Dimitrios Stergiou

Hellenic Open University · School of Social Sciences

H σύνδεση της διασποράς με τη μετανάστευση αποτελεί αντικείμενο μελέτης για τη διεθνή επιστημονική κοινότητα ήδη από τα τέλη της δεκαετίας του 1980 (Mathijsen & Mathijsen, 2020). Οι τουριστικές κινήσεις που πραγματοποιούν οι μετανάστες από τις χώρες υποδοχής προς τις χώρες καταγωγής τους συγκροτούν τον επονομαζόμενο Τουρισμό Διασποράς (Otoo & συν.,...

This paper investigates the role of ChatGPT in informing tourist decision‐making across different destination contexts, focusing particularly on the accessibility and diagnosticity of its recommendations. Specifically, we inform our analysis with the tenets of the Accessibility–Diagnosticity Theory (ADT), to draw insights into ChatGPT's capabilitie...

This study introduces framework synthesis as an encompassing orientation for drawing conclusions from evolving and/or complex topics in the practice of systematic reviews in hospitality and tourism (H&T). To illustrate this emerging approach, we use the topic of Millennials' identity in the H&T workplace, guided by the review question: How do Mille...

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been argued to contribute to the reconciliation and peacebuilding efforts of destinations that have or are experienced conflict. Even so, little academic attention has been paid to the examination of the interface between CSR and peace within tourism settings. To this end, the aim of this study is to examin...

Business awards have become very popular in the wine tourism sector and in the economy in general. However, although the literature recognizes awards as a critical factor supporting innovation, we still know little about the mechanisms through which awards can support and boost the firm innovation performance and capabilities. To address this gap,...

The present study aims to explore Wine Tourism as a business activity integrated into a wider regional development strategy. Towards this direction, initially, the recently formed institutional framework (L. 4276/2014 & L. 4582/2018) governing Wine Tourism as a special form of Rural Tourism is analyzed. Subsequently, the research focuses on the Reg...

Whilst job satisfaction has been extensively investigated as a CSR moderator or outcome, pertinent literature is predominantly silent on the complexity surrounding the formulation of the construct. This study adopts the theory of complexity and examines the combinations of factors leading to hotel employee job satisfaction within a CSR context. Usi...

The aim of this study is to test the applicability of the construct of memorable tourism experience in the context of a mega-sport event, and to investigate the contribution of event quality factors on the development of memorable tourism experiences. For the accomplishment of this aim, thestudy investigated the experiences of a sample of internati...

P2P accommodation’s rapid growth has challenged the sustainability efforts of destinations, due to the numerous negative impacts accrued from the influx of tourists in residential areas. Even so, scant attention has been paid to the perceptions of local residents with regard to associated impacts. This chapter aims to examine the perceptions of the...

The inclusion of peace as a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 16) in the United Nations’ Agenda 2030 underscores the interrelationships between peace, economic development, durable security, and promoting human rights. Within this context, tourism has been heralded by scholars and practitioners as a means to alleviate negative prejudice and improve...

This research note reports the results of a qualitative study exploring front-line hotel employees' views about working during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to identify factors that may influence their ability and willingness to report to work. Findings from online focus-groups reveal that front-line hotel employees generally felt a sense of duty...

A pandemic, defined as the “worldwide spread of a new disease” (WHO, 2010), has the potential to influence the number of employees who report to work. Beyond fear of personal safety, however, work absenteeism might also be the result of personal obligations that challenge and possibly override professional ones. This might result in absenteeism in...

This study draws from the hospitality sector to examine how hotel employees use their self-perceived moral identity to inform their CSR implementation practices. Specifically, we employ a practice-based approach to investigate how skills, resources and meanings of CSR as a morally determined concept manifest in employee CSR actions. Study findings...

The paper examines respondents' preferences for the trade-off between privacy and security considerations within a tourism perspective. It is well documented that issues of personal safety of paramount importance for the discerning, modern traveler. In addition to that, the recent pandemic increased visitors' as well as hosts' awareness surrounding...

Purpose This study aims to use Foucault’s theory of heterotopian space to interpret peer-to-peer (P2P) accommodation experiences by considering the perceptions of Airbnb hosts and guests. Design/methodology/approach Data for this study were collected through the use of semi-structured interviews with Airbnb hosts and guests of different cultural b...

Responsible host conduct has emerged as important in regulating the peer-to-peer accommodation phenomenon. Utilising moral identity theory, this paper explores how hosts draw on their own perceptions of morality and responsibility to inform hosting practice. Through a qualitative research approach, the study reveals a variance of host practices tha...

