List of Publications

Poulaki, I. and Papatheodorou, A. (2016) Flying beyond borders: Intermodal Considerations to improve Accessibility of Aegean Sea Islands, Greece using Discrete Choice Analysis, 20th Annual World Conference of the Air Transport Research Society, hosted by Air Transport News, Rhodes, Greece.

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. Crossing the borders in an intermodal transport concept may lead to a substantial air travel alternative for Chios Island, improving its accessibility and thus its tourism development. A discrete choice analysis, in primary research data regarding travel scenarios from Chios to ten main European airports-destinations, shows a potential trend of new traffic flows in addition to the existing ones.

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2016-08-01

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Glyptou, Κ., Papatheodorou, Α., Paravantis, J. A., and Spilanis, I. (2014) Tourism Sustainability Methodologies: A Critical Assessment, 5th International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications, co-organized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the Biological and Artificial Intelligence Foundation (BAIF) and the University of Piraeus in Chania, Greece.

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 employed in the evaluation of tourism, and their potential to support sustainability-oriented assessments and practices. Ranging from traditional economics-oriented frameworks to assessments of impact and ecological footprint, this paper discusses the prevailing assessment frameworks of specific tourism dimensions heading towards the integrative approaches for Tourism Sustainability Assessment. The review highlights that despite the widespread acceptance of the concept and the international consensus on the importance of its operationalization, the transition towards tourism ...

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2016-05-04

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Kontos, G. and Papatheodorou, A. (2014) Lean Six Sigma Readiness Assessment for Air Cargo Ground Handlers, 18th Annual World Conference of the Air Transport Research Society, hosted by KEDGE Business School, Bordeaux, France.

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 (L6S) project is an enterprise’s ability to assess its organizational readiness for it. To this end, this research paper aims at developing a self-assessment instrument for determining the readiness of air cargo ground handling providers to implement the (L6S) approach, so that organizations can understand their wellbeing and the potential deficiencies in (L6S) implementation. In terms of methodology, an extensive literature review has been conducted to provide sufficient background information on (L6S) development, Critical Success Factors (CSFs) and its challenges for ...

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2016-05-10

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Poulaki, I., Papatheodorou, A. and Efthymiou, M. (2014) Air Passenger Concentration and Seasonality Phenomena in the Eastern Aegean Area, 18th Annual World Conference of the Air Transport Research Society, hosted by KEDGE Business School, Bordeaux, France

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 years, it is important to present, analyze and justify the tourism evolution of the region. Initially, a PESTEL analysis illustrates the tourism industry’s external environment in the region across the borders, where significant issues such as political, economic and institutional/legal that both countries have experienced over the last decade are analyzed. Subsequently, an extensive secondary research is undertaken, based on air passenger data collected from the respective civil aviation authorities. Tables and graphs are presented and a number of indicators are estimated ...

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2016-05-10

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Athanasiou, K. and Papatheodorou, A. (2013) The Educational Tourism Potential Development in Greece: The Economic Impact of Inbound Organized Study Tourism on Hosting Communities; An Applied Research on Inbound E.I.L.C. Erasmus Students, 4th Conference of the International Association for Tourism Economics, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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 in Greece, have been examined through a research on E.I.L.C. Erasmus Students in this paper. A representative sample of incoming Erasmus students had been interviewed by the researcher to understand the economic and other implications they have on the local communities they decide to study, the attitudes they form towards Greece, after their participation in the language course enriched with educative and cultural experiences, the personal development they achieved, their incentives and criteria under with they choose the study destination.

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2016-05-11

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Efthymiou, M. and Papatheodorou, A. (2013) Travel Behaviour vis-à-vis Intermodality: Greece as a Case Study, 17th Annual World Conference of the Air Transport Research Society, hosted by the University of Bergamo, Italy.

