 1848, after the extinction of religious orders in Portugal. It kept these hospital functions until 2007, when the Portuguese state decided to close it and to sell the building. The project of comprehensive rehabilitation of the former monastery intended to create a new point of interest in the city of Lisbon, a mix-used building for both locals and foreigners. The restoration project conforms to the historic building, adapting it to present-day requirements. This raises questions on the preservation and identity, also taking into consideration key aspects in terms of sustainability. This paper intends to analyse this case study as an example of maintenance and restoration of a historic building which served various purposes related to religion and healthcare, and which is now starting a "new life", while evaluating such project within the scope of sustainable tourism. Keywords: monastery, hospital, heritage restoration, mixed-use rehabilitation project, sustainable tourism
{"title":"Desterro: A Monastery Turned Hospital, Now Converted into a Mixed-Use Hub in Lisbon","authors":"C. M. Soares, M. Neto, Ananias Pascoal, João Borges da Cunha","doi":"10.30958/AJT.8-1-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30958/AJT.8-1-2","url":null,"abstract":"This paper aims to analyse the conversion of the former Desterro Hospital, in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, both throughout its history and regarding its recent transformation into an innovative project with touristic and cultural purposes. Dating back to 1591, the then Desterro Monastery was transformed into a hospital in 1848, after the extinction of religious orders in Portugal. It kept these hospital functions until 2007, when the Portuguese state decided to close it and to sell the building. The project of comprehensive rehabilitation of the former monastery intended to create a new point of interest in the city of Lisbon, a mix-used building for both locals and foreigners. The restoration project conforms to the historic building, adapting it to present-day requirements. This raises questions on the preservation and identity, also taking into consideration key aspects in terms of sustainability. This paper intends to analyse this case study as an example of maintenance and restoration of a historic building which served various purposes related to religion and healthcare, and which is now starting a \"new life\", while evaluating such project within the scope of sustainable tourism. Keywords: monastery, hospital, heritage restoration, mixed-use rehabilitation project, sustainable tourism","PeriodicalId":302918,"journal":{"name":"Athens Journal of Tourism","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133651516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Moussa, Mohamed Tawfeek Essawy, F. Naselli, Islam Momtaz Mohamed
The social movement renowned as the "sharing economy" is becoming increasingly noticeable in online peer-to-peer platforms recently. One of these platforms is Airbnb; an accommodation marketplace that offers access to alternative accommodation. These platforms have a mega important socio-economic impact on tourist destinations. Old Cairo historic area encounters a lot of historical, heritage, and cultural features and folklores. Many owners of private homes in the area use them to accommodate guests and visitors to the area. Unfortunately, this is taking place under no organization or control by the Ministry of Tourism (MoT) since Egyptian accommodation regulations do not include a classification for such rent places. However, the area is well known among tourists and visitors and is included in downtown tours organized by tour operators and guides. This paper discusses the idea of using these homes as rent listings using the Airbnb platform among the executives of Historical Cairo Development Project (HCDP), Ministry of Tourism (MoT), and Egyptian Tourism Federation (ETF) as well as academics heading Heritage programs in Egyptian, Bahrain, and British Universities. This paper is devoted to revealing the differences in these perceptions among guests, professional practitioners, and academics, and officials "executives" of the government. Results indicate that all parties are in line with the idea and they recommended a change of regulations for that purpose. Keywords: Airbnb platform, old Cairo, hospitality regulations, architectural heritage, local community welfare, functioning model
{"title":"Perceptions of Using Private Dwellings at Gamaleyah as Airbnb Rent Listings in Old Historic Cairo","authors":"M. Moussa, Mohamed Tawfeek Essawy, F. Naselli, Islam Momtaz Mohamed","doi":"10.30958/AJT.8-1-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30958/AJT.8-1-4","url":null,"abstract":"The social movement renowned as the \"sharing economy\" is becoming increasingly noticeable in online peer-to-peer platforms recently. One of these platforms is Airbnb; an accommodation marketplace that offers access to alternative accommodation. These platforms have a mega important socio-economic impact on tourist destinations. Old Cairo historic area encounters a lot of historical, heritage, and cultural features and folklores. Many owners of private homes in the area use them to accommodate guests and visitors to the area. Unfortunately, this is taking place under no organization or control by the Ministry of Tourism (MoT) since Egyptian accommodation regulations do not include a classification for such rent places. However, the area is well known among tourists and visitors and is included in downtown tours organized by tour operators and guides. This paper discusses the idea of using these homes as rent listings using the Airbnb platform among the executives of Historical Cairo Development Project (HCDP), Ministry of Tourism (MoT), and Egyptian Tourism Federation (ETF) as well as academics heading Heritage programs in Egyptian, Bahrain, and British Universities. This paper is devoted to revealing the differences in these perceptions among guests, professional practitioners, and academics, and officials \"executives\" of the government. Results