Although a research base is beginning to emerge in relation to the peer-to-peer accommodation phenomenon, the voices of residents are seldom heard in this scholarly literature. This study uses Social Exchange Theory to examine resident perceptions regarding the impact of P2P accommodation growth, and specifically Airbnb, on their neighbourhood. Fif...

This research note explores the relationship between loneliness and the use of Airbnb from the perspective of host-guest interactions. Findings from semi-structured interviews with co-habiting Airbnb hosts and guests, identify loneliness as a key driver and an important element of the peer-to-peer accommodation experience. By offering a typology of...

Peer-to-peer (P2P) accommodation has grown exponentially, yielding significant economic, social and environmental impacts. Unsurprisingly, calls for strengthening regulatory controls regarding P2P accommodation have intensified in recent years. Although research on the associated impacts of the growth of P2P accommodation has started to proliferate...

Generation Z (Gen Z), as consumers, represent the future of the wine tourism industry. Yet to date it has escaped the attention of wine tourism researchers. This study sought to begin addressing this gap, by investigating the winery experiences of Gen Z in Greece. A list of attributes of the winery visit was adopted for testing and a sample of Gen...

Despite the increasing academic attention that Airbnb has received as the most prominent company in the domain of peer-to-peer networked accommodation services, there has been minimal consideration of residents’ perceptions of Airbnb and its impacts on local communities, particularly in neighbourhood and residential settings. This study delves into...

The objective of this paper is to explore the desired wine tourism experience of young adults in Greece. While increased attention has been paid by researchers to age-related differences regarding wine tourism, young wine tourists in Greece have not received academic attention to date. This study addresses this gap in the literature, focusing parti...

The tourism sector is one of the most important factors for the economic development of Greece. Despite, the financial crisis, tourism remains one of the most competitive sectors in the country. The region of Crete remains a popular international tourist destination in the Mediterranean region. Crete’s popularity is depicted through the constant in...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the wine tourism experience from the perspective of Generation Z adults in Greece, following an actual winery visit. Design/methodology/approach Responses were obtained from a total of 306 respondents drawn from student groups visiting a winery in the Achaia region of the Peloponnese, Western Gre...

Purpose: This paper explores perceptions of tourism theory and its usefulness to the professional practice of tourism management as identified by the two major stakeholder groups – academics and tourism practitioners. Design/methodology/approach: Data for this study were collected through the use of two electronically administered surveys with tou...

Regional events play an important role in the Cretan tourism product with many communities hosting regional festivals. From a managerial perspective, these festivals provide a range of entertainment and activities and there are many factors that determine their success. In this context, this study used Q-methodology to uncover festival success fact...

In recent decades there has been a movement towards approaching higher education as a lifelong process, making it accessible to a greater number of potential students. One growing student group, within this new reality, are mature students who are returning to university. Much has been said and written about the mature student experience. A recurri...

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...

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....

An adapted version of the Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) was administered to tourism management students at two technological educational institutes in Greece. This questionnaire has been previously utilised with students taking tourism-related degree courses in the United Kingdom. The analyses presented herein focus on the psychometric prop...

Tourism research is in the midst of a ‘critical turn’ away from traditional positivist approaches, towards more reflective and critical paths of inquiry. This paper introduces readers to Q-methodology, a method of research that tourism researchers rarely use and that can provide useful information in critical tourism research concerning the explora...

From the point of view of hospitality management, corporate identity is reported to constitute an undoubtedly significant corporate asset. However, the concept has received little attention from researchers in the field. One particularly neglected area concerns the way in which hospitality organisations reveal their identity through communication....

This paper gives details about a study into the evaluation of tourism teaching in higher education. Although there has been a rapid growth in research into tourism education, little has focused on teaching or its evaluation. The work draws on literature from the field of education more generally to arrive at a set of dimensions. Based on these it e...

Sustainable tourism development, as a concept, is an important curriculum component since many tourism graduates will become the managers of the future. This paper presents the findings from a short student-survey regarding present understanding and usage of the concept in Greek tourism degree courses. The results of this survey suggest that aspect...

A realistic view of the literature on tourism education may be that whilst it demonstrates considerable progress, little of this has focused on teaching or its assessment. It is in connection with this point that this study seeks to add a perspective by addressing issues about the nature and the evaluation of teaching tourism in higher education. T...

The purpose of this paper is to examine the use of inquiry conversion in tourism website evaluation research. It uses data from an evaluation of a tourism promotional website to explore some of the potential problems and issues associated with conversion studies. In doing so, a number of basic assumptions that form the basis for the rationale under...

The purpose of this paper is to introduce tourism scholars undertaking teaching evaluation research to a methodological approach that has achieved considerable recognition in other fields while being largely ignored in tourism education. This approach, termed Q-methodology, was originally developed by Stephenson as a systematic means for examining...