urban revitalization are discussed including the role of tourism, the non-market demand for arts and culture as an element …This chapter critically assesses, from an economic viewpoint, the role of the arts and culture in urban and regional … influence of regional economic development on the demand for and supply of culture in the region is analyzed and the location of …

This paper provides an empirical evaluation of the main determinants of hotel prices in the Italian tourism industry … the coastal tourism industry …

The article explores the effects of cultural heritage in fostering tourism demand. We look at the role of UNESCO World … Heritage List (WHL) in the enhancement of tourism destinations (TDs) competitiveness. In such a perspective, taking Italian … results is that the WHL inscription generates positive expectations on both tourism demand and supply, their fulfillment …

The subject of analysis in the paper is economic impact of cultural tourism and identification of the main factors … which directly affect cultural tourism revenues. Most countries do not have a statistical system of monitoring and analysing … individual factors of cultural tourism such as the number of arrivals of cultural tourists and consumption of cultural tourists …

Since the global economic and financial crisis of 2008, tourism has taken up a central position in the recovery of … Spain’s severely damaged economy. If the first years after the recession signaled a considerable decline of the tourism …, consolidated the tourism sector as one of the principal drivers of economic development. Testament to this are its contribution to …

organisations, considering two approaches: multiculturalism and interculturalism. The article seeks to identify the key challenges … faced by organisations in a globalised world and assess which approach - multiculturalism or interculturalism - is more … available empirical research and reports. Findings Interculturalism is found to be more effective than multiculturalism in …

Culture is gaining increasing importance in the modern tourism industry, and represents a significant force of … attraction for tourists (both domestic and international). Cultural tourism allows destinations and regions to expand their … tourism. Using an 11-year panel of domestic tourism flows, we investigate the importance of the regional endowment in terms of …

This paper clarifies disparities in tourism demand of some chosen UNESCO destinations in the Czech Republic, which is … tourism ‒ a large number of unique cultural and other historic monuments are located on its territory. Twelve of those … capitals are usually very different from the regions as far as tourism demand is concerned, another separate study area was …

In today's recreation and tourism, sustainable tourism must play an important role by making one or several types of … tourism sustainable, with a lowest possible impact on environment and ecology. In order to develop sustainability of tourism … of tourism is expanded to include all forms of economic activity …