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)
4125-Aug-2022Cycle tourist characteristics.Zopiatis, Anastasios ; Andreev, Hristo 
422016Cyprus TourismSaveriades, Alexis 
4320-Mar-2024Dark tourism development in a leisure destination: the perceptions of the local community in CyprusPanayidou, Chryso ; Christou, Prokopis A. ; Saveriades, Alexis 
441-Sep-2022Dazzled by the strobe lights: Tourist experience and complexity in the night-economyChristou, Prokopis A. ; Pericleous, Katerina ; Papatheodorou, Andreas 
451-Jan-2023Designing and offering legend-based experiences: Perspectives of Santa Claus in the Joulupukin PajakyläChristou, Prokopis A. ; Pericleous, Katerina ; Komppula, Raija 
461-Nov-2016Developing a Country-wide Tourist Loyalty Scheme: A Barren LandscapeZopiatis, Anastasios ; Theocharous, Antonis L. ; Kosmas, Petros C. ; Webster, Craig ; Melanthiou, Yioula 
47Feb-2022Digitalization, agility, and customer value in tourismHadjielias, Elias ; Christofi, Michael ; Christou, Prokopis A. ; Drotarova, Maria Hadjielia 
4828-Sep-2021Digitizing the Future of Religious and Pilgrimage Tourism in Cyprus: The MITOS PlatformTheocharous, Antonis L. ; Kosmas, Petros C. ; Panagopoulou, Maria ; Giannoullis, Petros ; Andreev, Christos 
4915-May-2022Digitizing the future of Sustainable Tourism: The MITOS ICT-based tourism platformKosmas, Petros C. ; Theocharous, Antonis L. ; Panagopoulou, Maria ; Constantinides, Constantinos ; Giannoulis, Petros ; Andreev, Hristo ; Hadjipanayiotou, Charis 
502016Disability Rights in Tertiary Education as a new initiative for curricula development in Tourism studiesLiasidou, Sotiroula 
5122-May-2023Domestic Tourism and the Domestic Tourist Experience: Complexities, Idiosyncrasies, and UnderstandingsChristou, Prokopis A. ; Pericleous, Katerina 
522017Drafting a realistic tourism policy: the airlines’ strategic influenceLiasidou, Sotiroula 
53Apr-2024Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East Climate Change Initiative : TourismFarmaki, Anna ; Coccossis, Harry ; Boukas, Nikolaos ; Demiroglu, Cenk ; EL-Masry, Esraa ; Ioannides, Dimitri ; Olya, Hossein ; Scott, Daniel ; Stylidis, Dimitrios 
547-Apr-2023Editorial: Tourism 2030 and the contribution to the sustainable development goals: the tourism review viewpointBuhalis, Dimitrios ; Leung, Xi Yu ; Fan, Daisy ; Darcy, Simon ; Chen, Ganghua ; Xu, Feifei ; Wei-Han Tan, Garry ; Nunkoo, Robin ; Farmaki, Anna 
552020Einstein’s theory of relativity informing research relating to social sciences, tourism and the tourist experienceChristou, Prokopis A. 
562024Encyclopedia of TourismSaveriades, Alexis 
57Oct-2019Escaping loneliness Through Airbnb host-guest interactionsFarmaki, Anna ; Stergiou, Dimitrios P. 
582008Ethical Behaviour of Tertiary Education Students in CyprusZopiatis, Anastasios ; Krambia-Kapardis, Maria 
5923-Jun-2018European Capitals of Culture: Residents’ PerceptionsFarmaki, Anna ; Christou, Prokopis A. ; Saveriades, Alexis 
60Jan-2022European SME Going Green 2030 Report: Review and analysis of policies, strategies and instruments for boosting sustainable tourism in EuropeKosmas, Petros C.