ICOT2023 FINAL PROGRAM (PDF DOWNLOAD)
WEDNESDAY 21 JUNE 2023
| 19:00–21.00 | Nicosia Sightseeing Walking Tour leading to the Welcome Reception (Meeting point: Eleftherias Square - lower level under the bridge) |
| 21:00–21:30 | Welcome Speeches (Amphitheatre of Eleftherias Square) Chair: Dr. Myria Ioannou, European University, Cyprus- Prof. Konstantinos Andriotis, Middlesex University London, UK – Conference Chair- Dr. Pieris Chourides, European University, Cyprus – Dean of Business School - Prof. Nikolaos Boukas, European University, Cyprus – Conference-Chair |
| 21:30–23.00 | Welcome Reception |
THURSDAY 22 JUNE 2023
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Registration (European University Cyprus, Cultural Centre, Foyer) | |
| 9.30 – 10:00 | Welcome Speeches by: - Prof. Andreas Efstathiou, Rector of European University Cyprus - Mr. Loukas Papagiannis, Municipality of Nicosia - Mrs. Christiana Iacovidou, President of the Nicosia Hotels Association, Member of the Nicosia Tourism Board Chair: Pieris Chourides, European University Cyprus | |
| 10.00 – 11:00 | Keynote Speech by Prof. Mihalis Kavaratzis, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom Title: Post-Covid place and destination development: Can place branding ‘rise the occasion’ ? Chair: Dimitrios Stylidis, University of Crete, Greece | |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Poster Presentations | |
| 1. | Moon, J., Erdem, M. & Yoon, S. Predicting the determinants of tourists’ intention to use UAM (Urban Air Mobility) in the context of urban destinations | |
| 2. | Faria, L., Florêncio, L. & Gouveia, C. Work, decent work, hope and future work: A qualitative study among tourism students | |
| 3. | Greenaway, C., Harper, R. & Gunning, S. “Decent work”: Tourism development as a driver for change in North Minahasa, Indonesia | |
| 4. | Schuckert, M. Does Covid Have an Effect on Consumer Behavior Towards Vacation Rental Homes? | |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Parallel Special Session A: Auditorium Alpha | Parallel Session B: Auditorium Beta |
| Theme | Overtourism and its Impacts | The Hospitality Industry |
| Chair | Markus Schuckert | Dimitris Koutoulas |
| 1. | Żemła, M. Overtourism in European historical cities | Koutoulas, D. Boutique hotel certification as a survival strategy for small hospitality businesses |
| 2. | Alarfaj, Η. Mitigating the negative impacts of mass tourism on cultural heritage: A comparative study of Petra, Jordan and alula, Saudi Arabia | Hji-Avgoustis, S., Yen, A. & Webster, C. The disruption of 2020 as a catalyst for change: The Revival of the hotel industry in the US and European Union |
| 3. | Almeida-García, F., Cortés-Macías, R., Mena-Navarro, A. & García-Mestanza, J. Governance, overtourism and impacts in Malaga, Spain: Recommedations for sustainability | Ni, B., Sourouklis, C., Chourides, P. & Iordanou, O. Community residents' perceptions of tourists and tourism industry in tourist cities in northern China: Taking Tianjin as an example |
| 4. | Brito, L.M. and Carvalho, I. Mass tourism in Sintra and its future of regeneration or decay: The role of tourist guides | Monoyios, C. & Sourouklis, C. Knowledge management practices and hotel performance: An exploratory evidence from Cyprus |
| 13.00 - 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Parallel Session A: Amphitheater B A | Parallel Special Session Β: Amphitheater B B |
| Theme | The Business Sector | Current Issues in Tourism |
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| 1. | Stylianou, C., Liasidou, S., Papatheodorou, A. & Manganaris, G. Female tourism entrepreneurs and regional resilience in rural areas in times of crisis: The case of Cyprus | Stroumpoulis, A., Katsanakis, I & Kopanaki, E. The use of digital technologies in a common data space and sustainable development context: A conceptual framework focus on smart hospitality |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Parallel Session A: Auditorium Alpha | Parallel Special Session Β: Auditorium Beta |
| Theme | The Business Sector | Current Issues in Tourism |
| Chair | Stella Kladou | Sotiris Hji-Avgoustis |
| 1. | Kladou, S.,Alebaki, M., Terzidis, A. & Psimouli, M Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel: Resilience and crisis-coping strategies for wineries | Stroumpoulis, A., Katsanakis, I & Kopanaki, E. The use of digital technologies in a common data space and sustainable development context: A conceptual framework focus on smart hospitality |
| 2. | Haselwanter, S. & Zehrer, A. Mapping entrepreneurial motivation in the context of small and medium-sized family businesses in alpine tourism | Robinson, N., Catahan, N. & Dale, C. Are friends electric? Exploring dark urban and rural digital places. |
| 3. | Stylianou, C., Liasidou, S., Papatheodorou, A. & Manganaris, G. Female tourism entrepreneurs and regional resilience in rural areas in times of crisis: The case of Cyprus | Kim, S. Tourism consumer behaviour of young tourists and environmental sustainability: Applying the concept of the time use rebound effect |
| 4. | Gouveia, C., Florêncio, L. & Faria, L. Linking decent work with career adaptability, career sustainability, and quality of life among tourism industry professionals | Jacob, M., Domínguez-Quintero, A., Payeras, M. & Florido, C. Factors determining the implementation of Circular Economy by Generation Z |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Parallel Session A: Auditorium Alpha | Parallel Β: Auditorium Beta |
