The organizers invite you to submit a paper for presentation at the international workshop on “The Economics and Management of Leisure, Travel and Tourism”. The conference will be held in Rimini, Italy, on 28–29 November 2011. This is the first workshop organized by the “Economics of Tourism Study Group” of the Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA), and its objective is to provide a forum to discuss recent theoretical and empirical
advances in the analysis of the Economics and Management of leisure, travel and tourism.

 
Organizers: Thomas Barbiero (Ryerson University and RCEA), Sofronis Clerides (University of Cyprus and RCEA), Gianluigi Pelloni (University of Bologna, Wilfrid Laurier University and RCEA), Claudio Piga (Loughborough University and RCEA), Joanna Poyago-Theotoky (La Trobe University and RCEA)
 
Keynote Speaker
Geoffrey Crouch (La Trobe University)
“Destination Competitiveness as a Framework for Tourism Policy”
 
Panel Discussion
“Italy and Rimini's competitiveness, and the key priorities for enhancing the competitive position of Italy and Rimini”

 

Panelists:

• Geoffrey Crouch (La Trobe University)
• Giacomo Del Chiappa (University of Sassari)
• Peter Nijkamp (VU University Amsterdam and RCEA)
• Claudio Piga (Loughborough University and RCEA), Chair
• Joanna Poyago-Theotoky (La Trobe University and RCEA)

 

Journals: Papers presented at the workshop could be submitted to The Review of Economic Analysis (REA).

 

Registration fee: 80 euros, vat included. The fee includes lunches, coffee breaks and one dinner. Only registered
participants have access to the workshop. On line registration will be available until November 10st. After that date
only on site registration and cash payment will be possible. RCEA registered scholars and invited are exempted from
paying this registration fee.

 

Deadlines:

• Submission of one-page abstract: August 20, 2011 – extention to September 20th
• Notification of acceptance: Abstracts will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee and accepted/rejected on submission
• Registration: November 10th, 2011

 

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