Anna Kyriakaki

University of the Aegean · Department of Tourism Economics and Management

The focus of this chapter lies on women as a population group that is often confronted with the GC phenomenon in the hospitality industry. It records the views of women employees and executives on the parameters of corporate climate (CC) related to factors and obstacles preventing women from holding managerial positions in the hospitality industry....

This study aims to research the special characteristics, expectations and experiences of the tourists a destination attracts and elaborate them during sustainable tourism planning in the effort to (re)build a destination. Research conducted in southern Chania, Crete, Greece based a) on a structured questionnaire to capture the characteristics of to...

Wine tourism is a type of special-interest tourism which has recorded a remarkable growth over the past few years, creating challenges and opportunities for wineries and wine regions to diversify and gain a competitive advantage. Many wine regions around the world – including several island destinations such as Tenerife, Sicily, Santorini, Corsica,...

Η συγγραφή αυτού του βιβλίου στοχεύει στην καταγραφή και συστηματική ανάλυση των κυριότερων ζητημάτων τα οποία απασχολούν την κοινωνιολογία του τουρισμού και τα οποία συνδέονται άμεσα με πολλά από τα χαρακτηριστικά της τουριστικής ανάπτυξης σε χώρες όπως η Ελλάδα και ιδιαίτερα με τις ποικίλες κοινωνικές αλλαγές που οφείλονται κατά κύριο λόγο στην π...

11.1 Η εξελικτική διάσταση του ζητήματος: Φάσεις τουριστικής ανάπτυξης, σημασία για τους τουριστικούς προορισμούς, εμπλεκόμενες ομάδες συμφερόντων, πολυσυνθετικά εργαλεία εφαρμογής 11.1.1 Η πορεία των διαδοχικών φάσεων τουριστικής ανάπτυξης: Από την έλλειψη προγραμματισμού στις πολιτικές βιωσιμότητας 11.1.2 Οι παράμετροι επιρροής της πορείας προς...

This paper focuses on the impacts that sharing economy has on the life of Airbnb rental owners based on a primary research to Greek cities and destinations. Firstly, the current paper presents the theoretical background of sharing economy and P2P business models and presents secondary data for the relative Greek market. The primary data of this pap...

Luxury tourism is one of the fastest-growing market segments in the hospitality and tourism industry. Luxury tourists are undoubtedly the target of many tourism businesses worldwide, as evidenced by the large investments made in recent years especially in the private sector, while the competition between luxury tourism destinations has been particu...

In the present paper researchers feature the examination of the the opinions and attitudes of the residents of Chios island in Greece. It is based on the investigation of both the characteristics (quality, potential, organisation) of the island’s main annual cultural events (Rocket War, Agas and Mostra) and their possible impact on the local societ...

The main purposes of this paper are to investigate the push and pull factors that influence the tourists’ decision to travel to specific destinations and to identify their connection to the individual organizational characteristics of the trip and to the tourists’ demographic profile. To do so, a primary quantitative survey was conducted by means o...

The global economic and financial crisis has greatly affected the socio-economic sectors and the quality of life of many countries and particularly of Greece. Initially, tourism in Greece has been affected by the current economic crisis but its positive impact on the economy, social, national and regional development of country has been, and is bei...

Since the summer of 2015, many islands in the Aegean received an unprecedented wave of refugees and migrants, which created a series of immediate, short term and long term social, humanitarian and economic issues (UNHCR. (2015). The sea route to Europe: Mediterranean passage in the age of refugees. Retrieved from https://goo.gl/8URK97). This paper...

Wine tourism has recorded a remarkable growth over the past few years, creating challenges and opportunities for wineries to diversify in an effort to support their primary business activity of producing and selling wine. In order to respond to this growing interest in wine tourism activities and to cope with the increasing competition, many wine p...

The main purposes of this paper are to investigate the push and pull factors that influence the tourists’ decision to travel to specific destinations and to identify their connection to the individual organizational characteristics of the trip and to the tourists’ demographic profile. To do so, a primary quantitative survey was conducted by means o...

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...

The issue of tourism crises constitutes the subject of a vast research in the tourism literature since the consequences of a crisis caused either by natural or man-made causes may prove disastrous for tourism development and sustainability of destinations. The crises that a destination may undergo can be divided into internal and external. The resp...

