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1145 | 15 | Factors reshaping the geographical allocation of Airbnb to Hotels in capital of France | Yoann FADEL

This study investigates the factors that significantly affect the allocation of Airbnbs in Paris, one of the world’s top tourist destinations. Paris is divided into 20 arrondissements (districts), which are further divided into 80 neighborhoods 16 variables are used to explain the distributions of Airbnb offers in Paris. Data were collected using web scraping, INSEE , and QGIS/QuickOSM software. Predictive regression modeling was used for the data analysis. _x000D_
The results showed that bakeries, theaters, ratio of Airbnb and hotel beds (ratio B.H), restaurants, fast-food restaurants, shopping malls, and clothing shops are highly significant factors that affect the distribution of Airbnbs in Paris, but not access to public transport, universities, hotels, tourist attractions, museums beauty and bag shops. The results contribute to our understanding of the sectors of tourism and Airbnb, In addition to determine the factors that influence the distribution of Airbnb in Paris which will give clear idea to the policymaker about the characteristics of each neighborhoodsThe results contribute to our understanding of the future geographical selection of shops, theaters, and restaurants regarding businesses that depend on tourism, and provide insights into real estate investment opportunities for tourist accommodation. The results also contribute to our understanding of when and where hotels should modify their offers to tourists, depending on the spatial and geographical allocation of their properties.

Yoann FADEL
University of Angers

 
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1231 | 407 | Challenges for the tourism industry in time of crisis: based on the example of Ukraine | Enikő Sass, Zoltán Karmacsi, Annamária Linc

Today, few countries in Europe have had as many negative impacts in the last 10 years as Ukraine, which became sovereign just 30 years ago. The armed conflict in eastern Ukraine in 2014 and the annexation of Crimea, the Covid-19 pandemic that began in 2019 and the Russia-Ukraine war that broke out in early 2022 have such a severe economic impact on the country, which will take many years to eliminate, moreover the overall impact of these events is likely to set back the development of the country, and with it the tourism sector, which is our field of research, for decades._x000D_
The aim of the presentation is to show the direct and indirect impact of the above-mentioned events on Ukraine’s tourism. It also describes how the country’s tourism sector has responded to these crises and what measures have been put in place to deal with them. During the research, special emphasis was placed on the westernmost county (oblast) of Ukraine, Transcarpathia. The data of the presentation will be based on international (UNWTO) and national (State Statistics Service of Ukraine) statistical data, as well as questionnaire impact assessments carried out with the participation of representatives of the population and tourism sector of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war._x000D_
During the studies, the theoretical basis of tourism risks, the dynamics of Ukrainian tourist arrivals and the impact on tourism businesses were taken into account. The results show that a local crisis, such as the 2014 conflict in eastern Ukraine, resulted in a structural restructuring of the country’s tourism sector, highlighting new destinations of national importance and generating new travel motivations among the population of the westernmost region of the country. While in crisis situations of global scale, the country’s tourism sector is characterised by total instability, bottoming out of tourist arrivals and slow state actions and measures.

Enikő Sass, Zoltán Karmacsi, Annamária Linc
docent, Ferenc Rákóczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian College of Higher Education, Department of Earth Sciences and Tourism; docent, Ferenc Rákóczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian College of Higher Education, Department of Philology; assistant lecturer, Ferenc Rákóczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian College of Higher Education, Department of Earth Sciences and Tourism;

 
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1231 | | Commodification of the environment for tourism purposes and through tourism: dispossession, resistance and alternative scenarios | Angela Hof (1); Nora Müller (2); Fernando Sabaté-Bel (3); Alejandro Armas-Díaz (4)

