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      Prof Konstantinos Andriotis

      PhD, Post Doc
      ROLE: Professor in Tourism
      SCHOOL: Business School
      DEPARTMENT: Marketing Branding & Tourism
      TELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 8411 2899
      EMAIL: K.Andriotis@mdx.ac.uk
      1. Biography &
        Qualifications
      2. Learning &
        Teaching Interests
      3. Research Outputs &
        Interests
      4. Funded Research &
        Knowledge Exchange Projects
      5. Engagement &
        Impact

      • Biography &
        Qualifications

        Dr. Konstantinos Andriotis is a Professor in Tourism at Middlesex University London and in the past he was Associate Professor and Head of the Hotel and Tourism Management Department, Faculty of Management and Economics at the Cyprus University of Technology. He holds an MSc in International Hospitality Management (University of Strathclyde, 1995), a PhD in Tourism Development and Planning (Bournemouth University, 2000) and a Post Doc in Tourism Marketing (Hellenic Open University, 2006). He edits the ‘International Journal of Tourism Policy’ and the ‘Journal of Qualitative Research in Tourism'. He is member of the Editorial Board of sixteen journals (including the leading tourism journal Annals of Tourism Research). He is author of seven books and over 50 peer reviewed articles and book chapters. His work has appeared in leading academic journals such as Annals of Tourism Research, Journal of Travel Research, Tourism Management and Journal of Sustainable Tourism. He has an h-index of 28 and more than 3500 citations. He has acted as Chairman and member of the Organising and Scientific Committees of various international conferences and he has given keynote speeches in several conferences. His research interests are in tourism development and planning, alternative forms of tourism and tourism experience.

        Languages spoken

        English, Greek


        Languages Spoken

      • Learning &
        Teaching Interests

        Tourism Development and Planning, Degrowth

      • Research Outputs &
        Interests

        - Tourism experience.

        - Tourism development and planning.

        - Alternative forms of tourism.

        - Sustainability and degrowth.

        - Community attitudes to tourism.

        Publication Feed

        Heritage destination love

        Andriotis, Konstantinos and Foroudi, Pantea and Marvi, Reza (2020) Heritage destination love. Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal . ISSN 1352-2752 (Published online first)

        Traveling artists’ roles: an asynchronous email interview

        Andriotis, Konstantinos (2020) Traveling artists’ roles: an asynchronous email interview. Tourism Analysis . ISSN 1083-5423 (Accepted/In press)

        Residents' perceptions of airport construction impacts: a negativity bias approach

        Monterrubio, Carlos and Andriotis, Konstantinos and Rodríguez-Muñoz, Gregoria (2020) Residents' perceptions of airport construction impacts: a negativity bias approach. Tourism Management , 77 . ISSN 0261-5177

        Altruism in tourism: social exchange theory vs altruistic surplus phenomenon in host volunteering

        Paraskevaidis, Pavlos and Andriotis, Konstantinos (2017) Altruism in tourism: social exchange theory vs altruistic surplus phenomenon in host volunteering. Annals of Tourism Research , 62 . pp. 26-37. ISSN 0160-7383

        From nudism and naturism tourism to "natourism": defining natourism and exploring natourists' motivations

        Andriotis, Konstantinos (2016) From nudism and naturism tourism to "natourism": defining natourism and exploring natourists' motivations. Tourism Analysis , 21 (2-3). pp. 237-249. ISSN 1083-5423

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      • Funded Research &
        Knowledge Exchange Projects

