Working Party Meeting on Tourism in Historic Cities, 17-20 May 2008
Fifth meeting of the IFHP Working Party on ‘Tourism and Urban Development’, 17- 20 May 2008 Tivat, Montenegro. Registration closes April 30!
Working Party
The Working Party on Tourism and Urban Development is an initiative within the framework of the IFHP. Its chair is Jaromír Stejskal, consultant at the Institute for Spatial Development, Brno, Czech Republic, and Bureau Member of IFHP.
The Working Party is following a programme of 5 years, with one meeting each year in a city that is particularly interesting in view of its policies and practices for combining tourism policy with urban development strategies.The Fifth meeting of the IFHP Working Party on ‘Tourism and Urban Development’ will take place 17- 20 May 2008 in Tivat, Montenegro and focuses on Tourism in Historic Cities.
Tourism in Historic Cities
Tourism is an effective tool for urban and regional economic development. How to attract tourism, and how to turn tourism into a surplus value for the region in terms of economic activity in a broader sense? Obviously, every city with an attractive and interesting historical value would like to profit from tourism. But on the other hand, tourism can be a killer too. Cities need more than being run over by busloads and selling postcards. Tourists should have the possibility to do more in the city than just use it as a temporary accommodation. The city is part of a regional market in which both tourism and economic activity are taking part, next to all other activities. How can a strategy for urban and regional development be combined with an effective tourist strategy? And what should this mean for city regeneration in which there is no place for sterile touristical products?
Call for papers
The organisers are offering the floor to contributed papers from cities with interesting projects regarding:
Special arrangements for tourism and sustainable development
New plans for improving sustainable quality enhancing tourism
Policies for combining preservation of historic values and accommodating tourism
Planning and Policies for Secondary Homes in tourist destination cities
For more information about the working party please download the Provisional Programme/Registration Document/Call for Papers.
Practical information
| Besides being a popular tourist resort, Tivat is set to become a nautical tourism centre of southern Adriatic. The Tivat Airport, 3 km away, is a significant airport for foreign air traffic. Tivat is connected with the rest of Montenegro by Adriatic Highway, a two-laned motorway that extends for the length of Montenegrin coast. |  |
Please follow the links for more information about Tivat, more practical information we selected or the reservation form of the Palma Hotel.
Last Updated @ Tuesday, 06 May 2008