A brief assessment of tourism related studies: An example of ICSER Conferences

Abstract

Tourism has an important role in the economies of countries. By the help of the revenues earned from tourism, countries can develop easily and close their budget deficits. Moreover, the importance of tourism is increasing every passing day. Along with the increasing value of tourism, academic researches and studies have also started to gain importance. Academicians have conducted several studies related with the subtopics of tourism. Most of these studies have presented in the various platforms such as conferences, congresses and workshops. In this study, tourism related conference publications are examined in different aspects. For this purpose, conferences organized by International Center of Social Sciences & Education Research (ICSER) since 2015 were taken into consideration. In this context, proceedings published in two conferences such as International Conference on Social Sciences and Education Research (ICSSER) and International Conference on Tourism: Theory, Current Issues and Research (ICTTR) held by ICSER were examined. Conference proceedings were analyzed according to some criteria. These can be listed as the number of the tourism related proceedings according to the years, number of the authors in the proceedings, themes of the tourism related proceedings, types of the studies and samples used in the proceedings. As a conclusion, according to the proceedings being examined, it is found that interesting aspects of tourism are revealed.

Keywords

• Tourism,conference proceedings,ICSSER,ICTTR

References

1. Angeloni, S. (2013). Cultural tourism and well-being of the local population in Italy. Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, 8(3), 17-31.
2. Furqan, A., Mat Som, A.P., & Hussin, R. (2010). Promoting green tourism for future sustainability. Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, 5/8(17), 64-74.
3. Ilgaz Sümer, S. (2017). A study on examining the tourism related conference proceedings. 4th International Conference on Tourism: Theory, Current Issues and Research, September 8-10, Ankara.
4. Lovelock, C.H. & Wirtz, J. (2011). Services marketing: People, technology, strategy. U.S.A.:Pearson Education.
5. Masron, T., Mohamed, B., & Marzuki, A. (2015). GIS base tourism decision support system for Langkawi Island, Kedah,Malaysia. Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, 10(2), 21-35.
6. Nagle, G. (1999). Focus on geography: Tourism, leisure and recreation. U.K.: Nelson Thornes.
7. Walker, J.R. (2006). Introduction to hospitality. U.S.A.: Pearson Education.
8. Walker, J. (2011). It’s tourism: Concepts and practices. U.S.A.: Pearson Education.

9. Zaei, M.E., & Zaei, M.E. (2013). The impacts of tourism industry on host commu¬nity. European Journal of Tourism Hospitality and Research, 1(2), 12-21.
10. https://www.quora.com/Why-is-tourism-important-for-any-country
11. http://statistics.unwto.org/sites/all/files/pdf/unwto_tsa_1.pdf