Between 20-23 October 2021, two members of the IGAR team (Bianca Mitrică and Ines Grigorescu) participated in the 14th International Conference for Cultural Tourism in Europe entitled "Regenerating European Tourism through Culture, Heritage & Creativity" which was held in Athens, Greece. Within this large event, academics from various European countries discussed the latest trends in the field of culture, heritage and sustainable tourism, including innovation, digitalisation, creativity and cultural tourism product development. A particular emphasis was put on the important role of culture, heritage and creativity in regenerating the European tourism, following the pandemic crisis in 2020 and 2021.
On this occasion, a paper was presented: COVID-19 pandemic and the new challenges of cultural tourism. An analysis of Buzău Carpathians and Subcarpahians (Romania). Authors: Bianca Mitrică, Ines Grigorescu Nicoleta Damian, Paul-Răzvan Şerban, Irena Mocanu, Monica Dumitraşcu, Cristina Dumitrică. This paper integrated the research findings of the SPOT project field surveys carried out in the study area and applied to businesses, tourist and residents (WP1), as well as some of the policy responses to the pandemic in the cultural tourism sector (WP2).
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