International Congress on Heritage Tourism Management in Inland Destinations

        26-27-28 APRIL 2023

                                 "World changes in heritage and tourism"

International Congress on Heritage Tourism Management in Inland Destinations (CIGESTUR – CAIRO)

INVITATION

Dear colleagues,

On behalf of the Organization Committee, we are pleased to invite you to the Egyptian Version of the International Congress on Heritage Tourism Management in Inland Destinations (CIGESTUR – CAIRO). It will be held 26-28 April 2023 in Cairo, Egypt. Congress is organized by Sinai High Institute for Tourism and Hotels in Egypt with co-operation with university of Cordoba, Spain.

The International Congress aims to bring together leading academic scientists and researchers from Spain, England, other European countries, Latin America & Egypt to exchange and share their experiences and scientific research results, ideas and applications World Changes in Heritage, Tourism Science and Hospitality Management. 

CIGESTUR CAIRO 2023 includes five main themes bringing together representatives not only of tourism, but heritage, economy, hotel industry, NGOs, as well as the government officials, to attend the congress.

In addition to our congress scientific sessions, we would like to invite you to visit Cairo and see various tourism phenomena and rich natural heritage and cultural heritage. The Congress participants could have the opportunity to visit the Pyramids of Giza, UNESCO World Heritage and one of the seven wonders in the world.

Papers that are presented in the congress will go through double-blind peer review process, and a selection will have the option to be published in a number of Journals.

We look forward to greeting you at the International Congress on Heritage Tourism Management in Inland Destinations (CIGESTUR – CAIRO), Cairo in Egypt, Held by Sinai High Institute for Tourism and Hotels. 

For more information about the congress organization, themes and sub-themes, social activity packages please check this web page.

CIGESTUR- EL CAIRO. The members of the University of Córdoba support CIGESTUR El Cairo at an academic level

     CIGESTUR  Egipto

• Mostafa Alzaghl. Rector, SIT

• Nashwa ElSherief. Dean,SIT

• Wael Soliman. Vice dean,SIT

• Ibrahim Elassal. Vice Dean  y COORDINADOR, SIT

Abstract summaries submission:

Abstracts should be a maximum of 300 words long and submitted in Word (.doc) format in ENGLISH. The submission should also indicate the following (not included within the specified word limit):

a.    Working title of the paper and the 

b.    Themes in which the author proposes to present the paper (maximum 2 themes)

c.    Author’s full name, email address and phone number

d.    Current position, department and institution or organisation where the main author is working.

e.    Short five-line résumé (bio) 

f.     3 to 5 keywords

Abstracts should be sent by email to the following address: 

• cigesturcairo@gmail.com

• sinainstitute1992@gmail.com

All accepted abstracts should submit a paper in ENGLISH or SPANISH (between 4000 and 8000 words) and follow the Congress Template (available after abstracts notification date). The paper should be defended at the congress by at least one registered author. 

There will be a book of proceedings, which will be available after the conference. Other options for Journal publications are available in the Congress website.

All details will be announced soon. Possible publications:

United Kingdom

• Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development (JCHMSD), United Kingdom 

Spain

• Revista internacional de Derecho y Economía. UcoPress. Spain

• Revista internacional de turismo, empresa y territorio. UcoPress. Spain

Egypt

•  Egyptian Journal of Tourism and Hospitality, EKB, Egypt

Contributed oral presentations are 15 minutes long, including 5 minutes for questions and discussion. The paper must be presented by one of the author or co-authors. 

Author who has not been registered by the deadline will be removed from the program.

Oral presentations are to be made either using your laptop or the PC that will be available in the session room (Windows system + Power point). Please come to the session room with your laptop or pen drive having your presentation file. There will be a volunteer on hand to assist in starting each presentation.