Rapid commodification of the human-environment relationship and the accompanying touristification, displacement, and dispossession have generated considerable outrage and protests in various spatial contexts in the recent past, creating increasing political pressure for action. Media attention, however, has only reflected in geographic tourism research and political ecology with a delay.
We are witnessing times of multiple crises -first the global financial crisis of 2008 and now overlapping crises such as pandemics, wars, and climate change- that have generated a profusion of accounts of the social and economic benefits and advantages of nature. The discursive framing of the commodification of the environment and nature has turned a cause into a presumed solution. This is in contrast to the fact that the disruptive speed of the dynamics in e.g. nature conservation and tourism result in displacement and dispossession and resistances show that this raises urgent social questions. The scientific community has responded with catch-up discourses, and the field has since diversified without resolving key research questions. The overlapping current crises could represent another turning point and bring about an intensified commodification of the environment and nature, especially by revitalizing economic growth through tourism. This explicitly addresses both material and immaterial aspects of the human-environment relationship.
The session will take up this theoretical problem and socio-spatial processes and implications and discuss the following questions at the intersection of geographic tourism research and political ecology:
– To what extent do previous approaches to displacement and dispossession help to critically grasp and reflect on the multi-layered facets of the commodification of the environment for and through tourism?
– What perspectives and tools frame and shape the process of commodification?
– What approaches and tools support alternative pathways to environmental and natural commodification?
– What methods help operationalize commodification empirically?
– What role does tourism play in the commodification of the environment and nature?
-What can we learn from protests against the commodification of the environment for and by tourism in theoretical terms, what new views of social justice do they express, and how do these find their way into new policy ideas for managing tourism?
We invite contributions that address the issues of the commodification of the environment and nature outlined above from theoretical, conceptual, or empirical perspectives. Contributions from different regions and perspectives and especially related to tourism research and political ecology are welcome We plan a 90 minutes session with four presentations (15 minutes each) followed with Q&A and a final discussion.

Angela Hof (1); Nora Müller (2); Fernando Sabaté-Bel (3); Alejandro Armas-Díaz (4)
(1) Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg (Austria), (2) Universitat de les Illes Balears (Spain), (3) Universidad de La Laguna (Spain), (4) Universität Leipzig (Germany)

 
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1225 | | Visitor mobility in European urban areas. Dynamics, impacts and policies | Aaron Guitérrez (2); Albert Arias-Sans (1)

The steady growth of tourism activity in recent decades has become one of the main drivers for the transformation of European urban areas, especially of their historic centers and waterfronts. Management plans for tourism and its impacts, beyond marketing, have turned to be central for the agenda of established urban destinations, both before COVID-19 and in the current recovery phase of the tourism-related activity. Precisely, visitor mobility is emerging as a key issue, since it is not only constitutive of tourist practices and leisure experiences, but it is also constitutive of the urban reality. Thus, on the one hand, the mobility of tourists, day-trippers, and cruise passengers, generate new dynamics, new patterns and new demands that are not exempt from challenges directly affecting everyday practices of the local population. Among others, the promotion of sustainable visitor mobility, the management of tourist overcrowding in transport and public spaces, or the disruption of mobility practices related to the use of digital platforms, have become issues of interest for geography, as they are at the intersection between tourism, everyday life and urban mobility. On the other hand, studies in the areas of mobility, transportation planning and urban policy have generally underestimated the visitor mobility in tourist cities. We argue that examining such mobility is key to understanding the ecosystem of urban flows – both of people and goods – and should therefore be integrated in local and metropolitan policies aiming towards healthy, sustainable and fair mobility scenarios in European urban areas.This session aims to delve into the issue of visitor mobility, encouraging the presentation of studies that pivot around one or more of the following topics:

The dynamics of visitor mobility before and after COVID-19.
The methodologies for the exploration and knowledge of the mobility of visitors.
The integration of visitor demand in the planning of sustainable mobility and the planning and management of infrastructures and services.
The interaction and friction between visitor mobilities and daily practices and proximity mobilities of local populations.
The impact of visitor mobility on everyday life, both in public space and in the transport system.
Visitor mobility planning and management instruments.
Visitor mobility policies and their governance framework.
This is a Paper Presentation Session. Papers can be presented in English, Spanish and Catalan.This session is coordinated under the umbrella of three research projects led by the Territorial Analysis and Tourism Studies Group (GRATET) of the Rovira i Virgili University (URV):