      • Engagement &
        Impact

        Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals

        1. Monterrubio, C., Andriotis, K. and Rodríguez-Muñoz, G. (2020). Residents’ perceptions of airport construction impacts: A negativity bias approach. Tourism Management, 77.
        2. Paraskevaidis, P. and Andriotis, K. (2017). Altruism in tourism: Social exchange theory vs altruistic surplus phenomenon in host volunteering. Annals of Tourism Research, 62: 26-37
        3. Andriotis, K. (2016). Beggars-tourists' interactions: An unobtrusive typological approach. Tourism Management, 52: 64-73.
        4. Andriotis, K. (2016). From Νudism and Νaturism Tourism to ‘Νatourism’: Defining Natourism and Exploring Natourists’ Motivations. Tourism Analysis, 21(2): 237-249.
        5. Paraskevaidis, P. and Andriotis, K. (2015). Values of souvenirs as commodities. Tourism Management, 48: 1-10.
        6. Monterrubio, C.J. and Andriotis, K. (2014). Social Representations and Community Attitudes towards Spring Breakers. Tourism Geographies, 16(2): 288-302.
        7. Andriotis, K. and Agiomirgianakis, G. (2014). Market escape through exchange: Home swap as a form of non-commercial hospitality. Current Issues in Tourism, 17(7): 575-591.
        8. Andriotis, K. (2013). The 'Antinomian' Travel Counterculture of Gavdos. Annals of Tourism Research, 40(1): 40-58.
        9. Andriotis, K. and Mavric, M. (2013). Postcard Mobility: Going Beyond Image and Text. Annals of Tourism Research, 40(1): 18-39.
        10. Andriotis, K. (2011). Genres of Heritage Authenticity: Denotations from a Pilgrimage Landscape. Annals of Tourism Research, 38(4): 1613-1633.
        11. Andriotis, K. (2011). A Comparative Study of Visitors to Urban, Coastal and Rural Areas: Evidence from the Island of Crete. European Journal of Tourism Research, 4(2): 93-108.
        12. Andriotis, K. (2010). Heterotopic Erotic Oases: The Public Nude Beach Experience. Annals of Tourism Research, 37(4): 1076-1096.
        13. Andriotis, K., (2010). Brits Behaving Badly: Template Analysis of Newspaper Content. International Journal of Tourism Anthropology, 1(1): 15-34.
        14. Andriotis, K. and Agiomirgianakis, G. (2010). Cruise Visitors’ Experience in a Mediterranean Port of Call. International Journal of Tourism Research, 12(4): 390-404.
        15. Andriotis, K. and Vaughan, D.R. (2009). The Pattern-matching Approach and its Application in Tourism Development. Current Issues in Tourism, 12(4): 315-336.
        16. Andriotis, K. (2009). Sacred Site Experience: A Phenomenological Study. Annals of Tourism Research, 36(1): 64-84.
        17. Andriotis, K. and Vaughan, D.R. (2008). Reality, Perceptions and Tourism Policy in Crete. The Interrelationship. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 1: 29-43.
        18. Andriotis, K. (2008). Integrated Resort Development: The Case of Cavo Sidero, Crete. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 16(4): 428-444.
        19. Andriotis, K., Agiomirgianakis, G. and Mihiotis, Α. (2008). Measuring tourist satisfaction: A factor-cluster segmentation approach. Journal of Vacation Marketing, 14(3): 221-235.
        20. Andriotis, K., Agiomirgianakis, G. and Mihiotis, Α. (2007). Tourist Vacation Preferences - The Case of Mass Tourists to Crete. Tourism Analysis, 12(1/2): 51-63.
        21. Andriotis, K. (2006). Hosts, Guests and Politics: Coastal Resorts Morphological Change. Annals οf Tourism Research. 33(4): 1079-1098.
        22. Andriotis, K. (2006). Researching the development gap between the Hinterland and the Coast Evidence from the Island of Crete. Tourism Management, 27(4): 629-639.
        23. Andriotis, K. (2005). Community Groups’ Perceptions of and Preferences to Tourism Development. Evidence from Crete. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, 29(1): 67-90.
        24. Andriotis, K. (2005). Seasonality in Crete. Problem or a Way of Life? Tourism Economics, 11(2): 207-227.
        25. Andriotis, K. (2004). Revising Porter’s Five Forces Model for Application in the Travel and Tourism Industry. Tourism Today, 4(1): 131-145.
        26. Andriotis, K. (2004). European Union Influence over Tourism Employment. Tourism: An International Interdisciplinary Journal, 52(3): 277-284.
        27. Andriotis, K. (2004). The Perceived Impact of Tourism Development by Cretan Residents. Tourism and Hospitality Planning and Development, 1(2): 1-22.
        28. Andriotis, K. and Vaughan, D.R. (2004). The Tourism Workforce and Policy: Exploring the Assumptions Using Crete as the Case Study. Current Issues in Tourism, 7(1): 66-87.
        29. Andriotis, K. and Vaughan, D.R. (2003). Urban Residents’ Attitudes Towards Tourism Development: The Case of Crete. Journal of Travel Research, 42(2): 172-185.
        30. Andriotis, K. (2003). Dependency on Tour Operators. Problem Faced by the Cretan Tourism Businesses and the Views of their Owners/Managers. International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration, 4(3): 23-48.
        31. Andriotis, K. (2003). Problems Faced by the Cretan Tourism Industry as Perceived by the Business Sector. Tourism: An International Interdisciplinary Journal, 51(1): 21-30.
        32. Andriotis, K. (2003). Tourism in Crete. A Form of Modernisation. Current Issues in Tourism, 6(1): 23-53.
        33. Andriotis, K. (2003). Coastal Resorts Morphology: The Cretan Experience. Tourism Recreation Research, 28(1): 67-76.
        34. Andriotis, K. (2002). Local Authorities in Crete and the Development of Tourism. The Journal of Tourism Studies, 13(2): 53-62.
        35. Andriotis, K. (2002). Scale of Hospitality Firms and Local Economic Development: The Case of Crete. Tourism Management, 23(4): 333-341.
        36. Andriotis, K. (2002). Residents’ Satisfaction or Dissatisfaction with Public Sector Governance: The Cretan Case. Tourism and Hospitality Research: The Surrey Quarterly Review, 4(1): 53-68.
        37. Andriotis, K. (2002). Options in Tourism Development: Conscious versus Conventional Tourism. Anatolia. An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research, 13(1): 73-85.
        38. Andriotis, K. (2001). Tourism Planning and Development in Crete: Recent Tourism Policies and their Efficacy. International Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 9(4): 298-316.
        39. Andriotis, K. (2001). Strategies on Resort Areas and their Life Cycle Stages. Tourism Review, 56(1/2): 40-43.