English is the Main Language of the Conference 

English and Spanish are the main languages of publishing 

English - Spanish translation will be available during all the sessions of the congress 

THEME 1. HERITAGE RESOURCES AND NEW INLAND TOURISM

·      Planning and management of inland heritage tourism destinations

·      Socio-economic valorization of inland tourism

·      Indicators of sustainable tourism in inland destinations

·      Legislation and the legal and institutional framework of tourism

·      Didactics and tourist interpretation of heritage resources

·      Satisfaction of the tourists to world heritage sites and historic cities

·      Climate action and inland heritage tourism

·      Religious and sacred tourism 

THEME 2: HOTEL MANAGEMENT, GASTRONOMY AND HOSPITALITY

·      Traditional gastronomy, satisfaction and emerging models

·      Food and gastronomy in tourism industry and hospitality

·      Innovations in hospitality marketing and management

·      Future trends in the hospitality and tourism marketing and management

·      Education and training in tourism and hospitality

·      Consumer behaviour in hospitality and tourism

·      Hospitality as a social exchange 

·      Health and wellness tourism

THEME 3. HERITAGE INTERPRETATION AND DISSEMINATION IN A DIGITAL ERA

·      Museums, heritage interpretation centres and cultural tourism destinations   

·      Accessible tourism for all, digital guides, and virtual tours 

·      New digital technologies applied to the design of tourism products

·      Artificial intelligence and virtual and augmented reality for cultural heritage dissemination and interpretation

·      Use of technology for interpretation and dissemination for cultural heritage

·      New digital technologies applied to hotel management

·      Cultural diversity and languages for heritage interpretation

·      Didactics applied to cultural heritage: sustainable tourism models, new narratives, storytelling 

THEME 4. HERITAGE PARTNERSHIPS AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

·      Community engagement 

·      Private-Public partnerships

·      Multiple stakeholders for sustainable development

·      New entrepreneurial formulas

·      Economic management and sustainability of heritage tourism industries

·      Challenges in heritage conservation, sustainability, and tourism 

·      Placemaking: Creating quality heritage sites for people

·      Creative Industries and new models of tourism

THEME 5. TOURISM FOR ARCHAEOLOGY, CULTURE-NATURE, AND LANDSCAPES.

·      Landscape as a heritage and tourism resource

·      Archaeological sites and conservation

·      Tourism and urban historic landscapes

·      Design and programming of heritage itineraries

·      Interrelationships and interdependencies between tourism, sectoral and territorial landscape planning

·      Heritage routes and cultural landscapes, nature tourism and the environment

·      Socio-economic valorization of cultural landscapes

·      Environmental and recreational education of natural-cultural heritage

Method

All Details will be provided SOON

Fees Egyptian authors 

Egyptian Researchers and Candidates (1500 L.E)

• Access to all sessions

• Coffee breaks

• Conference material

• Communication and Publishing

Egyptian Listeners without papers nor communications (1000 L.E)

Fees Foreign authors  (These prices do not include fees or management of the entry visa to Cairo (Visa): 25 eurosthis fees not incluyed )

        Without accommodation 

(1) Authors € 150   Covering the followings: 

• Access to all sessions

• Coffee breaks

• Conference material

• Communication and Publishing

(2)Authors   € 250    Covering the followings: 

Tourist excursion to the pyramids and Cairo Museum (Transportation and fees)

• Gala Dinner

• Access to all sessions

• Coffee breaks

• Conference material, Communication and Publishing

• Participation in all social and educational activities

                 With accommodation 

(3) €500    Covering the followings: 

• 3 nights of accommodation in a double Room with breakfast

• Transportation from/to the airport.

• Tourist excursion to the pyramids and Cairo Museum (Transportation and fees)

• Gala Dinner

• Access to all sessions

• Coffee breaks

• Conference material, Communication and Publishing

• Participation in all social and educational activities

(4) €760 Covering the followings: 

• 3 nights of accommodation in a Single Room with breakfast

• Transportation from/to the airport.

• Tourist excursion to the pyramids and Cairo Museum (Transportation and fees)

• Gala Dinner

• Access to all sessions

• Coffee breaks

• Conference material, Communication and Publishing

• Participation in all social and educational activities

Accompanying Person foreign author

€ 450-650 (accompanying person – acompañante)

• € 450 per person in double room including the accommodation 3 nights and tourist excursion only 

• € 650 per person in single room including the accommodation 3 nights and tourist excursion only 

Congress Hotel : 

Alhambra Hall  - INTERCONTINENTAL CITYSTARS CAIRO

Adress: Omar Ibn El Khattab Street, P.O. Box 1026, Heliopolis Bahary, Cairo, 11737, Egypt

https://www.ihg.com/intercontinental/hotels/gb/en/cairo

Accommodation hotel:

https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/cairo/croeg/hoteldetail/gallery

• Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development. Emerald. England

• Revista internacional de legislación y Economía.   UcoPress. España

• Revista internacional de turismo, empresa y territorio.  UcoPress. España

• Cuadernos de Gestión Turística. España

• Egyotian Journal of Tourism and Hospitality, EKB, Egypt

Ibrahim Elassal, SIT institute, Egypt

Ricardo D. Hernández Rojas, Universidad de Córdoba, Spain

Ona Vileikis, University College London, United Kingdom

Ángel Poncela González,  University of Salamanca 

Antonio Pelaez-Verdet, University of Malaga, Spain

Arturo Crosby, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Carlos Cardoso Ferreira, University de Coimbra, Portugal

Fernando Lara de Vicente, University of Cordoba, Spain

Frank Babinger, University  Complutense de Madrid.

Ignacio Ruiz Guerra, University of Complutense de Madrid

José Antonio Fernández, University de Córdoba

José Antonio Folgado, University de Extremadura

Juan Ignacio Pulido, Unviersity of Jaén

Mª Ángeles Jordano Barbudo University ofnCordoba, Spain

Manuel Rivera Mateos, University of Cordoba,Spain 

Maria Angeles Recio Ramírez , University de Córdoba

Miguel Ángel Valero, University Castilla la Mancha

Nuria Huete, Universidad Castilla- La Mancha

Pedro Buendía, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Reyes Escalera Pérez, University of Málaga

Wednesday, 26 april 2023

9,00  a  10,00  Acreditación  

10,00 a 11.00  Inauguración autoridades. 

11,00 a 11,30   Conferencia inaugural del patrimonio 

11,30 a 12,00   Conferencia inaugural del turismo

12,00 a 12,30   Coffee- Break

12,30 a 15,00  Mesas comunicaciones simultáneas.  

15,00 a 16,00  Pausa. Almuerzo Libre

16,00 a 18,00 Mesas comunicaciones simultáneas 

PROGRAMA SOCIAL 

 20,00             Cena de gala (bebida no incluida)

Thursday, 27 april 2023

9,00  a  10,00  Conferencia 

10,00 a 11.00   Conferencia

11,00 a 13,00   Mesas comunicaciones simultáneas

13,00 a 14,00   Almuerzo libre

14,00 a 16,00  Mesas comunicaciones simultáneas.  

16,00 a 16,30   Coffee- Break

17:00               Clausura congreso 

PROGRAMA SOCIAL 

19,00 a 21,00 Visita al Cairo Histórico en la noche

 7,00 am

• Visita a las Piramides de Giza

• Visita al museo del Cairo 

• Visita al Barrio Copto

• Visita al Zoco histórico del Cairo

• Entradas a los patrimonios y museo

Nota: el programa turístico del congreso incluye: 

• Transporte del hotel hasta los lugares y vuelta

• Guía turístico de acuerdo a la lengua de origen del congresista

• Lunch  (sin incluir bebida)

Congress Hall

Alhambra Hall  - INTERCONTINENTAL CITYSTARS CAIRO

Adress: Omar Ibn El Khattab Street, P.O. Box 1026, Heliopolis Bahary, Cairo, 11737, Egypt

https://www.ihg.com/intercontinental/hotels/gb/en/cairo

How to reach the hotel:

FROM THE AIRPORT

Cairo International Airport (CAI) : SOUTH DIRECTION ON AIRPORT ROAD UNTIL MILITARY INSTITUTE. TURN LEFT & FOLLOW THE ROAD TO ITS END. TURN RIGHT TO AUTOSTRAD ROAD & CONTINUE STRAIGHT UNTIL AL NASR ROAD. TURN RIGHT TO FACE THE HOTEL.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Take 6 October bridge until Al Nasr Road Exit

OR

SUBWAY Al Ahram

Head to Thawra street, take the tunnel then turn right after Embassy of Emirates

Estimated distance to the hotel: 1.86 MI/ 3 KM

Accommodation Hotel

Hotels of Accommodation:

-       Holiday Inn Intercontinental city stars (4 Min. on foot to the congress hall)

-       Sonesta hotel (10 Min. by Car to congress Hall) 

-       Golden Plaza Hotel (10 Min. To the congress hall)

CAIRO APRIL 2023, MAIL, INFORMATION

  cigesturcairo@gmail.com