PROGRAM
Days: Thursday, October 19th Friday, October 20th Saturday, October 21st
Thursday, October 19th
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08:00-09:00Registration
09:00-09:30 Session 1: Keynote Presentation
Chairs:
Andreas Papatheodorou (University of the Aegean, Greece)
Paris Tsartas (Harokopio University, Greece)
Paris Tsartas (Harokopio University, Greece)
Location: IMIC 2017 - Plenary Hall
09:00 | The Place of Tourism in the Academy Today ( abstract ) |
09:30-11:00 Session 2A: ICT
Location: IMIC 2017 - Plenary Hall
09:30 | Complexity in the tourism online purchasing process ( abstract ) |
09:50 | David vs Goliath: How can individual properties hold their own against OTAs ( abstract ) |
10:10 | The use of Augmented Reality in developing City Brand Experience ( abstract ) |
10:30 | Network creation and Use of Tourism Information Channels in a destination of religious significance ( abstract ) |
09:30-11:00 Session 2B: Destinations
Location: IMIC 2017 - Room B
09:30 | Dynamics of Athens tourism and challenges for new directions ( abstract ) |
09:50 | Tourism in Bulgaria: the role of human resources in the tourism sector and the impact of internal branding on employee engagement ( abstract ) |
10:10 | Tourism Market Analysis in Bulgaria- current condition and perspectives ( abstract ) |
10:30 | The issue of “grey” holiday/ touristic building. Trends and challenges to Greek tourist destinations ( abstract ) |
11:00-11:30Coffee Break
11:30-12:30 Session 3: Opening Session
Chairs:
Andreas Papatheodorou (University of the Aegean, Greece)
Paris Tsartas (Harokopio University, Greece)
Paris Tsartas (Harokopio University, Greece)
Location: IMIC 2017 - Plenary Hall
12:30-14:00 Session 4A: Air Transport
Location: IMIC 2017 - Plenary Hall
12:30 | The Role Of Airports in Destinations’ Development – the Bayesian Approach ( abstract ) |
12:50 | “The role of Low Cost Carriers (LCC) in developing emerging tourist destinations: the case of Thessaloniki, Greece” ( abstract ) |
13:10 | Destination brand image co-creation strategy jointly planned and implemented by airports, airlines and destination authorities – The case of Athens ( abstract ) |
13:30 | Tendencies of the airport infrastructure modernization in Russia and its influence to tourist destination development ( abstract ) |
12:30-14:00 Session 4B: Special Interest Tourism 1
Location: IMIC 2017 - Room B
12:30 | The Challenges of Organizing Munches: Insights from Organizers ( abstract ) |
12:50 | Τrends and prospect of mountain tourism in Greece ( abstract ) |
13:10 | International Arts Festivals visitors’ motives and profile characteristics: the case of Greece. ( abstract ) |
14:00-15:30Lunch Break
15:30-16:00 Session 5: Keynote Presentation
Location: IMIC 2017 - Plenary Hall
15:30 | Managing crowds and carrying capacity in tourism destinations: doing it smarter not harder ( abstract ) |
16:00-17:40 Session 6A: Sustainable Development
Location: IMIC 2017 - Plenary Hall
16:00 | Exploring the Impacts of Ecotourism Entrepreneurship on Local Communities through Empowerment Framework Lens: The Case of Turkey ( abstract ) |
16:20 | Gendered Dynamics in Sustainable Tourism: A Bourdieusian Perspective ( abstract ) |
16:40 | Sustainable Forms of Tourism and their Prospects for the Development of Corfu ( abstract ) |
17:00 | Marketing the local authenticity for sustainable tourism development: the case of “we do local” project ( abstract ) |
17:20 | The Role of Employees’ Innovation Behavior in the Travel Agency Sector ( abstract ) |
16:00-17:40 Session 6B: Economics
Location: IMIC 2017 - Room B
16:00 | Inter-regional allocation and spatial specialization of key tourism activities in Greece under the impact of economic crisis ( abstract ) |
