CONFERENCE PROGRAM
(DISSERTATION AND THESIS)
25 April 2008 (Friday) Venue: OLYMPOS
09:00-10:45
 Panel: Publishing in Tourism and Hospitality Journals
Moderator: Juergen Gnoth, Associate Editor of Annals of Tourism Research, New Zealand

T. V. Singh, Editor-in Chief, Tourism Recreation Research, India
John Fletcher, Editor-in Chief, International Journal of Tourism Research, UK
Konstantinos Andriotis, Editor-in Chief, International Journal of Tourism Policy and Research, UK
Metin Kozak, Co-Editor-in Chief, Anatolia, Turkey
11:00.-11.30
 Coffee break
11.30-12.30

Thesis Session 5:
Chair: Steve Butts, University of Plymouth, UK

Tourism and the Cultural Industry: A Viable Growth and Job-creation Strategy for Mozambique
Cassandra Zinchini, University of London, UK

Investigation of Influencing Factors on Tourists Shopping Attitude of Iranian Handmade Carpet
Marzieh Yazdani, University of Esfahan, Iran

Developing a Framework for an Environmental Assessment Method for Chinese Restaurants in Hong Kong
Jennifer Y. Lo, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
12:30 –14:00

Lunch

14:00 –15:30
 Dissertation Session 4:
Chair: Antonia Correia, University of Algarve, Portugal

Do we Need them Clustered? Competition, Cooperation and Knowledge Transfer between Visitor Attractions
Adi Weidenfeld, University of Exeter, UK

Regional Tourism Development along Australia's Murray River: Building Competitive Advantage through Business Clustering
Clare Lade, La Trobe University, Australia

Tourism and its Effects on the Economic Variables
Mehdi Shafaghati Charvadeh
15.30-16.30
 Coffee break
16.30-18.00
 Dissertation Session 5:
Chair: Larry Dwyer, University of New South Wales, Australia

An Exploratory Study of the Conceptual Framework of the Low Cost Carrier - Airport Relationship Development in Southeast Asia
Cheuk Ki Eliver Lin, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China

A Discourse on Space Quality Criteria in Guest Rooms for the Creation of Loyalty
Hande Egel, Akdeniz University, Turkey

Travel Law and Effet Utile: The Right to Transfer a Booking and the Claim for Participation in the Journey
Stephan Keiler, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria

26 April
08:30 - 18:00
Daily trip (Perge-Aspendos-Antalya
26 April
19:30 - 23:00
Gala Diner and Award Ceremony

27 April
09:00 - 12:00
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