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 modern transport system since it refers to all kinds of transportation inter-linkages. The paper first focuses on the theory related to the positive and negative consequences of intermodality in three major pillars, namely customers, operators and society, as well as to the problems that the implementation of intermodality faces. In terms of empirical support, a survey was conducted to study the travel behaviour of Greek people, their possible experience of intermodality and their willingness to “invest” in intermodality, namely to contribute to the cost recovery ...

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2016-05-12

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Glyptou, K. and Papatheodorou, A. (2013) Modelling and Forecasting Tourism Sustainability in Insular Destinations, 4th Conference of the International Association for Tourism Economics, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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 strives to maintain its identity as competitive advantage in the global market, while preserving its carrying capacity and minimizing impacts from uncontrolled tourism development. Yet, emerging patterns of international tourism demand show clear tendencies of strong environmental consciousness and respect for local cultures, who exert pressure upon the tourism industry for the provision of a variety of environmentally-friendly experiences and a range of green activities. To attain such goals of sustainable profile and futures, tourism destinations should accrete and explore ...

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2016-05-12

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Papatheodorou, A., Paravantis, J. A., and Polydoropoulou, A. (2013) Analysis of Public Consultation on Green Transport in Touristic Islands, 5th International Scientific Conference Tourism Trends and Advances in the 21st Century, organised by the University of the Aegean in Rhodes, Greece.

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 stakeholders towards the current state of tourism, future targets of the tourism industry and ways that green transport may assist the local tourism industry achieve these targets, were analyzed. A total of 82 completed questionnaires were collected from public consultations in Chios and Lesvos. Tourism seasonality, an emphasis on sun and sea, the small size of tourist enterprises and pressure from tour operators were seen as problems of the existing situation of the tourist industry. Stakeholders considered the independent operation of local institutions, a reduction of the ...

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2016-05-13

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Poulaki, I. and Papatheodorou, A. (2013) Rethinking "Airport Catchment Area": Intermodality for an Air Travel Alternative, 17th Annual World Conference of the Air Transport Research Society, hosted by the University of Bergamo, Italy.

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 catchment area is obvious within the literature as a key factor of its further spread. Not only, shuttle buses and railways could contribute to the chain of intermodality with the airport but also, a short sea shipping link according to the geography characteristics of the area in the wider region of an airport. Taking into account all the above, the spread of the Izmir International Airport “Adnan Menderes” catchment area beyond Turkish frontiers to the Greek Eastern Aegean islands may have a potential. Hereupon, a sedulous market research regarding travel time ...

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2016-05-14

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Poulaki, I. and Papatheodorou, A. (2012) Air Transport Deregulation and Regional Economic Development of Eastern Aegean Islands and Turkish Aegean Coast: Evolutionary patterns in Tourism of the Geographical Pairs Samos-Kusadasi and Kos-Bodrum, 2nd Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Marketing & Management Conference, Corfu, Greece.

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 LCCs services are seasonal during summer period due to tourism product offered in the country, connecting Northern Europe with Greek Islands similarly to Charter services (Papatheodorou and Arvanitis, 2009). Thus, the winter season as other remote destinations have not been benefited of the deregulation. On the other hand, Turkey still negotiates its accession to the ECAA while two significant Turkish airports, Adnan Menderes International Airport and Bodrum - Milas airport are experiencing a considerable international traffic. Those two airports ...

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2016-05-14

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Arvanitis, P., Zenelis, P. and Papatheodorou, A. (2011) Over 2.5M International Passengers in Rhodes! So What? 3rd Conference of the International Association for Tourism Economics, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.

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 been a very popular tourist destination for over thirty years. The paper examines the concentration patterns at both spatial and industrial levels analysing the traffic patterns to Rhodes over the recent years using measures such as the Herfindahl - Hirschmann and the Gini index. These are calculated at both origin/destination country and city pair levels as well as at a carrier level. Correlations among the indexes are also discussed. The paper concludes with policy suggestions for the future and portfolio strategies to be implemented at the destination.

