Speaker Biograghy: Dr Jocelyne Napoli is Associate Professor at the University of Toulouse, specialised in air transport and tourism services. She has a doctorate in English Civilisation, and has presented numerous reports on tourism and air transport in France and around the world. She also develops new specialisations and empirical research on sustainable tourism and air transportation including LCC. She is also the founder and head of a Master 2 degree in International Management of Tourism and Air Transport (MITAT) at the Université Toulouse III, Paul Sabatier, accredited by ICAO, the French Ministry of Education and the UNWTO.


Day 1 - 14 March
Session: Airport Cities, Transport Connections & Tourism

09:40 - 10:10 - Airport cities and tourism
Synopsis: Over the past decades the customer cost of travel has fallen by about 60% (IATA) and the number of tourists worldwide has skyrocketed (UNTWO). Research in tourism and air transport are separately dealt with, in scientific journals. However, transport, particularly air transport, is playing a greater role in the tourist experience. To meet the expectations of visitors and local communities, places worldwide will need to become resourceful and innovative. The methodology used here is to analyse the relationship between air transport and tourism based on research literature and statistics of different journals and research reviews.

Audience will learn:

• Communication between tourism institutions and airports
• Expectations of visitors
• Link between latest research and official statistics
• Airport and university training

Day 1 - 14 March
Session: Airport Cities, Transport Connections & Tourism

17:05 - 17:35 - Panel Discussion: The relationship between airports and cities – loveably complex systems