Andreas Papatheodorou

University of the Aegean · Department of Tourism Economics and Management

To βιβλίο των Larry Dwyer, Peter Forsyth και Wayne Dwyer είναι ένα εισαγωγικό σύγγραμμα στα οικονομικά του τουρισμού κατάλληλο για προπτυχιακά αλλά και μεταπτυχιακά προγράμματα σπουδών στα οικονομικά και στη διοίκηση επιχειρήσεων. Επιπλέον, το βιβλίο αποτελεί εξαιρετικό εργαλείο και βοήθημα για τους επαγγελματίες του τουρισμού, που επιθυμούν να εμπ...

This poster is about the adjustment of leadership styles in airline companies under unpredicted emergency conditions and pays particular attention on the CEOs’ and Board of Directors’ pay cuts during COVID-19 pandemic. The overarching lesson from this research is that leadership flexibility and reaction according to environmental conditions are cru...

Unlike the other air transport business models, air cargo and business aviation proved resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic setting the fundamentals for further growth in the post-pandemic business environment. In contrast to air cargo, however, business aviation is relatively under-researched. On these grounds, this paper is of interest as it ex...

This study that is anchored in complexity theory investigates the complex factors affecting the destination nightlife experience of tourists while using the destination of Cyprus as a fitting place context. Based on a sample of 390 holidaymakers, a fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis reveals certain complex solutions. These deal with the soc...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between mood and air travel choices, considering the role of travel significance and the influence that COVID-19 may have on younger generations’ choices. Using a mixed-methods sequential exploratory design, a sample of 1,111 Italian respondents, belonging to younger generations is invest...

Purpose This paper aims to examine developments in tourism during the COVID-19 pandemic using the hotel sector in the North-East of England as the area of study. The country has attracted a lot of attention not only because of its importance as a tourism destination but also due to its rather controversial management of the pandemic at least in its...

This paper launches the Curated Collection of Annals of Tourism Research on air transport and tourism. Starting with a structured and historical review of the literature, the paper then discusses an analytical framework based on microeconomics and economic geography tools to highlight the implications of air transport accessibility for tourism deve...

Emotional labour (EL) is a self-controlling process during which employees monitor and regulate their moods and expressions when interacting with customers. Such self-monitoring takes place through employees engaging with either deep acting (DA) or surface acting (SA) EL strategies. Although empirical evidence indicates that employees are capable o...

Transportation has always been closely connected to the development of a region. Technological advancements as well as the increase of the available income has set the fundamentals for more effective ways of transportation. At the same time, tourism flourishes and more people travel around the world. To accommodate this additional demand, airlines...

Exclaves are characterized by several advantages and disadvantages related to physical, economic, historical, social and cultural attributes; these depend on the owner- and the host-state as well as on relationship between the two. Using the case of Ceuta, a Spanish pene-exclave located in north-western Africa bordering Morocco, air travel mobility...

Aviation contributes to economic and social development, but air traffic congestion and aircraft-related gas emissions damage the environment; hence, appropriate policies should be introduced to ensure sustainable growth. This paper highlights the interdependence of environmental reforms in aviation by thoroughly investigating two major European po...

This paper explores airport business in association with its operational, economic, geographical and regulatory environment. The two-stages methodology engages a post-positivist approach and data triangulation. In the first stage, airport performance (AP) is measured with the tailor-made Airport Business Excellence Model in 137 airports spread over...

Effectively addressing the impact of aviation on climate change may prove a major challenge for policymakers. Τhe European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is one of the main instruments used to reach the statutory reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. This paper examines policy issues regarding the implementation of the EU ETS in aviation....

The latest European Aviation structural changes have significant implications for the tourism industry and facilitate the formation of a new contractual arrangement among destination stakeholders. Greece has experienced full air transport liberalization since 1998 being a member of the European single aviation market. However, although there is a r...

The development of transport infrastructure is a prerequisite and a fundamental factor in tourism sector growth, as without the variety of transport means (i.e. tourist transport by air, by water, on land) and modes (i.e. mass transportation, independent means of travel) tourism industry would not be able to exist. In this context, tourism embraces...

Increased congestion at hub airports affects on-time airline performance to the detriment of customer satisfaction and may have substantially negative repercussions for airlines in a hypercompetitive environment. This paper concentrates on the on-time performance of British Airways (BA) at London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to identify BA's delays/disru...

This paper uses a Delphi approach to analyse policy issues related to the environmental aspects of the Single European Sky (SES). SES aims to organize the airspace uniformly, with air traffic control areas based on operational efficiency rather than national borders. One of the main aspects of SES is performance evaluation in four areas namely cost...