        Editorships

        1. Editor in Chief of the "Journal of Qualitative Research in Tourism (QRT)", from January 2020.

        2. Book Series Editor Tourism Development and Management: Issues and Approaches, Nova Publishers, from December 2007.

        3. Editor in Chief of the International "International Journal of Tourism Policy (IJTP)", from June 2006.

        4. Resource Editor (co-ordinating editor) of the Journal Annals of Tourism Research, from January 2013.

        5. Member of the Editorial Board of the: "International Journal of Social Sciences (IJoSS)", from August 2013.

        6. Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal: Tourism and Hospitality Management, from October 2012.

        7. Member of the Editorial Board: International Journal of Tourism Sciences (IJTS), from February 2011.

        8. Member of the Editorial Board: International Journal of Heritage and Sustainable Development (IJHSD), from April 2010.

        9. Member of the Editorial Board: Island Dynamics: Occasional Papers, from November 2009.

        10. Member of the Editorial Board: International Journal of Leisure and Tourism Marketing (IJLTM), from February 2009.

        11. Member of the Editorial Board: International Scientific Journal - TURIZAM, from February 2009.

        12. Member of the Editorial Board: International Journal of Tourism Anthropology, from December 2008.

        13. Member of the Editorial Board: Caribbean Journal of Business, Hospitality and Tourism Management, from November 2008.

        14. Member of the Editorial Board: International Journal of Cultural Management, from October 2008.

        15. Member of the Editorial Board: Revista de Turism Journal (Journal of Tourism), from September 2008.

        16. Member of the Editorial Board: International Scientific Journal Geographica Pannonica, from June 2008.

        17. Member of the Editorial Advisory Board: The Open Area Studies Journal, from April 2008.

        18. Member of the Editorial Advisory Board: The Open Sociology Journal, from December 2007.

        19. Member of the Editorial Advisory Board: The Open Management Journal, from October 2007.

        20. Member of the Editorial Advisory Board: Tourismos - An International Multidisciplinary Journal of Tourism, from May 2006.

        21. Guest Editor, Double Special Issue on Alternative and Special Interest Tourism along with Wickens, E., International Journal of Tourism Policy, 2(1/2).