16:20 | TSA for Greece: a pilot project ( abstract ) |
16:40 | The impact of public subsidies on firm performance: Evidence from the hotel industry in Thira (Santorini) Island, Greece ( abstract ) |
17:00 | The influence of Taxation on the competitiveness of the Greek Tourist Agencies: A case study ( abstract ) |
17:20 | Terrorist Incidents and Tourism Demand: Evidence from Greece ( abstract ) |
17:40-18:00Coffee Break
18:00-19:30 Session 7: Destination Management Round Table Discussion
Location: IMIC 2017 - Plenary Hall
21:00-23:00Conference Dinner (Optional)
Friday, October 20th
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09:30-11:00 Session 8A: Special Interest Tourism 2
Location: IMIC 2017 - Plenary Hall
09:30 | Trade Fairs, City and Tourism Development: The concept of the "Honored Country" at the International Fair of Thessaloniki (TIF), the Case Study of China at the 82nd TIF ( abstract ) |
09:50 | Running events in Greece: key factors for strategic development of sports tourism in Greece ( abstract ) |
10:10 | The case of Epirus: Tourism - Culture - Gastronomy / Gastronomic paths of Epirus ( abstract ) |
10:30 | Geographical Mapping of Thermal Springs in Greece ( abstract ) |
10:50 | Inclusion of traditional Greek foodstuffs in the breakfast menu: knowledge, attitudes & opinions of hotel owners. ( abstract ) |
09:30-11:00 Session 8B: Marketing and Branding
Location: IMIC 2017 - Room B
09:30 | Nation Branding and Strategies for Combatting Tourism Crises and Stereotypes towards Destinations ( abstract ) |
09:50 | Exploring the gap in brand and image perception between tourists and stakeholders – A case of Roman heritage sites in Serbia ( abstract ) |
10:10 | Negative MWOM and value co-destruction for destinations ( abstract ) |
10:30 | Communication and online distribution of gastronomy and destination brand ( abstract ) |
11:00-11:30Coffee Break
11:30-13:00 Session 9A: Mobility
Location: IMIC 2017 - Plenary Hall
11:30 | Urban mobility from hub airports to centrally located hotels: comparison among case studies in South America (Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires) and Western Europe (London, Milan and Vienna) ( abstract ) |
11:50 | “Airport Customer Services for People With Disabilities: A customer centric approach”. ( abstract ) |
12:10 | Extravagance Afloat: the Triple Bottom Line and the Cruise Holiday ( abstract ) |
12:30 | Needs, Trends and Best Practices of Accessible Tourism across Europe ( abstract ) |
11:30-13:00 Session 9B: Hospitality 1
Location: IMIC 2017 - Room B
11:30 | The empowerment of human resources in the hospitality industry: An empirical research from Greece ( abstract ) |
11:50 | An institutional theory perspective on sustainable practices: a strategic management tool for hospitality industry ( abstract ) |
12:10 | The creation of the ReSCulture research tool, for the investigation of the role of rewards and recognition systems in changing the organizational culture in hotels ( abstract ) |
12:30 | HRM – a necessity for Small Hotels ( abstract ) |
13:00-13:30 Session 10: Keynote Presentation
Location: IMIC 2017 - Plenary Hall
13:00 | Tourism as a Research Field of Economics – Further Developments. ( abstract ) |
13:30-15:00Lunch Break
15:00-16:30 Session 11A: Special Interest Tourism 3
Location: IMIC 2017 - Plenary Hall
15:00 | Sport Tourism: The case of Athens Authentic Marathon and its contribution to the development of tourism in Greece ( abstract ) |
15:20 | The Prospects for the Development of Religious Tourism in Lesvos. A Reference to Public & Private Sector Positions ( abstract ) |
