Conference of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism: July 2001. Held at the Instituto de Formação Turı́stica, Macau
✍ Scribed by Chris Ryan
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 59 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0261-5177
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✦ Synopsis
In the ''information technology tools and entrepreneurship'' theme, Alexandros Paraskevas (Oxford Brookes University, UK) presented the new model of remotely hosted IT applications for SMTEs through an Application Service Provider (ASP). The ASP model offers to SMTEs cheaper high-end applications, specialised IT support and expertise, ''invisible'' upgrades and fast application deployment. Manumaya Uniyal, Salman Ahmad, Ernest Edmonds and Al Humrich (Loughborough University, UK) discussed how a Context Based Virtual Reality (CBVR) can be used as a learning tool for new entrepreneurs in developing countries where usually tourism is still an unorganised market waiting to be tapped.
In the ''exploring entrepreneurship and regional culture'' theme, Dr. Irena Ateljevic (Victoria University, New Zealand) explored the role of culture in the dynamics of tourism entrepreneurship within the context of a transitional economy and post-war environment. Using the cultural analysis of economic relations in a coastal village in Croatia, the researcher suggests that culture is very important in maintaining a sense of identity and place. Finally, in the ''exploring entrepreneurship from a policy point of view'' theme, Prof. Hanns Pichler (University of St. Gallen, Switzerland) challenged the appropriateness of ''classically'' defined strategies of blatant ''marketeering'' in SME policy formulation since they do not recognise underlying diversities and complexities.
Kaisa Sorsa (Turku Polytechnic, Finland) and Carolina Bona Sanchez (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain) analysed how different policy implementation processes and different legal systems, particularly those in Finland and Spain, are affecting the timeshare industry, while Daisy J. arva (president of the Estonian Travel Agents Association) and Prof. Ivar Raig (University Nord, Estonia) gave an overview of the developing Estonian tourism industry and the problems it faces with the country's association to the European Union. Prof. Raija Komppula (University of Joensuu, Finland) discussed the problems of growth in the rural tourism industry in Finland and after presenting findings of her research on co-operation in the tourism industry of North Karelia, she proposed that there is a need for specific research on the barriers on growth in this sector.
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