        Keynote and Invited Speeches

        • Keynote Speaker at the 1st International Conference on Tourism and Entrepreneurship, Belitung, 24-25 October, 2019. Title of Speech: Current Issues in Tourism.
        • Keynote Speaker at the 1st International Conference on Tourism and Entrepreneurship, Belitung, 24-25 October, 2019. Title of Speech: Publishing in Academic Journals.
        • Invited speech given at the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico, Mexico, 6 September 2018.
        • Keynote Speaker at the International Conference “Transforming Tourism: Challenges, visions, ways forward”. 3 May 2018. Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain Lecce, Italy. Title of Speech: “Degrowth in Tourism: Conceptual, Theoretical and Philosophical Issues”.
        • Keynote Speaker at the International Conference “Strategic Dimensions of Local Development”, Lecce, 1-2 December 2017. Title of Speech: A Model of Local Economic Development.
        • Keynote Speaker at the 3rd International Conference on Hospitality and Tourism Management (ICOHT2015). Strategic Alignment in Tourism: Planning, Developing, Marketing, Managing & Monitoring. November 5-6, 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Title of Speech: Degrowth in Tourism.
        • Keynote Speaker at the 4th International Conference on Hospitality and Tourism Management (ICOHT2015). Tourism as a Driver of Economic Growth Inclusive Development and Environmental Sustainability and a Global Solution for a Better Future for the Planet. 26-27 May 2016, Bangkok, Thailand. Title of Speech: Publishing in Academic Journals.
        • Keynote Speaker at the 2ndBelgrade International Tourism Conference (BITCO 2014) Thematic Tourism in a Global Environment: Advantages, Challenges and Future Developments (Belgrade, Serbia). March 27-29, 2014. Title of Speech: Tourism Development and the Degrowth Paradigm.
        • Invited Speaker at the Conference Cross Boundary Cooperation:
          Water and Tourism           (Dead Sea, Israel), 11-12 December, 2013. Title of Speech: Tourism in the Greek Islands and Cross Border Cooperation.
        • Invited Speaker at the Conference Sustainable Tourism Today:
          People Community and Environment (Tiberias, Israel),
          9th December 2013, Title of Speech: Degrowing Tourism taking Gavdos as a Case.
        • Invited Speaker at the International Conference on the Promotion of Sustainability and Energy Efficiency in the Tourism Sector (Athens, Greece), 10th December 2012. Title of Speech: Degrowth in Tourism: The Case of Gavdos.
        • Keynote Speaker at the Societa Italiana de Science del Turismo (SISTUR) Conference (Palermo, Italy), 26 October 2012. Title of Speech: Tourist Perspectives: The Experience and the Future of the ICOT Conferences
        • Invited Speaker at the Seminar of Dongbei University of Finance and Economics (Dalian, China), 9 July 2012. Title of Speech: “Good and Bad Practises of Tourism Development”. Title of Speech: Tourism Development in the Greek Islands: A Clustering Approach.
        • Invited Speaker at the “Workshop New trends of Tourism in the European Islands” organized by the Observatory on Tourism in the European Islands (OTIE), Brussels, Belgium, 21 March 2012. Title of Speech: Tourism in the Greek Islands: Present and Future.
        • Invited Speaker at the 4th World Conference for “Graduate Research in Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure”, 22 - 27 April 2008, Antalya, Turkey. Title of Speech: “Publishing in Academic Journals”.
        • Invited Speaker at the National Network of Environmental Education Seminar “Tourism & Environment”, Ministry of Education, 23 January 2009, Archanes, Crete, Greece. Title of Speech: “Good and Bad Practises of Tourism Development”.
        • Invited Speaker at the Symposium “Large Scale Tourist Enterprises in East Crete”, organised by the Sitia Development Organisation (OAS), Municiplaities of Sitia, Makri Gialou and Leuki, Prefectural Committee of Lassithi and the Ecological Group of Sitia (Sitia, Crete, Greece), 27 January 2006. Title of Speech: “Impacts of Large Scale Enterprises”.
        • Invited Speaker at the Free Open University, MuniCipality of Orestiko (Argos Orestikou, Greece), 16 Μay 2005. Title of Speech: “Marketing Strategies for Different Stages of Resort Cycle”.

        Conferences

        1. Charing Session at the: International Conference on the Promotion of Sustainability and Energy Efficiency in the Tourism Sector. Athens, 10th December 2012.

