This paper examines event tourism as a field of study and area of professional practice
updating the previous review article published in 2008. In this substantially extended review …

With new border policies and the development of travel infrastructure, international tourism
to Russia experienced double-digit growth in the past few years. Yet, few authors have …

This study aims to test if sustainability influences tourism destination competitiveness in
developing countries. The case study for the analysis is Brazil, where the enormous and …

Having recognized the importance of tourism to economic growth, most international
organizations have begun to argue that tourism growth can influence, as well, the economic …

This study examines two types of spatial effects in regional tourism growth: spatial spill-over
and spatial heterogeneity. A spatial growth regression framework is used to model the …

In this paper we adopt a comprehensive definition of Smart City and examine whether and
how the main characteristics of urban smartness are growth-enhancing. With a sample of …

Mixed reality (MR) is a cutting-edge technology at the forefront of many new applications in
the tourism and cultural heritage sector. This study aims to reshape the museum experience …

Purpose–Spiritual tourism has recently been accepted as a growing segment of tourism in
business and research circles. The purpose of this paper is to suggest a new dimension in …

Tourism has the potential to make a major contribution to the development of rural areas.
However, empirical evidence suggests that its economic impact is limited, because rural …

Tourism has been considered as a vehicle for promoting better understanding and peace
among the nations, and investments from the public and private sector are vital for the …