3rd INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON CLIMATE, TOURISM AND RECREATION, 
from 19th to 22nd September 2007, 
to be held in Alexandroupolis/Greece. 

Organised by the International Society of Biometeorology, 
Commission on Climate, Tourism and Recreation
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Weather in Alexandroupolis 
 
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| Topics:| 

Methods for assessing relationships between climate and tourism

• Implications of extreme atmospheric events for tourism and recreation

• Climate as a natural resource-base (of an area) for tourism

• Economic significance of climate and climate variability for the tourism industry

• Effects of weather and climate on tourism ‘demand’

• Needs of the tourist and travel industries for climate and weather information

• Role and significance of climate in itinerary planning and air-travel schedules

• Advisory services for proper climatic adaptation of travellers

• Development of Tourism Climate Index

• Weather and climate as limiting factors in tourism

• Climotherapy and health tourism

• Thalassotherapy (sea water and ocean climates for health purposes)

• Impacts of climate change on tourism and recreation

• Contribution of tourism to climate change

 
 
| Deadline | 

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 30 May 2007

Deadline for submission of camera-ready papers: 30 July  2007 - Instructions for authors - Maxim length 6 pages

 

| Registration | 
Registration Form

Costs for Workshop and Accommodation: 

Registration incl. coffee break: 100 €

Accomodation: max 90 € half board

 

| Venue | 
The Workshop will take place at the Alexander Beach Hotel in Aexandroupolis. http://www.alexbh.gr/ 

The distance to the city center of Alexandroupolis is 2 km. Please do not contact the Hotel for bookings. Bookings will be made by the organizers.

| Travel and transport  |  
 
| General informations | 

Information about the area: The Secret paths of Evros 

Climate of Area: Climate of Evros http://www.mif.uni-freiburg.de/matzarakis/evros.htm 

Excursions:  a) Island of Samothraki b) Delta of Evros c) Forest of Dadia

 
 
| Organizers: | 
Andreas Matzarakis
University of Freiburg, Germany		 Chris de Freitas
University of Auckland, New Zealand 		Daniel Scott
University of Waterloo, Canada

 

For further Information please contact the chairpersons of the commission
last update: 20. Februar 2008