Horizon Europe · Horizon Europe (HORIZON)
Future-proofing sustainable cultural tourism
Call summary
From the official text, opening part
Expected Outcome: Projects should contribute to the first expected outcome, plus those under either Focus 1 or Focus 2, depending on the chosen focus Evidence-based policy recommendations and solutions for integrating cultural tourism into strategies for regenerative sustainability, environmental protection (for example, from degradation or biodiversity loss), digital transformation, social inclusion and gender equality at all levels of government. As a result, cultural tourism becomes a stronger driver of regenerative sustainable development, increases workforce numbers and skills, and improves working conditions. Research impact is maximised through coordinated dissemination and policy co-creation, facilitating implementation of research-based solutions by policymakers and stakeholders. Focus 1 A comprehensive analytical framework for ethical AI integration in sustainable cultural tour… more
Artificial intelligence, intelligent systems, multi agent systemsBusiness modelsCapacity buildingData and image processingDigitalisation/ICT and cultural heritageEnvironmental sciencesExperimentally-driven research and innovationInternational cooperationKnowledge transferPolicy making and economicsRegional developmentSocial innovationSocial sciences, interdisciplinaryTourism / TravelVisual arts, performing arts, designAI integration
Academics who may be relevant
By subject fit
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%83EDA HAZARHUN
Shared topics: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Hospitality and Tourism Education · Culinary Culture and Tourism
Overlapping papers: Birleşmiş Milletler Dünya Turizm Örgütünün (UN Tourism) Instagram İçeriklerinin Analizi (2024) · ANALYSIS OF THE WEBSITE OF HOTELS WITH SUSTAINABLE TOURISM CERTIFICATE: THE CASE OF TÜRKIYE (2023)
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%82OSMAN NURİ ÖZDOĞAN
Shared topics: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Cruise Tourism Development and Management · Culinary Culture and Tourism
Overlapping papers: Tourists’ destination perception of competitiveness based on travel motivation (2025) · New perspective on sustainable practices in the events industry (2024)
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%81BARIŞ SEYHAN
Shared topics: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Cruise Tourism Development and Management · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Religious Tourism and Spaces
Overlapping papers: The Conceptual Grounding of Overtourism and Overtourism-Driven Change: Olympos Case (2023) · The Evolution of Heritage Tourism Destinations in Protected Rural Regions (2020)
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%81EMRE YAŞAR
Shared topics: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
Overlapping papers: Shaping Memories and Clay: A Netnographic Look at Tourist Experiences in Pottery Workshops (2026) · Smart Destination Planning with ChatGPT (2025)
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%80OĞUZ DOĞAN
Shared topics: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Cruise Tourism Development and Management · Museums and Cultural Heritage
Overlapping papers: Volunteer perceptions of organic farms in accordance with GSTC criteria: A case study of WWOOF Türkiye (2025) · The Role of Crisis Perception, Education Quality, and Social Influence on Tourism Students’ Work Intentions: Examining the Impact of Internship Experience (2025)
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%79AYŞE NEVİN SERT
Shared topics: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Culinary Culture and Tourism
Overlapping papers: PROFESYONEL TURİST REHBERLERİNİN KÜLTÜREL YETKİNLİĞİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ ÜZERİNE BİR ÇALIŞMA (2020) · Archaeological Tourism: Ethical Principles and Site Management in Practice (2025)
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%78KEMAL KANTARCI
Shared topics: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Central Asia Education and Culture
Overlapping papers: The Impact of Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Factors on Tourism Performance: The Case of Silk Road Countries (2013) · Comparative Analysis of Central Asian Tourism Product from Point of View of Turkish Travelers: A Case of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekista (2015)
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%78SEZER KARASAKAL
Shared topics: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Culinary Culture and Tourism
Overlapping papers: From screen to destination: how Turkish and Korean TV series shape tourism preferences through visual, vocal, and celebrity appeals (2025) · How to create flow experience during travel: The role of destination attributes (2021)
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%78ÇAĞIL HALE ÖZEL
Shared topics: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Culinary Culture and Tourism
Overlapping papers: Measuring Destination Competitiveness An Application of the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index 2007 (2010) · 7)TURİZMİN SOSYO-KÜLTÜREL BOYUTTA ORTAYA ÇIKARDIĞI ETKİLERİN İNCELENMESİ: MARMARİS ÖRNEĞİ (2015)
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%77FULDEN NURAY KÜÇÜKERGİN
Shared topics: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Culinary Culture and Tourism
Overlapping papers: The role of tour guide competency in the cultural tour experience: the case of Cappadocia (2025) · Adjustment and commitment in tourism higher education: A mixed-method examination of change over time (2026)
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%77NERİMAN GONCA GÜZEL ŞAHİN
Shared topics: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Culinary Culture and Tourism
Overlapping papers: Gastronomy Tourism as an Alternative Tourism An Assessment on the Gastronomy Tourism Potential of Turkey (2015)
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%77SEZER YERSÜREN
Shared topics: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Culinary Culture and Tourism
Overlapping papers: The effect of virtual reality experience quality on destination visit intention and virtual reality travel intention (2024)
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%76BEYZA HATIRNAZ
Shared topics: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Culinary Culture and Tourism
Overlapping papers: PROFILING TURKISH VEGAN TOURIST; HOW VEGAN ARE THEY ON HOLIDAYS? (2023) · Alternatiflilik mi, Aşırılaşma mı? Turizm Çeşitlerinin Son Güncel Durumu (2023)
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%76GÖKÇE YÜKSEK
Shared topics: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
