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Organizers of the ILTC 2003 |
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» Lake Tourism Project (Conference Co-ordinator Tuija Härkönen )
» Savonlinna Institute for Regional Development and Research
» University of Joensuu
in cooperation with
» Finnish University Network for Tourism Studies
» International Academy for the Study of Tourism
Scientific Committee Professor Arvo Peltonen, Finnish University Network for Tourism Studies (chair)
President William C. Gartner, International Academy for the Study of Tourism
Senior Assistant Professor Petri Hottola, Finnish University Network for Tourism Studies
Professor Per-Åke Nilsson, Mid Sweden University
Professor Senior Researcher Jarkko Saarinen, Finnish Forest Institute
Professor Irma Tikkanen, University of Kuopio See also:
| Programme | Picture Gallery | Abstracts (users only) |
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Water is an essential aesthetic and recreational element that attracts millions of people worldwide especially during their leisure time. Coastal and marine tourism play an important role in the global tourism business but there are also a number of well-known lake tourism destinations. Interestingly, however, compared with coastal or mountain tourism, for example, lakes are still a relatively unknown entity as far as academic tourism research is concerned. 
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