Aims and Scope of the Conference

Tourism is becoming increasingly important to the world economy. However, the many changes and challenges international tourism faces today have resulted in many negative social, political and environmental repercussions that affect destinations and their populations in virtually every corner of the contemporary world.

In dealing with these challenges, it is imperative to identify future trends and examine various responses with respect to the appropriate policies and management techniques. Bearing all these in mind, the conference aims to add to this debate by stimulating discussion and exchange of ideas between tourism professionals, academics, researchers, policy-makers, consultants, practitioners, government officials and postgraduate students from all tourism-related fields.  

The Conference will give participants a rare opportunity to combine, should they wish, participation in an international conference with their summer holidays on the famous island of Kos, and enjoy the so well-know Greek hospitality.

Kos Island

Kos, lies very close to the Asia Minor and 201 nautical miles from Piraeus. It has an area of 290 sq. km., a coastline of 112 km. and a population of 20,000. Kos can be reached by air from Athens and Rhodes or by ferry from Piraeus, Rafina, the Cyclades, the islands of the northern and eastern Aegean, Kavala, Crete, Rhodes and the other islands of the Dodecanese.

Photos and text taken
from "Kos - History-Art-Folklore-Routes"
(Toubis Editions)