Agricultural
University of Athens
Department of Regional
& Economic Development

[6632] TOURISM ECONOMICS

Course Content

After completing the course, it is expected that students will be able to: To understand the fundamental concepts of economic tourism. To know the main economic forces applied in tourist areas, to understand the causes that cause differential tourism development, to understand how space affects the attractiveness of tourist destinations and how it affects the dynamics of tourist destinations. To understand the extension of the use of the concepts and tools of microeconomic and macroeconomic analysis in matters of tourism, to know indicators and quantitative methods of measuring tourist development, tourist demand, tourist competition, and to measure with quantitative indicators various tourist figures. To get to know how tourism development is created and strengthened at a national and regional level, the role of investments and infrastructure, different tourism development policies and incentives, institutions and the way of distribution of tourism economic development in the area. To know the different relationships that can be created between tourist destinations and the process by which the tourism development of one destination contributes to the development of others and to know different schools of thought around this issue. To know how the availability of natural resources, labour, potential, technology and information affects the tourism economic activity in the area.

Learning results

INTRODUCTION TO THE CONCEPT AND CONTENT OF THE TOURISM ECONOMY: Tourism economy, tourism as a production industry, economic view of tourism, basic tourism and economic concepts.

SECTORAL STRUCTURE OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY: The production factors, characteristics and particularities of tourist services, the recording of tourist figures in the national accounts.

TOURISM DEMAND – NEEDS AND MOTIVATIONS: Theoretical approach to leisure time, theoretical approach to tourism needs, theoretical approach to tourism motivations,

MEASUREMENT AND FORECASTS OF TOURISM DEMAND: Tourism demand indicators, basic tourism figures, tourism forecasting methods.

TOURISM DEMAND AND SUPPLY CURVES: Supply and demand curves of tourist services, elasticity of tourist demand, complementarities of tourist services, substitutes of tourist services.

THE TOURIST OFFER: The heterogeneity of the tourist product, the tourist resources, the man-made environment, the tourist companies, modern types of tourist products.

FACTORS AFFECTING THE TOURISM OFFER: Seasonality, availability of services, technological developments, political conditions, economic conditions, risks in tourism (terrorism, epidemics, extreme weather events, etc.).

TOURIST CONSUMPTION AND THE PRINTING IN THE NATIONAL ACCOUNTS: Tourism and the national economy, the input-output tables of the Greek economy, the tourism satellite account, the economic accounts of tourism, the tourism multiplier.

ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: Positive economic effects, negative economic effects, economic effects on the other branches of economic activity.

SOCIAL AND CULTURAL IMPACTS: Cultural Impacts, Sociological Impacts.

GEOGRAPHICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS: Geographical - zoning, urban planning, environmental impacts, sustainable development.

THE ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM IN GREECE: Gross Domestic Product, tourism exchange – balance of payments, tourism and employment, national tourism income, tourism and regional development.

WORLD TOURISM TRENDS: New markets, new forms of tourism, the new tourist, tourism and the internet, tourism forecasts.

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Η βασική βιβλιογραφία που θα χρησιμοποιηθεί είναι

Ελληνόγλωσση Βιβλιογραφία

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Συναφή επιστημονικά περιοδικά

Tourism Economics (SAGE)

Tourism Management (Elsevier)

Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research (SAGE)

Annals of Tourism Research (Elsevier)

ANATOLIA (Taylor & Francis)

TOURISMOS (Aegean University)

Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space (SAGE)

Environment and Planning B: Planning and design (SAGE) Environment and Planning D: Society and Space (SAGE)

Educational Staff

Aimilia Vlami

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avlami@aua.gr
Vlami Aimilia is an Assistant Professor in Tourism Economics and Tourism Development, […]

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