“Mobility of visitors to the city of Barcelona after COVID-19: analysis and guidelines for the promotion of socially and environmentally sustainable mobility (VISITMOB)” funded by the Barcelona City Council and the “LaCaixa” Foundation, Pla Barcelona Ciència 2020-2023.
“The adaptability of complex tourist destinations in the present era of social, economic and environmental transformations: innovative paths towards destination resilience (ADAPTOUR)” funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation, State Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation.
“Cities as mobility hubs: tackling social exclusion through ‘smart’ citizen engagement (SMARTDEST)’ funded by the European Commission, H2020 programme.

Aaron Guitérrez (2); Albert Arias-Sans (1)
(1) Geography Department, Universitat de Barcelona, (2) Geography Department, Universitat Rovira i Virgili

 
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1195 | 426 | Spatial distribution of retail diversity in relation to social vulnerability and touristic uses. The case of Barcelona. | Irene Gómez-Varo, Xavier Delclòs-Alió, Carme Miralles-Guasch, Oriol Marquet

Diversity of retail and facilities is an essential feature for creating everyday proximity environments. To date, most analysis on retail diversity focus on built environment predictors or the balance between diversity and social vulnerability and tourism, separately. However, not much is known on the interrelationship between retail diversity, vulnerability and tourist activity. The study analyses the diversity of retail and activities by using georeferenced data of retail and facilities in the metropolis of Barcelona (Spain). The results show that retail and facility diversity are positively associated with compact and dense urban environments but negatively related to urban vulnerability and tourist accommodations. Using a cluster analysis technique, we are able to identify 5 clusters based on the balance between retail diversity, urban vulnerability and tourist intensity. These clusters speak of the specialized nature of certain urban areas and provide information on how retail and facility diversity may be endangered by the overrepresentation of specific activities. These insights can inform the development of urban policies that want to ensure activity diversification and promote inclusive and equitable urban environments.

Irene Gómez-Varo, Xavier Delclòs-Alió, Carme Miralles-Guasch, Oriol Marquet
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambiental

 
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1164 | 682 | Has the pandemic changed the attitudes towards tourism in historic city centres? A case study of Krakow | Marek Grochowicz

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the tourism industry worldwide. Historic city centres, which are often major tourist destinations, have been particularly affected due to the pandemic restrictions on travel and mobility. In this context, this study aims to explore whether the pandemic has altered attitudes towards tourism in historic city centres using the case of Krakow – a major historic city and city tourism destination in Poland._x000D_
This study employs a mixed-methods approach, including interviews with key stakeholders in the historic city centre. Most important actions taken by particular stakeholders in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and their shifting attitudes towards tourism and its impact on Krakow’s historic city centre are discussed and analysed. The research also aimed at capturing the views of various stakeholders on the challenges and opportunities created by the pandemic._x000D_
The results of the study suggest that the pandemic was a period of time when numerous stakeholders in Krakow’s historic centre were reviewing their attitudes towards tourism and how urban policy should be conducted in this unique area. There was an increased public awareness of the role of conducting quality public consultations and urban discussions involving numerous stakeholders to jointly develop better solutions for post-pandemic tourism in the city. Attention was also drawn to the problem of the increasing tourist gentrification of this historic area and the need for regulations aimed at reducing the tourist-oriented functions in favour of improving the quality of life of local residents._x000D_
Overall, this study contributes to a better understanding of the impact of the pandemic on attitudes towards tourism in historic city centres, using the case of Krakow. The findings from this particular Polish city can be used as evidence and strategic inspiration by public authorities in further planning for tourism development in historic city centres in Europe.

