International Conference. Cultural Management and Governance for European Pilgrimage Routes and Religious Tourism

Cultour+ International Conference.

Cultural Management and Governance for European Pilgrimage Routes and Religious Tourism.

“Creativity and Innovation for Cultural and Tourism Management in European Pilgrimage Routes and Heritage Sites”

Cori, Italy, 3-4 November 2017

 

This congress will gather world experts in cultural management and tourism management in Cultural Routes and sites. It has an special interest in consider sustainable cultural tourism as local development and a source of quality employment opportunities. So entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurship education are considered also under panels in this congress.

 

While private cultural management is a focus, networking between stakeholders and good practices on governance for the cultural routes are also main objectives of the conference.

 

The conference will have a special focus on two of the most important European cultural routes for pilgrimage and religious tourism: the St. James Way and the Via Francigena.

 

This is a 21st Century Conference. Cultour+ encourages virtual participation and warrantee the media and testing to have a fluid virtual/presential mixture.

 

    Our international conference is closely related with another International Conference on Tourism that will take place in Cori, 6th November 2017, dedicated to “Cultural Management and Governance for European Thermal Tourism”. (http://eventos.unex.es/go/cori2). Attendees to both conferences will get a discount.

 

PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES

   All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. A book of abstract with ISBN will be distributed at the registration desk during the conference. There is also a possibility of considering some of the selected papers for publication in issues of various tourism and hospitality journals and as chapters in an edited book (subject to a regular peer review process). The authors of the selected papers will be informed after the Congress.

JOURNALS:

·         TOURISM & MANAGEMENT STUDIES journal, Papers written in English are accepted. http://www.tmstudies.net

·         TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INTERNACIONAL JOURNAL (THIJ). Papers written in English, Portuguese and Spanish are accepted. http://www.isce-turismo.com/revista-cientifica/apresentacao

·         ESTUDIOS Y PERSPECTIVAS EN TURISMO, Papers written in Portuguese and Spanish are accepted. http://www.estudiosenturismo.com.ar/.

·         REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE MARKETING (Brazilian Journal of Marketing-REMark ). Papers written in English, Portuguese and Spanish are accepted.http://www.revistabrasileiramarketing.org/ojs-2.2.4/index.php/remark

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And:

·         BOOK OF PROCEEDINGS of the Conference.

·         BOOK OF ABSTRACTS (with ISBN) with abstracts of all presented works.

·         Two books, one about "Religious Tourism" and other book on "Thermal Tourism" (in English). They will be published depending on the availability of suitable papers.

 

Registration Fees

 

Reduced fee: 60€ (Early Registration, Unemployed, Students, Cultour+ Entrepreneurs)

This include:

- Inclusion of your communication in the Conference Proceedings (electronic publication with ISBN & DOI) - subject to peer reviewers evaluation

- Acces to Cattering of local products, wine taste and other food experiences (Only presential participation mode)

- Certificate of attendance

 

Panels

Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurship education for Cultural Tourism

Applied Anthropology of Tourism

Apps, GIS, augmented reality and other new technologies applied to tourism

Cultural management and governance in pilgrimage routes and sites

Via Francigena: governance, present and future scenarios

Tourism communication through Internet and social network

Guides for cultural tourism and cultural mediation

 New Museologies. Cultural heritage and tourism

Security in pilgrimage routes and sites

Storytelling for cultural tourism and mediation

Creative Tourism

Sustainability in cultural tourism

Project Management for Cultural Tourism