Local authorities in Crete and the development of tourism
Journal
The Journal of tourism studies
Date Issued
2002
Author(s)
Abstract
It is widely accepted that local
authorities play a significant
role in the development of the
tourism industry of islands by
providing various services
and infrastructure. This
study reports on a survey of
local authorities in the Greek
island of Crete and has two
main objectives: (i) to explore
local authorities’ involvement
in tourism and their activities
to the tourism development of
the island; and (ii) to elicit
suggestions by local authority
officials for the further
tourism development of the
island. The results indicate
that although the variety of
the actions currently
undertaken by the local
authorities, towards the
tourism development of the
island, there is still a need for
more efforts to promote
tourism and to provide more
opportunities for encouraging
tourism development. As a
result, this paper discusses the
implications of the findings
for Cretan tourism and
provides conclusions for the
future tourism development of
the island.
authorities play a significant
role in the development of the
tourism industry of islands by
providing various services
and infrastructure. This
study reports on a survey of
local authorities in the Greek
island of Crete and has two
main objectives: (i) to explore
local authorities’ involvement
in tourism and their activities
to the tourism development of
the island; and (ii) to elicit
suggestions by local authority
officials for the further
tourism development of the
island. The results indicate
that although the variety of
the actions currently
undertaken by the local
authorities, towards the
tourism development of the
island, there is still a need for
more efforts to promote
tourism and to provide more
opportunities for encouraging
tourism development. As a
result, this paper discusses the
implications of the findings
for Cretan tourism and
provides conclusions for the
future tourism development of
the island.
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