PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
(as per 10th January)
28-30 January 2015
REGIONAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION Tourism Research Network Workshop
Metropolitan Tourism Experience Development: Diversion and Connectivity
Venue: Corvinus University of Budapest, Fővám tér 8 (Fővám square), 1093 Budapest
Wednesday, 28th January 2015
08:30 – 09:15
Registration
09:15-10:15 Room #3005
Workshop opening
Opening welcome speech
Regional Studies Association welcome speech by Daniela Carl
Introduction to the workshop
10:15-11.00 Room #3005
Keynote presentation
A NETWORK-BASED SPATIAL PLANNING METHOD FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN
TOURISM
11.00 – 11:30
Bálint Kádár
Coffee break
11:30-12:15 Room #3005
Keynote presentation
CREATING ETHNIC TOURISM EXPERIENCES IN METROPOLITAN ENVIRONMENTS
12:30 – 13:30
Melanie Smith
Lunch
Parallel session – paper presentations:
13:30-15:00 Room #3005
Emerging consumer trends of urban tourism
METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT AND RESPONSIBLE TOURISM. THE CASE OF
ITALIAN MYGRANTOUR
SHARED, CO-CREATED AND CUSTOMIZED SERVICES AND THEIR EFFECT ON
TOURIST EXPERIENCE
MAPPING AND READING THE CITY IN THE TOURISTIC SPACE: STAGED
AUTHENTICITY
Melissa Moralli,
Chiara Rabbiosi
Anita Zatori
Andrea Hübner
13:30-15:00 Room #3004
Tourism development in metropolitan areas
TOURISM PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING OF SOFIA METROPOLITAN
AREA: BUSINESS PERCEPTIONS AND PRIORITIES
TOURISTS’ PERCEPTION OF THE METROPOLITAN CLUJ-NAPOCA, ROMANIA
Vasil Marinov,
Elka Dogramadjieva,
Mariana Assenova, Elena
Petkova, Baiko Baikov
Lujza Tünde Cozma
DESIGNING A TRANSREGIONAL DESTINATION IN HUNGARY. THE DANUBE LIMES IN
HUNGARY: A CONCEPT TO INTEGRATE METROPOLITAN, URBAN AND RURAL
AREAS
Tamás Balogh,
Árpád Karsai
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30-17:00 Room #3005
The impact of tourism in urban spaces
THE PHILOSOPHICAL ESSENCE OF URBAN CULTURE
Matti Itkonen
URBAN RESILIENCE AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN EAST GERMANY
Younkyoung Sung
TOURISTIFICATION AND THE TOURIST TRAP: THE CASE STUDY OF PRAGUE
Veronika Dumbrovská
15:30-17:00 Room #3004
Festivals and gastronomy
FOOD MARKETS: NEW TOURISM ICONS. ILLUSTRATIVE CASES OF BARCELONA AND
MADRID
A SWOT ANALYSIS OF ARGUVAN TÜRKÜ FESTIVAL
Montserrat Crespi
Vallbona,
Marta Domínguez Pérez
Gülşah Akkuş, Ülkü Akkuş
URBAN GASTRONOMIC FESTIVALS SUCCESS FACTORS
Darko Dimitrovski
Thursday, 29th January 2015
9:00-10:30 Room #3005
Metropolitan area development - NGO and business case studies
more details soon
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00-12:30 Room #3005
Destination image, branding and sharing economy
SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE ROLE OF RESIDENTS IN THE PROCESS OF IMAGE
CREATION FOR DESTINATIONS. THE CASE OF BARCELONA
LIVE WORK LOVE - RE-BRANDING THE COUNTRYSIDE
THE ROLE OF THE SHARE ECONOMY FOR THE FUTURE OF METROPOLITAN
TOURISM
Lluís Garay Tamajón,
Gemma Cànoves Valiente
Lenita Nieminen,
Arja Lemmetyinen
Natalie Stors,
Andreas Kagermeier
11:00-12:30 Room #3004
Budapest in focus
POTENTIALS IN LANDSCAPE BASED TOURISM IN BUDAPEST AGGLOMERATION
THE IMAGE OF BUDAPEST AS THE BEST RIVER CRUISE PORT CITY
CREATIVE SIDE OF BUDAPEST TOURISM OFFERS
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
Á. Sallay, Zs. Mikházi,
S. Jombach, K. Filepné
Kovács, I. Valánszki
Melinda Jászberényi,
Katalin Ásványi
Csilla Petykó, Adrienne
Nagy
13:30-15:00 Room #3005
Sport and leisure tourism development in metropolitan areas
SPORT MEGA EVENTS IN METROPOLITAN AREAS: A CURSE OR A BLESSING FOR
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT?
NEW ABORIGINAL PARTNERS IN RESORT DEVELOPMENT: WHISTLER AND WINTER
OLYMPIC GAMES LEGACIES
TOURISM LEISURE SHOPPING AND METROPOLITAN TOURIST EXPERIENCE
DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF THE RIMINI AREA (ITALY)
Marek W. Kozak
Alison M. Gill
Chiara Rabbiosi
13:30-15:00 Room #3004
The economic impact of tourism and safety issues - national and regional
perspective
ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL: TOURISM EXPENDITURE IN ITALIAN REGIONS AS A
BASIS FOR REGIONAL TSAs
HOW TO BOOST ROBIN HOOD REGIONAL ECONOMY
SAFETY AUDIT PROCESS OF TOURISM IN EUROPEAN LOCAL AUTHORITIES – EFUS
PROJECT SECURITY &TOURISM
15:00 – 15:30
Andrea Alivernini
Ari Karppinen, Mervi
Luonila, Arja Lemmetyinen
Janez Mekinc, Rob
Mawby, Mark Burton-Page
Coffee break
15:30-17:30 Room #3005
Wellbeing and Spa Tourism in urban and rural areas
THE DIFFERENCES IN WELLBEING ATTITUDES BETWEEN THE RESIDENTS OF URBAN
AND RURAL REGIONS IN BALKAN COUNTRIES
ROLE OF REGIONAL POLICY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPAS IN ÉSZAK-ALFÖLD
REGION
SPA AND HOTEL ON THE PERIPHERY OF A METROPOLIS: PRIVATE BUSINESS OR
URBAN DEVELOPMENT TOOL? A CASE STUDY OF AQUAWORLD RESORT BUDAPEST
REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF HUNGARIAN TOURISM
Kornélia Kiss, Ivett Sziva,
Melanie Smith, László
Puczkó, Gábor Michalkó
Ferenc Mező, Zoltan
Dorogi
Attila Csaba Kondor,
Tünde Szabó, Juhász
Szabolcs
István Tózsa
15:30-17:00 Room #3004
The role of technology in tourism - selected issues
PLACE OF MODERN INTERPRETATION IN HERITAGE ATTRACTIONS, THROUGH THE
CASE STUDY OF VIRTUAL MUSEUM OF HERCULANEUM
THE IMPACTS OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT ON THE TRAVEL HABITS OF
HUNGARIAN TRAVELLERS – ”THE GLOBAL VILLAGE”
METROPOLITAN WELLBEING AND TECHNOLOGY – OPPORTUNITIES IN THE BALKAN
REGION
19:00
Dorottya Bodnár
Judit Grotte
Attila Horváth
Gala Dinner
Friday, 30th January 2015
09:30-10:15 Room #3005
Keynote Lecture
PERSPECTIVES OF METROPOLITAN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
Attila Korompai
10:30-12:00 Room #3005
Brainstorming session
Findings and conclusion
Group-work