indicate that all parties are in line with the idea and they recommended a change of regulations for that purpose. Keywords: Airbnb platform, old Cairo, hospitality regulations, architectural heritage, local community welfare, functioning model","PeriodicalId":302918,"journal":{"name":"Athens Journal of Tourism","volume":"185 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123252057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The tourism industry has high potential and nowadays it is being categorized as one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. Sustainable tourism is the concept of visiting some place as a visitor and trying to make a positive impact on the environment, society, and economy and tourism development must be based on sustainability principles. Understanding the potential of each region allows the researcher and planner to identify the development way in accordance with the current situation. This study is aimed at developing sustainable tourism in Pasargad region with planning and definition of strategies. Appropriately, to achieve this goal SWOT analysis is used for conducting a comprehensive assessment for development. Effective factors in sustainable development are evaluated. As a result, for sustainable tourism development, an offensive/ competitive strategy (SO) should be the priority of these programs using internal strength to realize the external opportunity in Pasargad region. Keywords: sustainable tourism, SWOT analysis, sustainable development, Pasargadae, Pasargad region
{"title":"Planning for Sustainable Tourism Development using SWOT Analysis – Case Study: Pasargad Region – Fars, Iran","authors":"Farzaneh Gerami, Seyedeh Zohreh Hosseini","doi":"10.30958/AJT.8-1-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30958/AJT.8-1-3","url":null,"abstract":"The tourism industry has high potential and nowadays it is being categorized as one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. Sustainable tourism is the concept of visiting some place as a visitor and trying to make a positive impact on the environment, society, and economy and tourism development must be based on sustainability principles. Understanding the potential of each region allows the researcher and planner to identify the development way in accordance with the current situation. This study is aimed at developing sustainable tourism in Pasargad region with planning and definition of strategies. Appropriately, to achieve this goal SWOT analysis is used for conducting a comprehensive assessment for development. Effective factors in sustainable development are evaluated. As a result, for sustainable tourism development, an offensive/ competitive strategy (SO) should be the priority of these programs using internal strength to realize the external opportunity in Pasargad region. Keywords: sustainable tourism, SWOT analysis, sustainable development, Pasargadae, Pasargad region","PeriodicalId":302918,"journal":{"name":"Athens Journal of Tourism","volume":"393 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131527318","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Spa tourism is a fast-growing sector of wellness tourism that is contributing to the wellness tourism economy. Europe is a leading player in wellness tourism while spa tourism’s fame is increasing day by day. The current research focuses on the evaluation of spa tourism in the European countries and determine the extent to which it has succeeded. The study explores the extant literature on spa tourism in existence to demystify certain aspects associated with it, identifies successes and gaps that exist in spa tourism in Europe and seeks to offer an empirical analysis of facts and figures on spa tourism in Europe. The study recognizes the need to understand the nature of spa tourism in Europe from an economic perspective.
{"title":"Spa Tourism in Europe: An Economic Approach","authors":"Georgia Papadopoulou","doi":"10.30958/ajt.7-3-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30958/ajt.7-3-1","url":null,"abstract":"Spa tourism is a fast-growing sector of wellness tourism that is contributing to the wellness tourism economy. Europe is a leading player in wellness tourism while spa tourism’s fame is increasing day by day. The current research focuses on the evaluation of spa tourism in the European countries and determine the extent to which it has succeeded. The study explores the extant literature on spa tourism in existence to demystify certain aspects associated with it, identifies successes and gaps that exist in spa tourism in Europe and seeks to offer an empirical analysis of facts and figures on spa tourism in Europe. The study recognizes the need to understand the nature of spa tourism in Europe from an economic perspective.","PeriodicalId":302918,"journal":{"name":"Athens Journal of Tourism","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129803493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This paper explores some of the relationships between tourism and sustainable development through the lens of the COVID-19 crisis. The paper provides an outline of the COVID-19 crisis, and explores some of the relationships between tourism and sustainable development as illuminated by the COVID-19 crisis. The paper suggests that the COVID-19 crisis has not only posed a range of major challenges for the tourist industry but that it has also signalled some environmental changes that may be central to the transition to a more sustainable future, highlighted some of the inherent contradictions and complexities within the concept of sustainable development, and suggested some radical solutions to the challenges of sustainability. This is not an empirical paper, rather it rehearses some of the arguments about the relationships between the tourism industry and sustainability and draws on the views and opinions of a number of authorities on sustainable development within the industry. As such, the paper offers an accessible review of some of the relationships between tourism and sustainable development at a very testing time for the industry.
