Tourism Development and Promotion in Anogia: The Local Authorities’ Perspective

Vasiliki Avgeli; Ali Bakir; Eugenia Wickens

doi:10.5281/zenodo.20464880

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Tourism Development and Promotion in Anogia: The Local Authorities’ Perspective

Vasiliki Avgeli¹, Ali Bakir², Eugenia Wickens³

¹MBS College of Crete / Hellenic Mediterranean University, Greece

²Bucks New University, UK

³On Tourism & Sustainability (OTS), UK

Published: June 30, 2020|Pages: 5-13|DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20464880|CC BY 4.0

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Abstract

This paper discusses findings concerning sustainable tourism development in the village of Anogia, Crete. The discussion focusses on local authorities’ activities, plans and intentions in the development and promotion of niche tourism products. In so doing, the paper considers the initiatives undertaken by the Greek Ministry of Culture and Tourism in relation to the tourism promotion of Greece. In addition, the views of the Mayor and the Vice Mayor of Anogia are presented in a lengthy informal and semi-structured interview using an interview guide. The interview lasted approximately three-and-a-half to four hours. The interview took place at the Mayor’s office in the Municipality of Anogia, Crete, Greece.

Keywords: Niche tourism, Development, Promotion, Local Authority, Anogia, Crete

Article Details

Journal: Journal On Tourism & Sustainability (JOTS)
Issue: Volume 3, Issue 2, 2020
Section: Articles
Pages: 5-13
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20464880
Zenodo Record: https://zenodo.org/records/20464880
Published: June 30, 2020
Canonical URL: https://otsjournal.org/article/tourism-development-and-promotion-in-anogia-the-local-authorities-perspective

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[2] Andriotis K (2002) Local Authorities in Crete and the Development of Tourism. The Journal of Tourism Studies, 13(2), pp. 53-62.

[3] Aref, F. & Ma’rof, R. (2009). Community capacity building for tourism development, Journal on Human Ecology, 27 (1), 21-25. 12

[4] Aref, F., Ma’rof, R., Sarjit, S. G. & Aref, A. (2010). Assessing the level of community capacity building in tourism development in local communities. Journal of Sustainable Development, 3 (1), 81-90.

[5] Avgeli, V., Bakir, A. & Wickens, E. (2019) Mountainous Tourism Development in Crete: Local Perspective, Journal On Tourism & Sustainability, 2 (2), 2019 Greek Ministry of Culture and Tourism (renamed Hellenic Republic-Ministry of Cultures and Sports). culture.gov.gr

[6] Gursoy, D., & Rutherford, D. G. R. (2004) Host attitudes toward tourism: An improved structural model, Annals of Tourism Research, 31(3): 495–516.

[7] Lazaridis, G., & Wickens, E. (1999). “Us” and the “Others”: Ethnic Minorities in Greece, Annals of Tourism Research, 26(3): 632–655. Moscardo, G.(2008a). Community Capacity Building –An Emerging Challenge for Tourism Development. In: G. Moscardo (ed.) Building Community Capacity for Tourism. Wallingford: CABI, pp. 1 – 26. Moscardo, G.(2008b) Sustainable tourism innovation: Challenging basic assumptions, Tourism Review International 8: 4 – 13.

[8] Mykletun, R.M., & Gyimothy, S. (2010). Beyond the renaissance of the traditional Voss sheep's- head meal: tradition, culinary art, scariness, and entrepreneurship. Tourism Management, 31(3), 434-446. My Greece. mygreece.gr

[9] Russell, R., & Faulkner, B. (1999). Movers and shakers: Chaos makers in tourism development. Tourism Management 20, 411–23.

[10] Russell, R. & Faulkner, B. (2004). Entrepreneurship, chaos and the tourism area lifecycle. Annals of Tourism Research 31 (3), 556–79.

[11] Saatsakis, I., Bakir, A., Wickens, E. (2019). Ecotourism in the Eyes of the Beholder, Journal On Tourism & Sustainability, 2(2):30-36.

[12] Saatsakis, I., Bakir, A., & Wickens, E. (2018). A Local Perspective On Ecotourism In Crete , Journal On Tourism & Sustainability, 2(1):34-41.

[13] Seaton, A.V., &Bennett, M.M. (1996). Marketing Tourism Products: Concepts, Issues, Cases. Thomson Business Press, London, and Boston. Visit Greece. www.visitgreece.gr .

[14] Wall, G., & Yan, M. (2003). Disaggregating visitor flows – the example of China, Tourism Analysis, Vol 7, No 3/4, pp 191–205. Contributors: Dr Vasiliki Avgeli, MBS College of Crete / Hellenic Mediterranean University, Greece, Dr Ali Bakir, Bucks New University, UK & Professor Eugenia Wickens, OTS, Oxford, UK Corresponding Author: Dr Vasiliki Avgeli. Email: vasiliki.avgeli@gmail.com 13