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) at the online distribution channels have transformed the competitive environment of the tourism industry within a brief span of time. Tourism distribution channels’ network is becoming extremely complex, as the development of online social networks, online review sites as well as a plenty of new mob...

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...

Tourist satisfaction, destination recommendation and tourists’ revisit intention constitute crucial issues of tourism development and have drawn the attention of tourism researchers and practitioners worldwide.The aim of this paper is to investigate the factors that influence tourists’ intention to revisit a destination and recommend it to family a...

International Conference TOURISM: TRENDS, PROSPECTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ENTERPRISES AND DESTINATIONS 19-21 October 2017, Santorini, Greece Book of Abstracts ISBN: 978-960-6746-16-1, pp. 44-45

The development of wine trails in destinations engaging in wine tourism comprises an important choice for the qualitative enhancement of major tourism resources and is associated with numerous benefits on an economic, social, cultural, and environmental level. This paper, which is partially based on the research methods adapted by Xu et al. (2016),...

This paper investigates the characteristics of Turkish tourists visiting the island of Chios as well as the factors affecting their satisfaction. A primary research led to identifying and defining the factors related to tourist satisfaction and proving the strong correlation between tourist satisfaction and destination loyalty. The results of the p...

Although in previous decades gastronomy was not considered as an element that could attract tourists, nowadays it is being identified as a ‘peak touristic’ experience. It acts as a ‘pull’ factor and can create ‘loyal’ visitors, thus gastronomy has been used as a core marketing element in different destinations. Gastronomy tourism offers opportuniti...

This paper focuses on studying the contribution of a local cultural event (Rocket War) to the tourism development of Chios island via secondary data (tourist’s arrivals) and the collection and recording of views, perceptions and feelings of selected key informers. The research showed that the Rocket War is a primary attraction for tourists from Tur...

The economic crisis in recent years makes it necessary to find development activities which can work together to make a substantial contribution to the economic revitalization and social prosperity of the country. Tourism except the economic benefits offers opportunities for social development, international understanding, and the well-being of des...

Gastronomy in previous decades has not been considered as an element that can attract tourists, but nowadays is being identified as a ‘peak touristic’ experience. It acts as a ‘pull’ factor and can create ‘loyal’ visitors, thus gastronomy has been used as a core marketing element in different destinations. Gastronomy tourism offers opportunities fo...

Μέσα από τη σειρά των δέκα Οδηγών για την υποστήριξη του δύσκολου έργου της Κοινωνίας των Πολιτών, το WWF Ελλάς ελπίζει να συμβάλει αποφασιστικά στον κοινό αγώνα για αποτελεσματική αντιμετώπιση της περιβαλλοντικής κρίσης. Ο συγκεκριμένος Οδηγός που έχετε στα χέρια σας αποτελεί μέρος της υποενότητας των επτά από αυτούς τους Οδηγούς, που απασχολούντα...

This paper is part of doctoral dissertation which is carried out at the University of the Aegean (Interdisciplinary Program of Postgraduate studies on Tourism Planning, Policy and Management) and it will be completed by the end of 2007. The methodology of this study was based on the general theoretical approach of the dissertation with regard to th...

ISTOS is a regional program of innovative actions for Southern Aegean. Theacronym ‘ISTOS’ is an abbreviation of ‘Innovation for Sustainable Tourismand Services’. ISTOS is financed by the E.E program for Innovative Actionswhich aims at the introduction of innovative practices and initiatives ineconomic, social and cultural life of European regional...

This paper is divided in three parts. In the first part we will examine the main subjects in which the exploration of the social and professional mobility is connected with the theories of: (a) a life cycle of tourist region, (b) stages of tourism development. Emphasis will be given especially in the international and Greek literature in empirical...

The gradual development of mountain tourism, which today represents an important segment of the global tourism industry resulted in placing mountainous and alpine areas in dominant position as a subject of the international discussion over sustainable tourism development, given that mountains are by their nature limiting environments. The democrati...

The infeasibility of implementing an organized mass tourism model in the small islands of the South Dodecanese, due to their geomorphology and size, the local production structures and their geographical position may on the one hand minimize the danger of facing the adverse environmental, social and cultural consequences of the tourism industry, at...