{"title":"The COVID-19 Crisis, Tourism and Sustainable Development","authors":"P. Jones, D. Comfort","doi":"10.30958/ajt.7-2-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30958/ajt.7-2-1","url":null,"abstract":"This paper explores some of the relationships between tourism and sustainable development through the lens of the COVID-19 crisis. The paper provides an outline of the COVID-19 crisis, and explores some of the relationships between tourism and sustainable development as illuminated by the COVID-19 crisis. The paper suggests that the COVID-19 crisis has not only posed a range of major challenges for the tourist industry but that it has also signalled some environmental changes that may be central to the transition to a more sustainable future, highlighted some of the inherent contradictions and complexities within the concept of sustainable development, and suggested some radical solutions to the challenges of sustainability. This is not an empirical paper, rather it rehearses some of the arguments about the relationships between the tourism industry and sustainability and draws on the views and opinions of a number of authorities on sustainable development within the industry. As such, the paper offers an accessible review of some of the relationships between tourism and sustainable development at a very testing time for the industry.","PeriodicalId":302918,"journal":{"name":"Athens Journal of Tourism","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132362344","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Dewi, Iva Rachmawati, Sri Issundari, M. Sugiarto
{"title":"Tourism, Local Communities and Environmental Governance: Analysis of the Souss Massa Nature Park Governance in Morocco","authors":"M. Dewi, Iva Rachmawati, Sri Issundari, M. Sugiarto","doi":"10.30958/ajt.7-1-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30958/ajt.7-1-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":302918,"journal":{"name":"Athens Journal of Tourism","volume":"77 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134214587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The concept of resilience is attracting increasing attention across a wide range of academic disciplines and business sectors. While academic researchers have increasingly employed the concept to inform their work on sustainability, there is also growing interest in a wider conceptualisation of resilience as the focus for tourism planning. With these thoughts in mind, this exploratory paper reviews how the concept of resilience is both illuminating academic research on sustainability and guiding the development of new planning strategies, within the tourist industry and offers some wider reflections on the use of the concept within the industry.
{"title":"The Role of Resilience in Research and Planning in the Tourism Industry","authors":"P. Jones, D. Comfort","doi":"10.30958/ajt.7-1-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30958/ajt.7-1-1","url":null,"abstract":"The concept of resilience is attracting increasing attention across a wide range of academic disciplines and business sectors. While academic researchers have increasingly employed the concept to inform their work on sustainability, there is also growing interest in a wider conceptualisation of resilience as the focus for tourism planning. With these thoughts in mind, this exploratory paper reviews how the concept of resilience is both illuminating academic research on sustainability and guiding the development of new planning strategies, within the tourist industry and offers some wider reflections on the use of the concept within the industry.","PeriodicalId":302918,"journal":{"name":"Athens Journal of Tourism","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121788875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Although it has been proven and well integrated in many states, the bottom-up development approaches and the participation of the local population are very recent orientations in Morocco. In this very centralized state, the process is still slow and difficult to implement. However, the new territorial and environmental challenges require local governance where the local community needs to be more involved in decision-making and planning for environmental protection. Through the analysis of the national environment strategy, this paper sheds light on the integration of environmental governance in the Natural Park of Souss Massa (PNSM) in South-west Morocco linked with tourism actors. Indeed, the development of responsible and ecological tourism takes part in this new orientation and makes it possible to federate several actors with the aim of protecting and safeguarding the natural environment. It highlights the environmental governance mechanisms and frameworks proposed to the local community to participate in the implementation of the strategy. A field study made it possible to recognize the various points of view and the aspirations of the local population to participate in the environmental management of their fragile and threatened space.
{"title":"Tourism, Local Communities and Environmental Governance: Analysis of the Souss Massa Nature Park Governance in Morocco","authors":"Mohamed Boukherouk, Rachid Ed-dali","doi":"10.30958/ajt.6-4-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30958/ajt.6-4-3","url":null,"abstract":"Although it has been proven and well integrated in many states, the bottom-up development approaches and the participation of the local population are very recent orientations in Morocco. In this very centralized state, the process is still slow and difficult to implement. However, the new territorial and environmental challenges require local governance where the local community needs to be more involved in decision-making and planning for environmental protection. Through the analysis of the national environment strategy, this paper sheds light on the integration of environmental governance in the Natural Park of Souss Massa (PNSM) in South-west Morocco linked with tourism actors. Indeed, the development of responsible and ecological tourism takes part in this new orientation and makes it possible to federate several actors with the aim of protecting and safeguarding the natural environment. It highlights the environmental governance mechanisms and frameworks proposed to the local community to participate in the implementation of the strategy. A field study made it possible to recognize the various points of view and the aspirations of the local population to participate in the environmental management of their fragile and threatened space.","PeriodicalId":302918,"journal":{"name":"Athens Journal of Tourism","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114327505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Farzaneh Gerami, S. Hosseini, Masoud Nakhaei Ashtari, H. Fadaei
Health tourism is one of the most influential parameters that can play a significant role in the tourism development of the country. Although this concept has been given special attention in the developed countries, developing countries such as Iran, in spite of the richness of capabilities and potentials, have not made a worthwhile investment in this field. Despite the fact that health tourism in Iran is in its infancy, it can strengthen its foundations in Iran by creating new opportunities and competitiveness of the tourism industry. This paper seeks to provide a first assessment of this emerging phenomenon in the area, which aims at introducing and designing a health tourism centre or health village in the Pasargadae region of Fars province, due to the high potential of this region to attract tourists and excellent positions to construct health village. For this purpose, by identifying strengths and opportunities for sustainable health tourism development, as well as by examining challenging issues and threats, guidelines for converting the weaknesses into opportunities, and effectual usage of strengths and positive points with the applicable approach are presented.
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