Divine Intervention? The Origins of Tourism on Symi

Kenna's study of the Greek island of Anafi is one of the few focusing on the early stages of tourism development in southern Europe. It emphasized the importance of return migrants & urban migrants' associations to such development. This study, on another Greek island, Symi, shows that...

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Published inSouth European society & politics Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 80 - 106
Main Author Damer, SeáN
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis Group 01.12.2004
Taylor & francis
Subjects
Economic Development
Economic sociology
Expatriates
General studies. Economic systems
Greece
Islands
Return Migration
Rural to Urban Migration
Sociology
Sociology of economy and development
Tourism
Greece
Tourism
Church
Migration
Economic Development
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Summary:Kenna's study of the Greek island of Anafi is one of the few focusing on the early stages of tourism development in southern Europe. It emphasized the importance of return migrants & urban migrants' associations to such development. This study, on another Greek island, Symi, shows that the initiative was taken in a bizarre manner by the American Church World Service. Nonetheless, it confirms Kenna's model in that the main players on Symi were return migrants. However, it was the large colony of expatriate Symiaki on Rhodes that accelerated the tourism development process, rather than the Athens-based Symi Migrants Association. 2 Figures, 42 References. Adapted from the source document.
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ISSN:1360-8746
1743-9612
DOI:10.1080/1360874042000271870