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Tourism in contemporary cities. Proceedings of the International Tourism Studies Association Conference: University of Greenwich, London, UK 17ā19 August 2016 Conference Proceedings
The 6th International Tourism Studies Association (ITSA) Biennial conference was held at the University of Greenwich, London, England from 17ā19 August 2016. This was the first time that the conference had been held in Europe and it provided a unique opportunity to meet, hear from and network with tourism scholars and professionals from across Europe, Asia, Australasia, and North and South America. ITSA has a mission to encourage interaction and cooperation between developing and developed countries and the conference was successful in attracting 130 delegates from 29 countries.
The main theme of the conference was 'Tourism in Contemporary Cities' with four conference subāthemes of āTourism Cities and Urban Tourismā, āThe Chinese Market for European Tourismā, āRiver, Cruise and Maritime Tourismā, and āHeritage Tourism in Citiesā, The subthemes were chosen to reflect the unique location of the conference on the UNESCO Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, and London which is Europeās most visited tourist destination. The conference also presented āDark Tourism and Citiesā and āTourism and Communist Heritageā as special sessions