Topics

 Topics.

The first edition of the International Congress on Desert Economy will address different areas and topics of tourism, principally, tourism in Africa. Proposals related to tourism in Africa and desert tourism (Saharan tourism) are solicited (but not limited to). Contributions will mainly focus on four axes, including one of the following 41 (non-exhaustive) themes:

Axis 1. Tourism in Africa.

Theme 1. Tourism, a trigger of the economic integration in Africa.

Theme 2. The place of the destination "Africa" in the world tourism scene.  

Theme 3. Inter-African tourism, the current state of affairs and the horizons.

Theme 4. Tourist attractions in Africa.

Theme 5 . Tourism within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

Theme 6.  Tourism investment opportunities in Africa.

Theme 7.  The promotion and enhancement of tangible and intangible cultural heritage of

                  African peoples through tourism.

Theme 8.  Desert tourism (Saharan tourism), a highly competitive trump card, in tourism industry.

Theme 9.  The desert, a mass tourist destination or an alternative tourist destination?

Theme 10. Benchmarking tourism in Africa.

Theme 11. The complementarity between seaside tourism and desert tourism.

Theme 12. Risks and safety in tourism.

Theme 13. Tourism, social economy and the fight against poverty.

Theme 14. Tourism in Africa, practical cases (Saharan tourism, sport tourism, adventure tourism, oasis

                   tourism, cultural tourism, religious tourism ...).

Axis 2.  Tourism investment, opportunities and obstacles.  

Theme 15. Public investments in the tourism sector.

Theme 16. Measures to stimulate private, domestic and foreign investment in tourism.

Theme 17. Tourism investment: Constraints and opportunities.

Theme 18. Tourism and logistics: Transport infrastructure investments.

Theme 19. The sources of financing tourism investment.  

Axis 3. Tourism management, governance and sustainability.

Theme 20. The latest trends in international tourism.

Theme 21. National and local public strategies and policies in tourism.

Theme 22. Sustainable tourism and governance at national, regional and local levels.

Theme 23. Domestic tourism and the role of local authorities.

Theme 24. Tourism and international trade.

Theme 25. The public-private partnership in tourism industry.

Theme 26.  Decentralization and regionalization: What contribution in tourism development?

Theme 27. Tourism entrepreneurship.

Theme 28. Tour operators and travel agencies.

Theme 29. Hotel and restaurant management.

Theme 30. Tourism training and human resources management.

Theme 31. Coastal and marine tourism.

Theme 32. Tourism geography and geotourism.

Theme 33.  Environment and ecotourism.  

Axis 4. Tourism marketing and innovation.

Theme 34. Marketing and promotion of tourism products.

Theme 35. Innovation in tourism.

Theme 36. Diversification of the tourism offer.

Theme 37. Digital economy and tourism.

Theme 38. E-tourism, information systems and NICTs as a tourism promotion tools.

Theme 39.  Territorial intelligence and tourism.

Theme 40. Territorial marketing and tourism.

Theme 41. Scientific modeling in tourism.