15:40 | Certification of the traditional cuisine. A tool to promote culinary tourism. ( abstract ) |
16:10 | Heritage sites and Cultural Landscapes: a planning challenge ( abstract ) |
15:00-16:30 Session 11B: Hospitality 2
Location: IMIC 2017 - Room B
15:00 | Mind the (generational) gap in hotels...Or not? ( abstract ) |
15:20 | Exploring the buying behaviour of hotel businesses in a B2B Marketing context ( abstract ) |
15:40 | Estimation of the Tourism Ecological Footprint in the Greek Hotel Sector ( abstract ) |
16:00 | Identifying the attributes of value co-creation in web technologies for the hospitality industry ( abstract ) |
16:30-17:00 Session 12: Keynote Presentation
Location: IMIC 2017 - Plenary Hall
16:30 | Tourism and everyday life at the destination: new geographical approaches and tools ( abstract ) |
17:00-17:30Coffee Break
17:30-19:00 Session 13: Grow Greek Tourism Online, Digital Skills Workshop by Google
Location: IMIC 2017 - Plenary Hall
Saturday, October 21st
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09:30-10:00 Session 14: Keynote Presentation
Location: IMIC 2017 - Plenary Hall
09:30 | From Destination Governance to Destination Design: problems and perspectives of interconnections between DMO's and businesses ( abstract ) |
10:00-11:30 Session 15A: Special Interest Tourism 4
Location: IMIC 2017 - Plenary Hall
10:00 | Ways of the green tourist in Europe ( abstract ) |
10:20 | The importance of Community Involvement at event tourism: Cases from Greek Festival Market ( abstract ) |
10:40 | Analyzing the Offerings of Greek Hotel Spas ( abstract ) |
11:00 | The Dynamics of the Chinese Luxury Tourism ( abstract ) |
10:00-11:30 Session 15B: Development
Location: IMIC 2017 - Room B
10:00 | Promoting Portugal as a Tourism Destination via Erasmus Students: An exploratory study ( abstract ) |
10:20 | Business clustering and the cross-sectoral nature of intelligent tourism: case study the Peloponnese Health Tourism Network in Greece. ( abstract ) |
10:40 | Water as a capital element of Cross Border Networking towards Environmental Protection Actions. Destination Management & Destination Development Tools during implementation of Waternet EU Project. ( abstract ) |
11:00 | Heritage Site Management and Sustainability: A Review of Turkey’s World Heritage Sites Management Plans ( abstract ) |
11:30-12:00Coffee Break
12:00-14:00 Session 16A: Hospitality and Distribution
Location: IMIC 2017 - Plenary Hall
12:00 | The importance of soft skills in achieving leading positions in the Hospitality Industry ( abstract ) |
12:20 | A resource dependence view to the distribution channels of tourism: Booking.com case ( abstract ) |
12:40 | The Hotel – Travel Intermediaries Relationship: A Conflict-Negotiation Analytical Framework ( abstract ) |
13:00 | Hotels are not just for sleeping, the are also for dreaming ( abstract ) |
12:00-14:00 Session 16B: Systemic Relationships, Work and Enterpreneurship
Location: IMIC 2017 - Room B
12:00 | Entrepreneurship and Opportunity Recognition: The influencing factors for novice entrepreneurs in Greece ( abstract ) |
12:20 | An ecosystem-based framework for transforming the tourism sector ( abstract ) |
12:40 | Addressing traveler "micro-moments" through local B2B affiliations ( abstract ) |
13:00 | Greek millennials' structure of work values ( abstract ) |
13:20 | The Greek regulation of relations between hoteliers and their customers ( abstract ) |
14:00-15:30Lunch Break
15:30-17:00 Session 17: Workshop: Meet the Editors
Location: IMIC 2017 - Plenary Hall
17:00-17:30 Session 18: Closing Session
Location: IMIC 2017 - Plenary Hall
17:30-18:30Presentation and tasting of the famous wines of Santorini