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 2nd INTOCUS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Heritage, Cultural Tourism, and Sustainability

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27th, 28th February & 1st March 2026, Athens, Greece

Harokopio University (GR), Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (FR), University of The Aegean (GR)

Venue: Harokopio University

We invite both senior and junior researchers, NGO and industry actors. This is intended to be both a high-level scientific conference and a platform for exchange between researchers and tourism/heritage stakeholders (sites, museums, intangible heritage, natural sites, parks, etc.).

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS & WORKSHOPS

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CONFERENCE THEMES

While the conference focuses on the interlinkages between tourism, culture/heritage and sustainability, papers may address (but are not limited to) the following themes – topics:

 

Culture, Heritage and Sustainability

Contemporary and recent heritage and sustainable tourism development

Intangible heritage and tourism

Off-the-beaten-track tourism and heritage development

Heritage tourism and climate change adaption

Cultural resilience through sustainable tourism

Gastronomy and food heritage in tourism

Heritage trails and sustainable tourism

Participatory models of sustainable cultural heritage management

Destinations and Heritage Management

Cultural tourism and social cohesion

Visitor Management at Heritage sites

Gamification in cultural heritage

Overtourism and heritage site protection

 

Tourism Development and Planning

Sustainable planning and marketing for tourism and culture/heritage

New approaches to destination management

The role of the landscape in new tourism shifts and trends

Limits of acceptable change and nature-based solutions

Special-interest tourism products

Local and regional community-based, bottom-up approaches in tourism planning

Co-creation, co-development and innovation in bottom-up, participatory, creative community-based initiatives in tourism

Awareness raising, sensitization and mobilization of local/communities for tourism, heritage and local development

Education on sustainable programs in tourism and heritage

Sustainability literacy in tourism education and professional development

Inclusivity and Accessibility in heritage tourism

 

Contemporary Issues

Policy-making and governance in the sectors of tourism and culture/heritage

New paradigms of governance for sustainable tourism and culture/heritage

New ethics in sustainable tourism and culture/heritage

Decolonizing heritage tourism narratives

Governance and stakeholder participation in sustainable tourism

Smart tourism

The role of storytelling and digital media in heritage/environmental interpretation

Circular economy practices in tourism and heritage management

Cultural heritage and artificial Intelligence

Augmented and virtual reality technologies in cultural tourism

Reimagining cultural events for a digital and sustainable era

Crisis management in the tourism, culture and heritage sector

New urban tourism

The changing roles of tourism stakeholders: problems and perspectives

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Maria Gravari-Barbas

Paris G. Tsartas

Theodoros Stavrinoudis

Dimitrios Stergiou

Sofoklis Skoultsos

Polymnia Panagiotopoulou

Eleni Temponera

Konstantina Tsalapati

Charis Papoutsakis

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

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IMPORTANT DATES

Abstract Submission: 15 November 2025

Notification of Acceptance: 30 November 2025

Final paper: 31 of March 2026

Early Registration: 300 euros for registrations received by 20 December**

Full Registration: 350 euros**

Early Student Registration: 120

Full Student Registration: 150

** Including coffee breaks/lunches, conference material

 

Note: Gala Dinner and Excursion (1st of March) are optional with additional cost (TBA)

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