| Theme | The Business Sector | Current Issues in Tourism |
| Chair | Kyriakos Christofi | Michal Żemła |
| 1. | Li, Y., Marneros, S., Papageorgiou, G. & Efstathiades, A. Rebirth: China's tourism industry recovery after COVID-19 guided by tourism destination marketing | Jacob, M., Florido, C., Domínguez-Quintero, A. & Payeras, M. Circular economy attitude and behavior of Gen Z residents in three Spanish destinations |
| 2. | Kahana, N. The inward gaze and existential authentication | Choi, M. Human or virtual influencer: Which drives a more effective responsible tourism campaign for gen Z travellers? |
| 3. | Stoica, I.S. & Kavaratzis, M. Challenges and opportunities of co-creation through storytelling in places facing reputational difficulties | Adebayo, A., Shahgholian, A., Osinaike, Shola, & Oriade, A. Sustainability in space tourism: A netnography approach |
| Stylidis, D. & Terzidou, M. Ηow perceived tourism impacts evolve over time in an era of uncertainty: Economic crisis, host-guest interactions, and Airbnb | ||
| 17.30-19.00 | Visit to the Gardens of Kykkos Monastery (Metochi Kykkou) | |
FRIDAY 23 JUNE 2023
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Keynote Speech by Prof. Susan L. Slocum, George Mason University, USA Title: Diversity, Inclusion, Equity (DEI) and Personal Rights: The Case of Airbnb Chair: Stelios Marneros, European University, Cyprus | |
| 10:00 – 11:30 | Parallel Session A: Auditorium Alpha | Parallel Session Β: Auditorium Beta |
| Theme | Stakeholders and the Destination | Tourists Experiences and Behaviour |
| Chair | Christakis Sourouklis | Philipp Wassler |
| 1. | Greenaway, C., Harper, R. & Gunning, S. Greater together: The significance of stakeholder collaboration to tourism development in North Minahasa, Indonesia | Ceracini, A., Wassler, P. & Tully, G.E. Museum Visitors' Experiences: An Application of Pine and Gilmore's Experience Model |
| 2. | Pedro, M. & Soares, R. An approach to the tourist performance of Portuguese municipalities, taking into account their hospitality | Ferreira da Silva, A.M., Martins, F., Costa, C. & Pita, C. The influence of on-site heritage experience on destination loyalty: Εxamining the mediating role of destination image and the moderating effect of visitors´ origin |
| 3. | Kennell, J., Chaperon, S., Segota, T. & Morrison, A. Stakeholder perspectives on cross-border tourism collaboration in the Western Balkans | Chen, D. & Papageorgiou, G. Towards a digital marketing mix framework model for investigating consumer behaviour in the tourism industry |
| 4. | Williams, Η. & Williams, Ρ. Practices critical for sustainable gastronomic destination development | Vives, A. & Jacob, M. Design of an experiment to measure the effect of circular economy on tourist behavior in the hotel Amphitheater B Booking process |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Parallel Session A: Auditorium Alpha | Parallel Session Β: Auditorium Beta |
| Theme | Cultures, Arts and Festivals in Tourism | Special Session: Destination Resilience for a Transformative Tourism Future |
| Chair | Ana María Domínguez Quintero | Martin Fontanari & Anastasia Traskevich |
| 1. | Handler, I. & Leung, R. Exploring visitors experience at the Kyotographie Photo Festival in Japan by applying auto-driving reflexive photo elicitation method | Traskevich, A. & Fontanari, M. Resilience knowledge application in tourism ανδ hospitality: Α theoretical Re-Ko-model |
| 2. | Dujmovic, M. & Vitasovic, A. Music festivals and tourism in the Istrian County | Fontanari, G. & Traskevich, A. The integrative concept of crisis resilience in tourism and hospitality: First empirical insights from the hotels in Germany and Austria |
| 3. | Guachalla, A. Cultural consumption of performing arts through the pandemic: How Opera Houses and their tourists coped | Alcover Casasnovas, A.L. & Colombram Mestre, M. Diversification of tourism products and resilience in Balearic Islands |
| 4. | Roberts, S. A critical evaluation of the factors that influence visitor engagement with UK slavery heritage museums: A passive symbolic netnographic study | Greenaway, C., Harper, R. & Gunning, S. Developing Resilience to Strengthen the Quality of Life of Residents |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | Parallel Session A: Auditorium Alpha | Parallel Session Β: Auditorium Beta |
| Theme | Case Studies in Tourism | The Local Perspective |
| Chair | Marta Jacob | Konstantinos Kakoudakis |
| 1. | Eleftheriou-Hocsak, K. Coastal and marine tourism SMEs' involvement in sustainability: The case of Cyprus | Richter Ojijo, C. & Steiger, R. Locals’ preferences for tourism development in a protected area: A choice experiment |
| 2. | Rodosthenous, N. Sustainable tourism development in Cyprus | Paraskevaidis, P., Menegaki, A., Andriotis, K. & Spyriadis, T. Perspectives on host volunteering in tourism |
| 3. | Musyck, Β. Climate change and the development of winter tourism in Central Asia | Panayidou, C. The perceptions of the local communities’ over dark tourism development in a leisure destination |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Chair: Myria Ioannou, European University Cyprus Awards’ Ceremomy Closing Speeches: - Prof. Konstantinos Andriotis, Middlesex University London, UK | |
| 19:00 - 00:00 | Half Day Trip and Gala Dinner | |
SATURDAY 24 JUNE 2023
| 09:00-17:00 | Study Tour |