Overlapping papers: NARRATING THE ‘WHITE GOLD’: HOW TURKISH MEDIA SHAPES THE IMAGE OF MEERSCHAUM (2025) · Tour Guides as Sustainable Cultural Heritage Tourism Interpreters: The Case of the Odunpazari Historical Urban Site (2020)
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%76HANDE AKYURT KURNAZ
Shared topics: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Culinary Culture and Tourism · Hospitality and Tourism Education
Overlapping papers: Slowing cities, sustaining destinations: insights from Akyaka’s Cittaslow experience (2026) · Ritual meals and the construction of spiritual tourism meaning: the case of Macedonian migrants in Türkiye (2026)
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%76SILA KARACAOĞLU
Shared topics: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Culinary Culture and Tourism · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
Overlapping papers: Rural Development through Intangible Cultural Heritage: The Cultural and Economic Transformative Potential of Pottery (2026) · The Effects of Food Neophobia and Openness to Different Cultures on Ethnic Food Consumption: The Case of Tourism Students (2024)
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%76ZEYNEP YAMAÇ ERDOĞAN
Shared topics: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Museums and Cultural Heritage · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
Overlapping papers: Rural Development through Intangible Cultural Heritage: The Cultural and Economic Transformative Potential of Pottery (2026) · The Relationship Between Nature Tourism and Local People: A Bibliometric Analysis Review (2026)
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%75ESAT ÖZATA
Shared topics: Culinary Culture and Tourism · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Hospitality and Tourism Education
Overlapping papers: Gastronomi Festivallerinin Yöre Turizmine Katkıları: Paydaş Algıları Üzerine Bir İnceleme (2026) · The Effect of the Level of Institutionalization in Hotel Enterprises on the Job Satisfaction and Performance of Employees to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals: The Case of Tourism Center Istanbul (2025)
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%75ŞERİF BALDIRAN
Shared topics: Culinary Culture and Tourism · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
Overlapping papers: Determining the Opinions of Farmers Towards the Development Potential of Agricultural Tourism: The Case of Amasy (2025) · Meslek Yüksekokulundan Mezun Kadınların Okul Başarı Durumları İle Mezuniyet Sonrası Çalışma Durumlarının Karşılaştırılması: Amasya Meslek Yüksekokulu Örneği (2018)
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%74AYÇA ÖZMEN
Shared topics: Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Culinary Culture and Tourism · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
Overlapping papers: The Urban Conservation Approach of Cittaslow Yalvaç (2018) · Genius Loci in Adaptive Reuse: Bank Museums in Ankara (2025)
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%74GÖZDEGÜL BAŞER
Shared topics: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Cruise Tourism Development and Management
Overlapping papers: Digital Marketing Practices: Trends and Challenges for the Tourism Industry (2020) · An Overlook to The Use of Artifıicial Intelligence in Hospitality and Tourism Industry: Prospects and Challenges (2025)
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%74YASİN GÜNDEN
Shared topics: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Museums and Cultural Heritage
Overlapping papers: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF PUBLICATIONS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF CULTURAL HERITAGE TOURISM AND DIGITALIZATION (2022) · AN INNOVATIVE CULTURE ROUTE PROPOSAL IN DESTINATION MANAGEMENT OF CAPPADOCIA REGION (2022)
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%74YUSUF KENAN KARAŞ
Shared topics: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
Overlapping papers: The Place and Importance of Cheese in Türkiye (2024) · Green practices in tourism enterprises (2024)
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%74ŞERİFE YAZGAN PEKTAŞ
Shared topics: Culinary Culture and Tourism · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
Overlapping papers: The Effect of Digital Content Marketing on Tourists’ Purchase Intention (2020) · The Evaluation of Tourism in Turkey in Terms of Inflation (2020)
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%73GRANT ALTAY TAŞKIN
Shared topics: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Culinary Culture and Tourism
Overlapping papers: The Need for a Tour Guide While the Cities Get Smarter (2020) · Türkiye's Tourism Success During and Post Covid-19 (2024)
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%72ALPER BOZKURT
Shared topics: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
Overlapping papers: Harmonizing Heritage and Artificial Neural Networks: The Role of Sustainable Tourism in UNESCO World Heritage Sites (2023) · Coastal tourism development in Sinop as an emerging rural destination: A preliminary study from the residents’ perspective (2020)
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%72ALPER KURNAZ
Shared topics: Culinary Culture and Tourism · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
Overlapping papers: Examining Turkish travellers’ non-immersive virtual heritage tour experiences through stimulus–organism–response model (2024) · Slowing cities, sustaining destinations: insights from Akyaka’s Cittaslow experience (2026)
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%72ALTAN DEMİREL
Shared topics: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Culinary Culture and Tourism
Overlapping papers: An Exploratory Study on Determining Motivations, Constraints, and Strategies for Coping with Constraints to Participate in Outdoor Recreation Activities: Generation Z (2024) · Top quality hotel managers perspectives on smart technologies: an exploratory study (2024)
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%72MELAHAT AVŞAR
Shared topics: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Culinary Culture and Tourism
Overlapping papers: Türkiye as a Tourist Destination from the Perspective of International Educational Tourists (2024) · An Evaluation on the Development and Importance of Health Tourism in Türkiye (2024)
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%72MUHAMMET NECATİ ÇELİK
Shared topics: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
Overlapping papers: The Role of Accommodation Enterprises in the Development of Sustainable Tourism (2021) · Sustainable Tourism Policies and Overtourism Risk in Destination Management: The Case of Alanya (2024)
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