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The impact of COVID-19 on Italian accommodation: A supply-perspective
Full text linkPurpose: The current COVID-19 pandemic has created an extremely dynamic and uncertain environment in which businesses find it very difficult to operate, particularly those in the hospitality industry. It is therefore very important to understand which actions hospitality businesses think the private and public sectors should adopt in order to cope with the pandemic and its impact. To facilitate this, this research adopted chaos theory to investigate Italian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the hospitality sector.
Methods: A mixed method approach, based on a convergent parallel design data validation variant, was adopted. A survey with open and closed questions was developed and sent to a sample of businesses. 1,040 completed questionnaires were collected and analysed through descriptive statistics; in addition to these usable surveys, 361 open-ended answers were analysed thematically.
Results: The results showed that Italian entrepreneurs and managers were over-relying on interventions from the public sector and that there was a lack of business actions being made, thus evidencing a deficit in terms of long-term strategic thinking and the innovation required during such turbulent times.
Implications: Although these results cannot be generalised to the whole of the hospitality industry, they shed light on important elements that industry associations should take into account
Excellence behind masterpieces: italian museums beyond crisis
No full textThe main objective of this research is to investigate how much cultural tourism is affecting revenues in Italian museums. Communication and marketing result in a commitment in Italian museums according to the latest strategic trends, standards and laws. This research also aims to explore the marketing of Italian museums in towns, where tourism has been increasing for more than a decade. Cluster analysis of the flows of visitors and revenues from 2007 to 2017 allow for the identification of a polarity: museums that focus on tourists’ willingness to pay, on the one side, and those that diversify revenues with an emphasis on fundraising and the willingness to donate, on the other side
The Impact Of Tourism On Healthcare Services Providing In A Coastal Tourism Destination. Does Seasonality Affect Hospital Admissions?
No full textThis paper aims to assess the impact tourism seasonality exerts on residents, by evaluating how it changes hospitals’ activity and if it leads to lower performance in terms of accessibility and efficiency. Through a quantitative analysis of hospitals discharges data, this work will observe the activity of three public hospitals located in the province of Olbia-Tempio, an Italian coastal destination with international relevance. This study shows that the additional demand from tourists changes the composition of admissions and reduce the accessibility for locals or non-urgent patients
Consumer Behaviour and Experience towards FSC Airlines: A Study on International Students as Travellers
Full text linkPersonalities and politics – prospects for tourism in pandemic blurred 2021
Full text linkRecent tourism research showed that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, various psychological aspects
affected people’s decisions and travel behavior (Miao et al., 2021; Yang et al., 2020; Gössling et al.,
2020). Tourism has never experienced such a global collapse, fiercely supported by governmental
decisions in holding back all tourism-related activities. This research attempts to offer insights into a
sounder understanding of tourist behavior and travel patterns by systematically identifying
psychological manifestations reflected in the basic human value system. Using statistical tests,
hypothesized group divide based on specific value sets related to safety and conformity and on the
opposite travel needs, being embedded in the hierarchy of human values. The study further indicated
that defined risk-related cluster groups have different sociodemographic characteristics and
geographical distribution
Restarting live events in Greece: an industry analysis of post-pandemic strategies
Full text linkPURPOSE: Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, tourism arrivals in Greece in 2019 had reached 31.3 million per year with revenues generated of €17.7 billion (INSETE, 2020:6), contributing over a quarter of Greece’s direct and indirect Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (INSETE, 2019). Greece is primarily known as a “sun, sea, and sand” tourism destination, underpinned archaeological sites and museums. Relatively little research focus has been given to live events such as business conventions, trade exhibitions, academic conferences, sports, cultural events and festivals which can drive economic growth (Lundberg et al, 2017) and urban and regional development (Richards, 2017; Clark and Misener, 2015). The main purpose of this paper is to examine how events-related firms in Greece have responded to the Covid-19 pandemic, and their plans for future recovery. We posed the following research questions: 1. How has the Covid-19 affected the live events industry in Greece? How have these firms reacted? 2. How quickly do event firms in Greece believe business will resume? Will there be a turn to online or hybrid events? 3. What type of support would Greek event firms prefer to assist with the recovery? 4. How coherent and coordinated is the Greek events industry qua industrial sector?
METHOD: Targeted stratified sampling was used to contact middle and senior level managers in events-related firms and organisations (pilot sample n = 33). The population was drawn from events-related firms listed in business telephone directories, professional associations, and targeted web searches, and word of mouth networking. The research instrument was designed to probe the management of business disruption across four stages: disruption recognition, disruption diagnosis, response development, and response implementation (Bode and Macdonald, 2017). An online survey was employed using 36 scaled and two open-ended questions. Data were analysed using statistical software (SPSS). Thematic coding was used for the qualitative results.
FINDINGS: The results suggest caution for 2021 but more optimism from 2022 onwards. Recovery is a long term 3 to 5 year prospect. Post-Covid, the main challenges are (a) safety and security (b) cashflow, and (c) marketing. Views are more polarised with regards to whether clients will come back and whether the supply chain will be resilient enough. Financial support would be preferred as short term tax waivers rather than long term interest free loans. Whilst there is interest in incorporating some hybrid and virtual components post-Covid, the dominant preference is to return to live events. The events industry dominated by Athens and Thessaloniki, then dispersed across the regions and islands. Conversely, second and third tier cities not as active. Particular sub-segments such as ‘destination weddings’ may lead the way in re-building the event industry due to their flexible cost and operations base.
IMPLICATIONS: Public policy makers should take note of the preferred types and timing of support desired by the events industry. Embracing of online technology could help to extend events into the main tourism off-season. Second- and third-tier cities should consider developing their events profile. The live events industry in Greece remains fragmented and demonstrates several characteristics of an ‘emerging industry’ (Monfardini et al, 2012) still developing its distinct self-identity. Despite much previous research on tourism in Greece, little attention has previously been given specifically to live events in Greece. As the country seeks to re-balance its reliance on ‘sun and sand’ tourism Campana, 2020), the paper offers timely new knowledge of how the events industry operates in Greece and its future needs to achieve growth post-Covid and beyond
Restarting tourism, travel and hospitality: The day after ; Book of extended abstracts
Full text linkHarmonic Maps Between Noncompact Manifolds
No full textWe describe the problem of finding a harmonic map between noncompact manifold. Given some sufficient conditions on the domain, the target and the initial map, we prove the existence of a harmonic map that deforms the given map
Advances in Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage - Sports Management, Project Management, and Sports Event Management
Full text linkEvent management requires the use of project management and organizational skills to envision, plan, and execute social and business events. It involves studying the brand, identifying its target audience, devising the event concept, and coordinating the technical aspects before actually launching the event. Individuals who develop expertise in event management work in principle with budgets, schedules, and vendors and third-party service providers, and community stakeholders guaranty that they create successful events that meet the needs of their organization or the expectations of their client
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