e-Review of Tourism Research (eRTR)

e-Review of Tourism Research (eRTR)

http://list.rpts.tamu.edu/eRTR/eRTR.html

Applied Research Notes

 Government, Local State and Private Sector Groups’ interaction in the Context of Producing Sport Tourism Policy in Greece: A strategic perspective

by
Ourania Vrondou, Athanasios Kriemadis (University of Peloponnese), & Nikos Kartakoullis
(University of Nicosia)

 Innovation in Tourism: The Case of Destination Marketing Organization

by
Florian Zach & Daniel R. Fesenmaier (Temple University)

Conference Abstracts

 International Tourism and Media Conference

Other Useful Resources Available on the eRTR Website

 48 updated conference news

 14 new calls for papers

 785 useful research links

 80 new links to tourism case studies

Special Announcement from the Editors

It is my pleasure to inform you that I have taken on the task of serving as the Editor-in-Chief of eRTR starting with this new issue. First, I would like to thank Sanjay Nepal for heading the editorial team over the last years and making important changes to the journal. Second, I would like to announce some new changes that have already been implemented, with more improvements on the way:

 While we continue to work on our new content management system, we have created a temporary eRTR Website so that you can at least access the current contents online at http://list.rpts.tamu.edu/eRTR/eRTR.html

 eRTR is now a peer-reviewed journal. Please help me in welcoming the new reviewers who have agreed to volunteer their expertise and time to the cause of this journal. You can find their names and affiliations listed at http://list.rpts.tamu.edu/eRTR/eRTR.html

 . Please contact the editorial assistant Jerry Lee at kangjae@tamu.edu if you would like to serve as a reviewer for eRTR.

 eRTR has signed an agreement with EBSCO Publishing and will soon be included in their Hospitality & Tourism Complete database.

 We have created a new category of links to tourism case studies. Please contact the editorial assistant Jerry Lee at kangjae@tamu.edu if you would like your tourism case study to be added to the list currently available on eRTR.

 We are working on an index of tourism-related master theses and professional papers, as these remain largely unpublished and, thus, inaccessible. If you would like a master thesis or professional paper to be indexed in our database, please send the thesis abstract (including keywords), the name of the department and university at which the degree was completed, and your contact information to Jerry Lee at kangjae@tamu.edu.

I am excited about this new opportunity and will do my best to help advance the goals of eRTR. Most importantly, I would like to ask you to continue your support of eRTR by sending your research notes, conference information, conference abstracts, ideas, etc. to the editorial assistant Jerry Lee via kangjae@tamu.edu.

Ulrike Gretzel

Editor-in-Chief of eRTR

Texas A&M University

Sanjay Nepal

Associate Editor, Regional Editor-Europe and Africa

Texas A&M University

Ercan Sirakaya Turk

Associate Editor, Regional Editor-North America

University of South Carolina

Young A Park

Associate Editor, Regional Editor-Asia Pacific

KangJae “Jerry” Lee

Editorial Assistant

Texas A&M University

Hanyoung Go

Technical Assistant

Texas A&M University