Tourism in the new Europe: the challenges and opportunities of EU enlargement

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* Preface Section 1: Introduction and Context * Introduction, D Hall and M Smith * Tourism and the European Union, C Anastasiadou, Napier University, Edinburgh, UK * Enlargement Implications for European Tourism, M Smith and Derek Hall * Tourism and the New Europe: Views from Beyond Europe, C Michael Hall, University of Otago, New Zealand * Tourism Education in the New Europe, G Richards, Tourism Research and Marketing, Barcelona, Spain Section 2: East Central Europe * Tourism and EU Enlargement: A Central European Perspective, P Jordan, Austrian Institute of East and Southeast European Studies, Austria * Slovenia: New Challenges in Enhancing the Value of the Tourism Destination Brand, M Konecnik, Ljubljana University, Slovenia * Slovakia: EU Accession and Cross-Border Travel, V Balaz, Slovak Academy of Science, Slovak Republic * Tourism in the Czech Republic, A Kiralova, Institute of Hospitality and Management, Czech Republic * Product Development and Diversification in Hungary, L Puczko, Xellum Ltd, Hungary, and T Ratz, Kodolanyi Janos University College, Hungary * Tourism in Poland: Changes in Policy, Management and Education, B Marciszewska Section 3: The Baltics * The Baltics' Accession: Finnish Perspectives, R Komppula and A Peltonen, University of Joensuu, Finland, T Ylkanen and T Kokkila, Finnish Tourist Board, Finland * Estonia - Switching Unions: Impacts of EU Membership on Tourism Development, J Jarvis. Monash University, Australia and P Kallas, Estonian Tourist Board, Estonia * Latvia Tourism: Decisive Factors and Tourism Development, I Druva-Druvaskalne, I Abols and A Slara, Vidzeme University College, Latvia * Lithuania: Sustainable Rural Tourism Development in the Baltic Coastal Region A Armanaitiene, R Povilanskas, Klaipeda University, Lithuania, and E Jones, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, UK Section 4: The Mediterranean Enlargement * The Mediterranean Enlargement: An Overview, H Alipour, Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and D Hall * Malta: Re-imaging the Mediterranean Destination, N Theuma, University of Malta, Malta * Cyprus: Building Bridges in the Borderlands of the New Europe, J Scott, London Metropolitan University, UK, and L Topcan Section 5: The Next Enlargement * Introduction * Tourism in Bulgaria, M Bachvarov, University of Lodz, Poland * Romania: National Identity, Tourism Promotion and European Integration, D Light, Liverpool Hope University, UK * Turkey: EU Membership Implications for Sustainable Tourism Development, C Tosun, J Fletcher and A Fyall, Bournemouth University, UK * Croatia in the New Europe: Culture Versus Conformity, I Ateljevic, Wageningen University, the Netherlands, and S Corak, Institute for Tourism, Croatia Section 6: Conclusions * Summary and Conclusions: M Smith and D Hall.