Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Acronyms -- Contributors -- 1. A Comparative Approach to European Tourism Planning and Organisation Systems: An Introduction / Costa, Carlos / Panyik, Emese / Buhalis, Dimitrios -- Part 1: Northern Europe -- 2. Tourism in Denmark: From Ugly Duckling to Our Journey / Liburd, Janne J. / Simonsen, Peter Saabye -- 3. Tourism in England: London 2012 Olympic Games and Beyond / Richards, Steven / Wilkes, Keith -- 4. Finland Tourism Policies: From Helping to Build New State Identities to Branding a Modern Specific Destination / Aho, Seppo K. -- 5. Tourism Research, Policy and Practice in Ireland: Current Developments and Future Research Trajectories / Harrington, Denis / Foley, Anthony / Lenehan, Tony -- 6. Tourism in Sweden: Between a Social Project and Business Development / Andersson, Tommy D. -- Part 2: Eastern Europe -- 7. Managing Tourism in Bulgaria: Between ‘Mission Impossible’ and New Hope / Ivanov, Stanislav / Dimitrova, Miroslava -- 8. Developing Estonia as a Positively Surprising Tourist Destination / Tooman, Heli / Müristaja, Heli -- 9. Tourism in Latvia: From Fragmented Resorts of the Russian Empire to a National Brand on an International Level / Druva-Druvaskalne, Iveta / Līviņa, Agita -- 10. Tourism Policy in Lithuania: Management of Permanent Transition / Armaitienė, Aušrinė / Bertuzyte, Renata -- 11. Tourism in Romania: From Centralised to Private Initiative, a Growth Path / Gogonea, Rodica-Manuela / Zaharia, Marian -- Part 3: Central Europe -- 12. Austria: Where Tourism Has Tradition / Egger, Roman / Novak, Jutta / Taurer, Werner -- 13. The Czech Republic: A Destination in the Heart of Europe / Indrová, Jarmila / Petrů, Zdenka -- 14. Germany Tourism: Evolution, Structures, Challenges and Perspectives / Jochmann, Judith / Pechlaner, Harald -- 15. Tourism Policy in Hungary: From Central Planning to Multi-Level Destination Management / Panyik, Emese / Rátz, Tamara -- 16. Organisation of Tourism in Poland After 20 Years of Systemic Changes / Gołembski, Grzegorz / Niezgoda, Agnieszka -- 17. Tourism in Slovakia: ‘The Best-Kept Secret in Europe’ / Kučerová, Jana / Makovník, Tomáš -- Part 4: Southern Europe -- 18. Strategic Planning in National Tourism Organisations: The Case of Cyprus / Saveriades, Alexis -- 19. Tourism Development and Policy in Greece / Tsartas, Paris / Papatheodorou, Andreas / Vasileiou, Magdalini -- 20. Tourism in Italy: ‘Work in Progress’ / Manente, Mara / Minghetti, Valeria -- 21. Tourism in Malta: From the Knights of St John’s to an Independent State / Pantzar, Heidi / Panyik, Emese -- 22. Tourism Planning and Organisation in Portugal / Costa, Carlos / Luís Vieira, Armando -- 23. Tourism Planning and Organisation in Slovenia: From Cheap Destination Image to Sophisticated Offer / Lebe, Sonja Sibila -- 24. Spain: From the Mass Model to a New Tourism Economy / Ivars Baidal, Josep A. -- Part 5: Western Europe -- 25. Explaining Tourism Governance in Belgium: Quite a Balancing Act / Diekmann, Anya / Bryon, Jeroen / Cloquet, Isabelle -- 26. Strengths and Paradoxes of French Tourism Planning / Vlès, Vincent / Marcelpoil, Emmanuelle / Frochot, Isabelle -- 27. Luxembourg: Quality is Key / Clarke, Alan -- 28. Behind Windmills and Flower Bulbs: Tourism Policies in the Netherlands / Lengkeek, Jaap -- 29. Towards an Emerging Planning and Organisational Framework: Conclusions / Costa, Carlos / Panyik, Emese / Buhalis, Dimitrios