Ο Συλλογικός αυτός Τόμος, αποτελεί μια συστηματική προσπάθεια καταγραφής και χαρτογράφησης των Ελλήνων Επιστημόνων οι οποίοι εμπλέκονται ακαδημαϊκά, εκπαιδευτικά και ερευνητικά στον επιστημονικό χώρο του Τουρισμού και της Τουριστικής Ανάπτυξης. Είναι όμως και μια προσπάθεια αναλυτικής διερεύνησης και ανάδειξης των κυριότερων θεματικών πεδίων των ερ...

Airports and urban developments in their vicinity constitute a highly specialized type of agglomeration based on air connectivity that epitomizes the importance of mobility in the modern service economy. However, in a frictionless world of backyard capitalism and perfect competition, such agglomeration of civil aviation services would not have been...

Accessibility is of major importance for tourism and trade development in Eastern Aegean Sea islands, Greece. In particular, the island of Chios is heavily dependent on Athens International Airport for both its inbound and outbound tourism. On the other hand, International Airport of Izmir in Turkey, located much closer to the island, serves severa...

Accessibility is of major importance for tourism and trade development in Eastern Aegean Sea islands, Greece. In particular, the island of Chios is heavily dependent on Athens International Airport for both its inbound and outbound tourism. On the other hand, the International Airport of Izmir in Turkey, located much closer to the island, serves se...

This paper focuses on the tourism impacts of the 2015-16 refugee crisis in Greece. It examines the implications of the related publicity for the perception of Greece and the expected reaction of inbound tourists; the way refugees are regarded from a security and cultural aspect; the interaction between refugees and host communities; and the decisio...

Occupational uncertainty has a considerable effect upon consumer decisions during a recession, especially with respect to discretionary products and services such as tourism. Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), the study examines the complex relations among job vulnerability, disposable income for tourism, marketing activities, price and...

Tourism is a vital tool for political and economic change. Calls for boycotts by tourists of countries reflect the huge impact that tourist activity and the tourism industry has on political change.

The conversion of second to primary homes is a known phenomenon; yet, its emergence as a result of necessity in an era of economic crisis has not been adequately addressed in the literature. To fill this gap, the article discusses an interview study of younger adults who have made this conversion, conducted in a second home area near Athens, Greece...

La conversion de résidences secondaires en résidences principales est un phénomène bien connu ; pourtant, son émergence pour cause de nécessité en période de crise économique n’a pas été traitée de façon adéquate dans le domaine de la recherche. Afin de combler cette lacune, cet article analyse l’étude d’entretiens avec de jeunes adultes qui ont fa...

La transformación de hogares secundarios a primarios es un fenómeno conocido; sin embargo, su emergencia como resultado de la necesidad en una era de crisis económica no ha sido tratada adecuadamente en la literatura. Para llenar este vacío, el artículo describe un estudio de entrevistas a adultos jóvenes que han hecho esta conversión, llevada a ca...

For Eastern Aegean Islands, accessibility is a determinant factor of their tourism development. Chios, as a particular case study is heavily dependent on Athens International Airport for its inbound and outbound tourism. On the other hand, International Airport of Izmir, located much closer to the island, serves several european destinations. Cross...

This chapter covers three areas of institutional changes in the European aviation sector that may significantlyaffect the dynamics of the tourism industry. Further to the introduction, airlines are discussed insection two; airports are analysed in section three; and air navigation service provision are presentedin section four. The dynamics of thes...

Tourism is a global high consumption industry with important sustainability implications. Given the strong link between tourism and transport, this research analyses the opinion of local authorities and stakeholders to help promote sustainable transport in the touristic islands of Chios and Lesvos, in the Aegean Sea, in Greece. The attitudes of sta...

New air travel opportunities for Ceuta, a Spanish remoter region in Northern Africa, generated by air transport liberalisation in neighbouring Morocco. Spatial discontinuity and lack of seamless transport connections between Ceuta and the Spanish mainland pose significant accessibility challenges for the Spanish exclave

Air transport liberalisation in Europe has produced some major changes to the networks operated by airlines and the services available at airports. Within this context the degree of airport dependency in terms of market, spatial and temporal concentration is important to know from an economic geography and risk management perspective. A composite i...

The third air transport liberalisation package in the EU was fully implemented in Greece in July 1998. Nevertheless, little has changed since then in terms of the geographical dispersion of air traffic flows. The recent financial downturn of the Greek economy led to a substantial deterioration of traffic, particularly in the domestic market. The Gr...