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2016-05-14

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Bakopoulou, R. and Papatheodorou, A. (2011) Funding Thermal Tourism in Greece and Germany: A Comparative Case Study, 3rd Conference of the International Association for Tourism Economics, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.

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, has not taken full advantage of its thermal tourism market growth potential, considering the abundant related resources in the country. With the aim to highlight the characteristics of hydrotherapy allowances in Greece and Germany, primary and secondary data research was conducted in twelve major health insurance funds, i.e. six in Greece and six in Germany. Moreover, the available infrastructure of six selected spa resorts in Greece was analyzed. Research findings were used to suggest a penetration strategy of Greek thermal spas into the German market through (among ...

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2016-05-14

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Poulaki, I. and Papatheodorou, A. (2011) Turkey's Potential Accession into the European Common Aviation Area and its Impacts on Tourism in the Greek Eastern Aegean Islands: A SWOT Analysis for Chios Island, 3rd Conference of the International Association for Tourism Economics, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.

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 countries are still based on the standard regulatory principles of international aviation related among others to airline designation rights and country of origin rules. One of these countries is Turkey. Trying actively to become a member of the European Union, Turkey has adopted the Acquis Communautaire in many sectors of its economy and currently negotiates its accession into the ECAA. Such a development could have important implications for tourism in Turkey and indirectly also for neighbouring areas of Greece like the Eastern Aegean islands. This paper ...

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2016-05-14

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Poulaki, I. and Papatheodorou, A. (2010) The Interdependence between Airline Network Planning and Tourism Flows: the Case of Athens Airways Seasonal Routes Thessaloniki - Mykonos and Thessaloniki – Santorini. 14th Annual World Conference of the Air Transport Research Society, organised by the University of Porto, Portugal.

This paper examines the degree of interdependence between airline network planning and tourism flows using a theoretical framework based on airline network planning and tourism geography. From an empirical perspective, the case of a Greek new network carrier entering the market in early 2009, namely Athens Airways, is examined focusing on two of its seasonal domestic routes heavily dependent on leisure traffic. The two city-pairs to be studied involve Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece, and two of the most popular Greek tourism destinations, namely Mykonos and Santorini. These two routes are not included in any flight schedule of the three network carriers in Greece (i.e. Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines and Athens Airways) during the winter period. Athens Airways launched both routes in July 2009 and suspended them by the end of October 2009 when the summer period schedule officially terminated. The company ...

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2016-05-14

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Papatheodorou, A., Li, G. and Arvanitis, P. (2009) Turning Peripherality into an Advantage by Using Air Transport and Tourism Policies: The Case of Greece. 2nd Conference of the International Association for Tourism Economics, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Air transport is a prominent sector of today’s service economy. It comprises the aviation industry (airlines, airports and ancillary services) and the civil aerospace sector (aircraft manufacturing and maintenance). In addition to its well-established linkages with local, regional and national economies, civil aviation is explicitly related to tourism. Every industry with a ‘tourism ratio’ (i.e. tourism related receipts of a specific sector expressed as a percentage of its total turnover) exceeding 15% may be regarded as part of the tourism sector; in this context, civil aviation is a tourism industry par excellence with a ratio often over 90%. This paper aims at proposing an integrated framework of civil aviation and tourism activities to overcome problems of peripherality and turn it into an advantage. In particular, the disadvantages and advantages of peripherality are first highlighted in conjunction ...

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2016-05-16

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Boulasidou, K. and Papatheodorou, A. (2009) Wine Tourism and its potential Development in Greece. 4th International Scientific Conference Planning for the Future – Learning from the Past: Contemporary Developments in Tourism, Travel & Hospitality, organised by the University of the Aegean in Rhodes, Greece.

