Many economies and industries of the countries depend on tourism, which can direct the flow of the world. Cultural Tourism is the subset of tourism that is concerned with the country’s lifestyle in certain geographical areas, such as their art, architecture, rituals, festivals, and values that help convey the culture of the country itself. Cultural Tourism includes the visitor getting involved or in contact with the Unique Heritage and special character of a place. More awareness of the place’s values, languages, lifestyle, and customs is conveyed to the visitor. Through tourism lays the possibility of associating cultures together, assisting in creating cohesion amongst the world’s inhabitants. Considering that Culture and Heritage are two important factors in attracting tourists, they maintain their stature as a resource for development and Improving the Economy.

That being said, Heritage and Culture are both two important assets that should be maintained, conserved, and enhanced. Improving the life quality, living conditions, and reducing poverty will help in further preserving the Cultural and Natural Heritage. Making such assets within reach of humanity, conveying civilizations through a powerful tool as tourism is considered the sustainability of cultural tourism development. Reaching and maintaining such objectives would require high standards in the design & implementation of Tourism Policies and conservation and preservation policies, involving the participation of communities in preserving, enhancing, and improving the Cultural Heritage for the following decades.

Balancing between the Society, Environment, and Tourism to lessen the negative impacts, and have more positive effects, can only be achieved through spreading creativity and Cultural Diversity, through maintaining awareness of the importance of cultural tourism and its everlasting positive effects. Cultural Sustainable Tourism (CST- 2017) discusses the complex relations between culture and tourism and how planners, architects, and main actors can help convey and spread the right perspective of the importance and role of Cultural tourism and how to maintain it.

1. 1. Integrated Relational Tourism (irt) As A Tool Of Development.
2. 2. New Policies And Strategies For Tourism In The Mediterranean Basin And Beyond.
3. 3. Tourism Strategies.
4. 4. Environmental Issues.
5. 5. Community Issues.
6. 6. Climate Change.
7. 7. Safety And Security.
8. 8. Art, Architecture And Culture.
9. 9. Heritage Tourism.
10. 10. Wildlife And Adventure Tourism.
11. 11. Health And Wellbeing Tourism.
12. 12. Medical Tourism.
13. 13. Marine And Coastal Areas Tourism.
14. 14. Sport Tourism.
15. 15. City Tourism.
16. 16. Tourism Impact.
17. 17. Tourism And Protected Area.
18. 18. Ecotourism.
19. 19. Rural Tourism.
20. 20. Tourism And Technology.
21. 21. Industrial Tourism.
22. 22. Transport And Tourism.
23. 23. Education And Tourism.
24. 24. Theme Parks And Leisure.
25. 25. Destination Management.
26. 26. Planning And Development.
27. 27. E-tourism.
28. 28. Simulation Models.
29. 29. Social And Physical Infrastructure.

Abstracts should clearly state the purpose, results, and conclusions of the work to be described in the final paper.

After you have received the acceptance of your abstract, please continue to write your full paper with the requested template (please download).

Note:
Final acceptance will be based on the full-length paper. For publication, the accepted papers must be presented at the conference.

English will be the official language of the Cultural Sustainable Tourism (CST).

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Thessaloniki is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Greek Macedonia, the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace, literally “the co-capital”.

The municipality of Thessaloniki, the historical center, had a population of 385,406 in 2007, while the Thessaloniki Urban Area had a population of 800,764. And the Thessaloniki Metropolitan Area had 1,104,460 inhabitants in 2011.

Thessaloniki is a popular tourist destination in Greece. For 2013, National Geographic Magazine included Thessaloniki in its top tourist destinations worldwide, while in 2014 Financial Times FDI magazine (Foreign Direct Investments) declared Thessaloniki as the best mid-sized European city of the future for human capital and lifestyle.

Thessaloniki is home to numerous notable Byzantine monuments, including the Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as several Roman, Ottoman and Sephardic Jewish structures. The city’s main university, Aristotle University, is the largest in Greece and the Balkans.

Aristotle University Research Dissemination Center (KEDEA)

Thessaloniki, Greece

The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is located near the city center, you can reach it from the Thessaloniki Airport by either the following means:

• Bus: You can take the line 78 bus that can be found just outside the terminal and departs each 30 minutes. The ticket costs about €2 and can be bought inside the bus.

•Taxi: You can take a taxi directly to the university location by taxi which will cost approximately €18 –  €20, however at midnight and after, the fare may be higher.

Celebrating East and West cultural connectivity – The Silk Road

Since ancient times, the Silk Road served as a bridge between East and West, uniting, through a complex network of overland and sea routes, three continents and different cultures. Acclaimed as the "greatest route in the history of mankind" the ancient Silk Road has been an important vehicle for trade between empires and kingdoms, also facilitating cultural exchange. Nowadays, the historic Silk Road revives again, as an up-and-coming tourist destination, engaging numerous countries with rich natural and cultural heritage. China has recently put forward a giant plan to revive the Ancient Silk Road, initiating in September 2013 the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) Initiative, a new international development strategy with the intention to promote economic cooperation among Eurasian countries.

The “Cultural Sustainable Tourism Conference”, in order to exploit the opportunities stemming from the initiative in the tourism sector, will organize a special session devoted to the connectivity and cooperation between east and west, the untapped unique Silk Road cultural heritage and the rising tourism market. The duration of the session will be approximately two hours with the following structure:

*The Conference Final Program has been announced, to download