Effective transport is impeded by a number of caveats, including problems of accessibility to the destination, poor infrastructure, social, and environmental issues. In this context, the implementation of intermodal solutions is essential to meet customer demand, resolve problems of transport supply, and enhance destination competitiveness. Based o...

Low-cost carriers (LCCs) may yield several benefits to destinations including increased tourist arrivals, improved destination competitiveness and enrichment of regional economies. Governments in several destinations, particularly insular tourism destinations, have acted as proponents towards LCCs offering attractive subsidisation schemes. Nonethel...

The link between tourism development and accessibility is very important for island destinations, whose connectivity to the mainland depends entirely on sea and air passenger transport services. In this chapter, we analyze patterns of transportation for tourists and residents via ferry and airplane for a number of Greek Aegean islands and groups of...

Four major observations can be made about the state of research in tourism economics. First, there are ongoing areas of research very much within the single disciplinary mainstream economic methodological framework. Second, several areas of research in economics have emerged that were either non-existent two decades ago or were in their infancy. Th...

Ο ελληνικός τουρισµός βρίσκεται σε ένα κρίσιµο σταυροδρόµι, καθώς το υπόδειγµα ανάπτυξης που ακολούθησε τα τελευταία πενήντα περίπου χρόνια βρίσκεται πλέον σε κρίση. Για να µπορέσει ο ελληνικός τουρισµός να ξεπεράσει τα προβλήµατα που αντιµετωπίζει, είναι ανάγκη να ληφθούν µια σειρά από δραστικά µέτρα. Στόχος της παρούσας εισήγησης είναι να αναδείξ...

In an era of economic crisis and serious environmental constraints, the transition to sustainability enters dynamically the debate over long-term preservation and welfare at a systemic level. Tourism is a resource- (capital, human and natural) demanding sector; this paper explores the variety and diversity of methodological approaches and tools emp...

Two countries, one sea; destinations offering a similar tourism product; five Greek islands and three Turkish coastal cities located in the Eastern Aegean area. Eight airports and ferry connections set the structure of the region's transport system. Considering the adverse economic conditions prevailing (especially in Greece) over the last five yea...

Tourism is one of the most important factors of economic development in Greece. The dominant model of growth which has been strategically selected for several decades in the majority of Greek destinations is that of mass organised tourism. Since the 1970s, when the ‘industrialisation’ of the tourism product began, tourism in Greece has acquired sta...

The ongoing deep recession has largely affected the great majority of economic activities in Greece in the primary, secondary and service sector. Not surprisingly, therefore, tourism is not an exception to this pattern although any generalization should be treated with caution due to the complex character of the particular activity and the inherent...

Sustainable development is a strategic objective of the international tourism policy especially since the Earth Summit in 1992. Within the framework of policy for the sustainable tourism development, an international legal framework has been put in place which in several ways seeks to harmonize the tourism development with the protection of the env...

Lean Six Sigma (L6S) is an upcoming business strategy for service enterprises concerning cost reduction, improvement of profitability and enterprise growth. Despite the promising results, air cargo industry in general and air cargo ground handling industry in particular still lack applications. A key challenge for the successful deployment of a (L6...

An «Archipelago» is defined as a cluster of islands in a broad area of water. The Aegean islands, in Greece, constitute a typical and archetypal Archipelago. The image of this Archipelago is linked with that of Greece in general and represents a powerful international tourism brand resulting in million of tourist arrivals every year. The link betwe...

This chapter aims to present first the main features of the contemporary international business environment of the accommodation sector. Then it examines the EU policies implemented in the context of the accommodation industry and studies their implications for the sector. In particular, the major EU Regulations, Directives and Communications influ...

Airport catchment area is a dynamic measure that varies according to the examined location. The relevant literature suggests that airport catchment area fluctuates, depending on factors affecting each airport. Among these factors, intermodality in airport regions is identified as a key success factor in the expansion of an airport’s catchment area....

Literature review regarding the term of airport catchment area vary according to the location examined in every research. The results present the same degree of variety as airport catchment area seems to have the ability to fluctuate depending on the external factors of each airport case. Furthermore, the role of the intermodality for the airport c...

This chapter explores the importance of the transport sector for tourism with primary emphasis on air transport. Further to the introduction, Section 2 discusses the systemic relationship between the two sectors, applying, among other things, the characteristics theory of demand in the context of air transport and tourism. Section 3 then focuses on...

Assessing the impact and added value of air transport and tourism, is of great importance for Europe. The economic crisis that started in 2008 possesses not only cyclical but also structural characteristics. European economies are in a state of transformation: the role of state is changing and austerity measures are introduced across the continent...

Educational Tourism is gaining ground as a new growing form of alternative and special – interest form of tourism. At least 20% of total international travelers comprised from students, raising the student tourism market in a lucrative billion industry. The economic and other implications of inbound organized Study Tourism, in hosting communities i...

In an effort to operationalise the concept of insular destinations’ development research is undertaken in the framework of the Green Transport in Island Areas (GreTIA) project. Under primary focus is set the contribution of tourism, among other sectors, towards the economic growth and overall wellbeing of a destination which on the same time strive...

Tourism is a global high consumption industry with important sustainability implications. Given the strong link between tourism and transport, this research analyses the opinion of local authorities and stakeholders to help promote sustainable transport in the touristic islands of Chios and Lesvos, in the Aegean Sea, in Greece. The attitudes of sta...

Effective transportation is impeded by a number of caveats, including problems of accessibility to the destination, poor infrastructure, social and environmental issues. For all these reasons, the implementation of intermodal solutions is essential to meet customer demand and resolve the problems of supply. Intermodality is a key element in the mod...

This chapter aims at contributing to the discussion of the theoretical and empirical conundrum regarding the liberalization–safety nexus in the airline industry. Section 2 discusses the evolution of market liberalization and contestability conditions primarily in the EU by highlighting issues related to safety. Then section 3 discusses the main det...

Island communities are often not capable of autonomously developing comprehensive plans for environmental protection, transport and tourism development; at the same time, they are increasingly anxious to preserve their identity, environment, natural and cultural wealth. Sustainable (green) transportation offers a solution in the form of an integrat...

Full deregulation of air transport first took place in the US in 1978, followed by a phased-in liberalization-deregulation approach implemented in the European Union between 1988 and 1997. Over the last twenty five years, this trend has continued in the international arena, with many "open skies" bilateral and multilateral agreements signed. The de...

Almost 15 years after air transport deregulation in Europe and European Common Aviation Area (ECAA) as its consequence and Low Cost Carriers (LCCs) as its genuine product have changed the image of the air transport market in Europe. In Greece, apart from the Athens International Airport and Thessaloniki Airport “Macedonia”, the big majority of the...

Ten years after the implementation of the Public Service Obligations (PSO) scheme in Greece, the mechanism has not led to the desired results. Among others, the state has imposed PSOs onto a number of routes that are either of questionable social value or which could prove financially self-sustainable without the need for a PSO after appropriate co...

From a managerial perspective, it is critically important to understand consumer perceptions of each of the attributes associated with the price: characteristics that a customer is willing to make an extra payment for and those which are irrelevant in the determination of consumer choices and preferences. Hedonic price analysis (HPA) makes it easie...

The European Union (EU) introduced the third and most fundamental package of air transport liberalisation in 1997, establishing free pricing and full access rights of EU airlines to all intra-European routes including cabotage. As a result, the European Common Aviation Area (ECAA) became a reality. On the other hand, routes between non EU and EU co...

The current developments in the international tourism environment and the changes in both tourism demand and tourism supply have had an important impact on travel agencies and have increased the external risks and threats they face. Some of those changes are related to new technologies and the expansion of their use by tourism enterprises and by th...

Aktualni razvoj događaja u međunarodnom turističkom okruženju i promjene u turističkoj potražnji, kao i ponudi, izvršili su važan utjecaj na turističke agencije i povećali vanjske rizike i prijetnje s kojima se suočavaju. Neke od tih promjena odnose se na nove tehnologije i proširenje njihove uporabe od strane poduzeća u turizmu i krajnjih korisnik...

Rhodes is the second busiest airport located on an island in Greece and third in the country, as far as international traffic is concerned. The establishment of the European Common Aviation Area in conjunction with the introduction of low cost air services to the island in recent years is likely to change the perception of the destination which has...

Thermal tourism is a dynamic and rapidly growing market on the European scene, where Germany leads with an estimated market size of €26 billion annually. Further to the accession of Eastern European countries into the European Union, many thermal spas in the area entered into contracts with health insurance funds in Germany. Greece, on the contrary...

Four major observations can be made about the state of research in tourism economics. First, there are ongoing areas of research very much within the single disciplinary mainstream economic methodological framework. Second, several areas of research in economics have emerged that were either non-existent two decades ago or were in their infancy. Th...