Since the mid-1990s wine tourism has emerged as a strong and growing area of special interest tourism in the world; nevertheless wine tourism in Greece is in its infancy. This study presents the benefits of wine tourism for Greek wineries and the surrounding communities. In order to present the potential of wine tourism development in Greece, a quantitative research was undertaken and Greek wineries were asked to complete a questionnaire. The study recommends that policies need to be created at the regional and national level so that wine tourism will attract tourists of high level education in the future.

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2016-05-17

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Marinakos, K. and Papatheodorou, A. (2009) Synergies and Conflict between Public Authorities and the Private Sector: The Case of Tourism Development in the Prefecture of Arcadia, Greece. 4th International Scientific Conference Planning for the Future – Learning from the Past: Contemporary Developments in Tourism, Travel & Hospitality, organised by the University of the Aegean in Rhodes, Greece.

Tourism is a decisively important productive activity for many destination areas with significant impact on the economy, on society, the environment and culture. At the same time, however, the complexity of the tourism phenomenon turns tourism into a field of conflict and opposition among the stakeholders, and among public authorities and the private sector in particular, over the structural problems in tourism development. Possible ways to achieve a concurrence of opinion and synergy are being sought in models of viable and sustainable tourism development and in integrated quality management policies.

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2016-05-17

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Poulaki, I. and Papatheodorou, A. (2009a) The Perspectives of Recreational General Aviation as a Form of Special Interest Tourism: A Comparative Case Study of Greece & Spain. 13th Annual World Conference of the Air Transport Research Society hosted by the Department of Transport, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

The aim of this paper is the analysis of the situation of General Aviation (GA) in Greece and its possible implication for tourism in the country. In which way i.e. the GA can, directly, constitute a form of special interest tourism and, indirectly, raise and contribute to the aid of other tourism forms and expressions, such as professional and educational tourism. What is examined substantially is the case of Recreational General Aviation as a form of special interest tourism through the dynamics of the motive for it and the specific characteristics of the target group in question.

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2016-07-11

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Arvanitis, P. and Papatheodorou, A. (2008) Air Transport Spatio Temporal Analysis: The Case of Crete, Greece. 12th Annual Conference of the Air Transport Research Society, Athens
Air transport has always been affected and influenced by spatio temporal factors such as geographical and economic features. The island of Crete, Greece accommodates three airports and accounts for over 50% of Greece’s international tourist arrivals. The paper discusses the distribution, asymmetry and evolution of countries and cities on both international and domestic passenger traffic, as well as domestic cargo traffic. The evolutionary patterns of concentration have been analysed using a number economic geography indices such as the Herfindahl-Hirschmann Index. The tourism industry comprises a number of different sectors, including air transport and accessibility in general. Tourist expenditure may have a significant positive impact on the local economy. The latter are compared against economic characteristics of the island, such as GDP, expenditure and tourism related income. The paper concludes with suggestions for the future and trends ...
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2016-07-11

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Kostis, C., Papatheodorou, A. and Parthenis, S. (2008) Are Community Airports mature enough for the Introduction of Market Mechanisms concerning the Airport Slot Allocation? A Survey in the Greek Industry. 12th Annual World Conference of the Air Transport Research Society hosted by the Hellenic Aviation Society and the University of the Aegean in Athens, Greece.
The fast growth of the aviation industry over the last decade as shown by the continuous increase in passenger traffic and the constant emergence of new regional carriers and low-cost carriers operating mainly small aircraft have generated such a demand which often exceeds the airport capacity which is scarce, leading thus to a “capacity crunch” which risks jeopardizing the safety, efficiency and competitiveness of those participating in the air transport supply chain. Consequently, an economically sustainable, globally compatible and fair airport slot allocation is crucial for the future of the industry. Therefore, appropriate consultation of all related interested parties is required; hence, the paper uses: i) a questionnaire to collect suitable primary data among the stakeholders in the Greek air transport industry and b) in-depth interviews with experts in the field, as research instruments for qualitative analysis. This paper also ...
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2016-07-12

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