Marek Grochowicz
Jagiellonian University, Krakow

 
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1164 | 43 | Travel into my future: narrative aspirations of university students on their imagined journey in 2069 | Márk Miskolczi (1); Jácint Farkas (1,2,3); Gábor Michalkó (3,4)

Literature and cinematography are full of works about time travel. From Julie Verne to Michaels J. Fox, there are those who jump forward and those who rewind time. Time travel is a figment of the imagination, where both the journey taken and the place visited are based on the creativity of the traveller’s mind, sometimes mixing the past, the present and the future. Despite the obviousness of the subject, limited research builds on today’s young tourism professional’s aspirations for the distant future, the results of which could guide development._x000D_
At the boundaries of tourism innovation and future research, our objective is to explore tourism and hospitality university students perceptions of the more distant future of tourism. In this context, our research question is the following: Based on the current perception of young professionals, what characteristics will have a travel in 50 years? The research is framed by narratology, which has become a multidisciplinary data collection method in the last decades, thus providing scope for the scientific interpretation of stories in consumer behavior and tourism. Within the framework of the research, short, future-looking narratives (n=300) have been analyzed, which provide a general insight into the socio-demographic, technological and service-industry settings in which the subjects imagine themselves in 50 years, and how these factors might affect their travel patterns and the scope of tourism destinations._x000D_
To analyze the database, the grounded theory (GT) methodology has been applied. The coding process was performed using NVivo software. As a result of the GT-based approach extended with sentiment analysis, a theoretical framework has been developed that identifies technological, social and environmental phenomena that significantly affect the future tourist experience and patterns of travel behavior. Based on the narratives can be predicted, i.e., what the definition of a “good place” in future tourism might be.

Márk Miskolczi (1); Jácint Farkas (1,2,3); Gábor Michalkó (3,4)
(1) Corvinus University of Budapest; (2) Budapest Business School; (3) CSFK Geographical Institute; (4) University of Pannonia

 
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1164 | | Rethinking tourism mobility for a better future | Gabor Michalko (1); Anna Irimias (2); Barbara Staniscia (3); Josefina Domínguez-Mujica (4)

The 21st century has caused fundamental changes in the development of tourism. Low-cost flights have democratised air travel, and cheap fares have made air travel accessible to a wider number of people and social groups than before. Digitalisation has accelerated the inclusion of people in tourism in the field of booking, service evaluation, and experience sharing. The sharing economy has reduced the privilege of the hotel industry and created a new experience of “living like a local”. Up to the beginning of the ‘20s, tourism growth seemed unstoppable, with 1.5 billion international tourist arrivals recorded in 2019, exceeding the UNWTO’s earlier forecast. Many European tourist destinations suffered from the phenomenon of overtourism, with anti-tourist movements in many places. In fact, the period of total tourism has dawned, when tourist demand has spread both horizontally and vertically across the globe, governments and local authorities consider tourism as the future of economic development, devote their resources to tourism development and try to involve the widest possible groups of society in tourism mobility. However, the Covid19 pandemic changed everything in the blink of an eye, with restrictions and overtourism becoming undertourism, with international demand falling by 74% by 2020, and is not expected to reach record levels in 2022.
Today, tourism has reached another turning point. The “silence” of the Covid19 pandemic and of the political-turbulent post-pandemic has created an opportunity to rethink sustainability. At the same time, the reduction of tourism mobility has helped preserving natural and cultural heritages, which is a phenomenon also conditioned by the social and economic crisis. The Russo-Ukrainian war at the periphery of Europe and the related energy crisis and inflation are prompting researchers to formulate alternatives around the future of tourism. This new reality must be based on lessons from the past and on present trends, which will be useful to articulate a better future in a broad sense. Therefore, we are looking for answers to the question of how tourism can improve the quality of life, avoid negative environmental processes, and prevent crises. We invite researchers to contribute to this perspective with papers focusing on the balance between the socio-economic and environmental sustainability of tourism for a better future. This session will be organised by IGU Commission on Global Change and Human Mobility (Globility)

Gabor Michalko (1); Anna Irimias (2); Barbara Staniscia (3); Josefina Domínguez-Mujica (4)
(1) CSFK Geographical Institute, Hungary, (2) Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary, (3) Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, (4) University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

 
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