The conference, hosted by the University of
Nice Sophia Antipolis – GREDEG CNRS, was attended by a large
number of academics, representing 17 countries. It gathered
papers at the cutting edge of contemporary research in tourism,
with topics ranging from destination management and marketing
to strategies and performance in the tourism sector, to social
responsibility and sustainability in the tourism sector, to ICT
applications in tourism. The conference has proved to be a forum
for the advancement of knowledge within the tourism field in
general and the destination marketing and management field in
particular. More specifically, in this communication we illustrate
several key issues and current trends that were discussed during
the wrap-up session conducted by the chairs of the tracks and
sessions related to destination management and marketing: