Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a review of the origins and development of national inventories in Scotland and Wales from paper-based records to digital databases. The impact of digital technologies on data management and dissemination is considered....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify key elements of what makes an inventory program effective for cultural heritage conservation and management. It is hoped that it will spur discussion among heritage professionals about increasing the effectiveness of inventory programs....

In his last lecture at the University of St. Gallen, honorary president of the AIEST professor Claude Kaspar analyzed the interactions between politics and science in the field of transport and tourism, based on the example of Switzerland. It is highly recommendable to read his interesting...

The successful growth of tourism in Spain makes tourism policy more important than ever for this destination. The author proposes a reorganisation of the State Secretariat responsible for this sector of the economy. He also takes a look at the strengths and weakness of Spain's current tourism...

The authors of this case study show the importance of tourism for Slovenia, the host country of the 49th Congress of AIEST which took place from 28th August to 2nd September 1999 in Porto Roz.

The authors give a short overview on the concept of satellite account for tourism as integrated part of national accounts. They show the strategic importance of the tourism consumption for Mexico's national economy. The first results indicate the importance of tourism for the economy of this big...

Purpose This paper aims to review the contribution made by the theme issue to the body of knowledge on tourism growth drivers and challenges in the Middle East and the subsequent impact of tourism growth drivers in the region in developing and promoting tourism. Design/methodology/approach A...

Despite continuing interest in assessing the effectiveness of public relations activities the resulting asset, termed goodwill, continues to be regarded as intangible. As a result its financial value is framed within formally‐constituted functional definitions and a conceptual environment that...

Business‐to‐business e‐commerce enhances the competitiveness of the firm by building relationship intangible assets that form the foundation for collaboration‐based strategies.

This paper explores the conceptual and methodological issues relating to the valuation and appraisal of commercial properties where revenue generated by the provision of additional services constitutes a significant proportion of the total income flow. The paper focuses on two main areas. First,...