ECTN 2021: European Cultural Tourism Conference 2021 tba Athens, Greece, October 20-23, 2021 |
Conference website | http://www.culturaltourism-network.eu/conference-2021.html |
Abstract registration deadline | April 30, 2021 |
Submission deadline | April 30, 2021 |
The 14th ECTN conference with main theme 'Regenerating European Tourism through Culture, Heritage and Creativity' will discuss the latest trends in the field of culture and heritage for responsible and sustainable tourism, including innovation, digitalisation, creativity and sustainable cultural tourism product development, in the light of the awaited tourism restart following the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
The conference aims to explore major challenges, risks and opportunities for sustainable and responsible tourism development related to culture and heritage assets, as well as suggest practical steps for the development and promotion of cultural tourism products and services. The theme encompasses all forms of culture, including contemporary cultural expressions and all forms of cultural heritage, as well as natural heritage. Prospective presenters are invited to showcase relevant experience, share their best practices, give detailed examples and provide practical recommendations to preserving, restoring, deploying and promoting culture and heritage values, with innovations for sustainable and responsible tourism development. The post-pandemic regeneration of the European tourism sector is of particular interest.
Submission Guidelines
All abstracts must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another conference.
- The Conference language will be in English
- Official language for Abstracts: English
- Abstracts are to be submitted online (maximum 500 words)
- All abstracts will be judged by the Conference Programme Committee
- Selected Abstracts (title or presentation, author, organisation) will be included in the Conference Programme
- Presentations (maximum 20 slides) including video (maximum 2 – 3 minutes) are encouraged
- There will be no delegate fees for selected presenters attending the Conference (one person per selected presentation)
- Participants, including selected presenters will have to make their own arrangements for travel and accommodation. ECTN cannot cover travel expenses.
- Abstracts and presentations accepted by the Programme Committee of the Conference may be published online with author's approval.
- A post-conference study tour in Krk/Rijeka area is being planned and selected presenters will be invited.
- The Awards ceremony of the ECTN prize for ‘Destination of Sustainable Cultural Tourism 2021’ will take place during the Conference. The 2021 ECTN Awards are in partnership with Europa Nostra, the European Travel Commission and NECSTouR, supported by Via Francigena Cultural Route of the Council of Europe and the Creative Tourism Network.
List of Topics
- Archaeological Sites and Museums as Cultural Tourism Attractions
- Walking Tourism and Slow Travel – Synergies with Cultural Tourism, supported by Via Francigena Cultural Route of the Council of Europe
- Digitalisation in Sustainable Cultural Tourism, towards Smart Destinations
- Transnational Thematic Tourism Products, including European Cultural Routes
- Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) contribution to Cultural and Creative Tourism development, in the framework of the ‘International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development 2021’ and Interreg Europe Cult-CreaTE project, supported by ‘Creative Tourism Network’
- Railway Heritage Assets for Cultural Tourism, in the framework of the ‘European Year of Rail 2021’.
Committees
Program Committee
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Organizing committee
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Venue
The conference will be held in Athens, Greece
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to conference@culturaltourism-net.eu