Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management

Organization name
Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Description
Tourism is an economic, social and cultural activity that contributes to economic development, improves the quality of life and promotes peace and mutual understanding between people. According to the World Tourism Organization, the tourism industry is the main source of foreign exchange and job creation for many countries, including Cyprus. According to the same source, the future of the tourism industry is auspicious, with tourist traffic around the world expected to reach around 1.6 billion by 2020. Ιn our country, the tourism industry already contributes a significant share in shaping national income (13% of Gross National Product) and employs about forty thousand workers. In Cyprus, the tourist industry includes, among others, hotel, food and tourist facilities, theme parks as well as organizations aiming at the sustainable development, promotion and management of tourist destinations.

Through the offered curriculum, the students of the Department acquire an academic background that allows them to take care of the hospitality and tourism industry in Cyprus in various managerial and administrative tasks. At the same time, the structure and content of the curriculum provides an opportunity for graduates to work in the public / wider public and semi-public sector as well as in companies / institutions in the field of services.

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Issue DateTitleAuthor(s)
141Jun-2021The pandemic and wellbeing: Views from tourism employeesChristou, Prokopis A. ; Rigou, Maria 
142Jan-2019A parametric decomposition of hotel-sector productivity growthChatzimichael, Konstantinos ; Liasidou, Sotiroula 
143Feb-2015‘The past is prologue to the future’: an introspective view of hospitality and tourism researchTheocharous, Antonis L. ; Constanti, Panayiotis ; Zopiatis, Anastasios 
1442022Peace and TourismFarmaki, Anna 
1452022Peace, conflict, tourism and other things in betweenFarmaki, Anna 
14623-Jun-2022Peer-to-peer accommodation hosting as a means of empowerment: Perspectives of women Airbnb hostsFarmaki, Anna ; Efthymiadou, Fani 
1472022Peer-to-Peer Accommodation in Europe: Trends, Challenges and OpportunitiesFarmaki, Anna ; Miguel, Cristina 
148Mar-2019Perceptions of Pafos as European Capital of Culture: tourism stakeholder and resident perspectivesFarmaki, Anna ; Christou, Prokopis A. ; Saveriades, Alexis ; Spanou-Tripinioti, Elena 
149Jan-2011Personal values of accountants and accounting trainees in CyprusZopiatis, Anastasios ; Krambia-Kapardis, Maria 
1501-Nov-2020Philosophies of Hospitality and Tourism: Giving and ReceivingChristou, Prokopis A. 
151Jun-2019Philoxenia offered to tourists? A rural tourism perspectiveChristou, Prokopis A. ; Sharpley, Richard 
152Jan-2020Place disbelief : A tourism-experiential perspectiveChristou, Prokopis A. 
1532021Policy DiscourseLiasidou, Sotiroula 
15414-May-2018Political disputes and consequences on tourismLiasidou, Sotiroula 
155Jan-2013Political marketing: Strategic campaign cultureGouliamos, Kostas ; Theocharous, Antonis L. ; Newman, Bruce I. 
156Jan-2010Political public opinion capitalTheocharous, Antonis L. ; Gouliamos, Kostas 
157Jan-2017Politicising dark tourism sites: evidence from CyprusFarmaki, Anna ; Antoniou, Katerina 
1583-Feb-2022Poverty and tourism decision-making: a chaordic perspectiveFarmaki, Anna ; Pappas, Nikolaos 
1591-Aug-2020Power dynamics in peer-to-peer accommodation: Insights from Airbnb hostsFarmaki, Anna ; Kaniadakis, Antonios 
1602017PRAXIS and innovation in the Hospitality Industry: Insights from CyprusPapadopoulos, Constantinos