Cultural and tourism impacts of international arts festivals in the city: a comparative approach

Abstract

The objective of the thesis is to explore the role and the impacts of international arts festivals in tourism and cultural development of the host cities. More specifically, empirical research is based on two established international arts festivals held in two medium sized Greek cities: The International Dance Festival of Kalamata and the International Short Film Festival of Drama. In times of serious economic cutbacks, the two festivals represent two publicly funded events which have managed to maintain their popularity and high status, on the European festival map, as well as to raise their host cities’ cultural and tourism standards.Primary data were collected by both qualitative and quantitative methods such as participant observation, interviews and structured online questionnaires during 2012 and 2016. In total, 12 interviews were conducted with key informants and 512 questionnaires were answered by residents and visitors of the two cities. Results suggest that, after 24 years o ...
show more

All items in National Archive of Phd theses are protected by copyright.

DOI
10.12681/eadd/44765
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/44765
ND
44765
Alternative title
Οι πολιτιστικές και τουριστικές επιπτώσεις των διεθνών καλλιτεχνικών φεστιβάλ στην πόλη: μια συγκριτική προσέγγιση
Author
Georgoula, Vasiliki
Date
2018
Degree Grantor
University of the Aegean
Committee members
Τερκενλή Θεανώ
Τσάρτας Πάρις
Γκαντζιάς Γεώργιος
Μπριασούλη Ελένη
Κατσώνη Βασιλική
Χρήστου Ευάγγελος
Παπαγεωργίου Δημήτριος
Discipline
Social SciencesOther Social Sciences
Keywords
Tourism development; Cultural development; Cultural tourism; Cultural management; Destination management organisations (DMOs); Festivals
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
xiii, 337 σ., im., tbls., maps, fig., ch.
Rights and terms of use
Το έργο παρέχεται υπό τους όρους της δημόσιας άδειας του νομικού προσώπου Creative Commons Corporation:
Usage statistics
VIEWS
Concern the unique Ph.D. Thesis' views for the period 07/2018 - 07/2023.
Source: Google Analytics.
ONLINE READER
Concern the online reader's opening for the period 07/2018 - 07/2023.
Source: Google Analytics.
DOWNLOADS
Concern all downloads of this Ph.D. Thesis' digital file.
Source: National Archive of Ph.D. Theses.
USERS
Concern all registered users of National Archive of Ph.D. Theses who have interacted with this Ph.D. Thesis. Mostly, it concerns downloads.
Source: National Archive of Ph.D. Theses.
Related items (based on users' visits)