        2. Charing Session and Reviewer at the 2012TOSOK International Tourism Conference, July 4-6, Ulsan, Korea.

        3. Chairman and Member of the Organising and Scientific Committee of the International Conference on Tourism (ICOT 2012): "Setting the Agenda for Special Interest Tourism: Past, Present and Future", 27-30 April 2011, Rhodes Island, Greece.

        4. Charing Session and Member of the Scientific Committee of the First International Conference on Emerging Research Paradigms in Business and Social Sciences', Middlesex University Dubai, 22-24 November 2011, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

        5. Member of the International Advisory Committee of the 1st Conference on Tourism and Technology (ICTT 2011), Indian Institute of Technology, 7-9 July 2011, Delhi, India.

        6. Member of the Scientific Committee of the 1st International Conference in Safety and Crisis Management, 24-28 June 2011, European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus.

        7. Charing Session and Member of the Scientific Committee of the 2nd Island Dynamics Conference: Taking Malta out of the Box, 11-15 May 2011, Valletta, Malta.

        8. Charing session and member of the Organising and Scientific Committee of the International Conference on Tourism (ICOT 2011): "Tourism in an Era of Uncertainty", 27-30 April 2011, Rhodes Island, Greece.

        9. Member of the Scientific Committee at the 2011 Athens Symposium ?n "Current Trends in Tourism Management and Tourism Policy", 2-3 February 2010, Athens, Greece.

        10. Charing sessions at the ATLAS Annual conference and Ph.D Colloqium 2010 on "Mass tourism VS Niche tourism", 3-5 November 2010, Limassol, Cyprus.

        11. Member of the Scientific Committee and Chairing session at the 2010 Athens Symposium ?n "Current Trends in Tourism Management and Tourism Policy", 10-11 February 2010, Athens, Greece.

        12. Chairman and Member of the Organising and Scientific Committee of the ICTDM 2009 International Conference: "Tourism in a Changing World: Prospects and Challenges", 11-15 September 2009, Kos Island, Greece.

        13. Chairing session in Global Events Congress III & China Event Education Conference III, 17-19 November 2008, Guangzhou, China.

        14. Organising and Chairing a symposium at the International Conference on Management and Marketing Sciences (ICMMS" 2008), under the theme "Hospitality and Tourism Knowledge Management", 23-25 May 2008, Athens, Greece.

        15. Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Conference ?n "International Conference on Management and Marketing Sciences", 23-25 May 2008, Athens, Greece.

        16. Reviewer on the Scientific Committee of the 7th Annual Meeting of the EEFS International Conference on Globalised Labour & Capital Markets, National Resources and Shifts in Economic Power, University of Economics, 22-25 May 2008, Prague Czech Republic.

        17. Member of the Scientific Committee of the International Conference ?n "Cultural and Event Tourism: Issues & Debates", 5-9 November 2008, Alanya, Turkey.

        18. Chairing sessions at the: Graduate Research in Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure", 22 - 27 April 2008, Antalya, Turkey.

        19. Invited Speaker at the National Network of Environmental Education Seminar.

        20. Member of the Scientific and Organising Committee and Chairing sessions at the: International Conference of Trends, Impacts and Policies on Tourism Development, Amoudara, Heraklion, Crete, 15-18 June 2006.

        Other

        1. Member of the Senate and various Senate Committees at Cyprus University of Technology.

        2. Advisory Board Member of the Center for Sustainable Management of Tourism, Sport & Events (CESMATSE), European University of Cyprus.

        3. According to a study by Park, K., Phillips, W.J. Canter, D.D. and Abbott, J., published in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research (2011), under the title: "Hospitality and Tourism Research Rankings by Author, University, and Country Using Six Major Journals: The First Decade of the New Millennium" I have been ranked 23rd among the most prolific authors in tourism research and 49th among the most prolific authors in both hospitality and tourism research.

        4. My paper entitled: Integrated Resort Development - The Case of Cavo Sidero, Crete. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 2008, 16(4): 428-444, has been recommended for further reading by Timothy, D.J. and Teye, V.B. (2009). Tourism and the Lodging Sector. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann.

        5. Media spokesperson for Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University from June 2008 up to August 2009.

        6. My paper entitled: "Sacred Site Experience - A Phenomenological Study", published in "Annals of Tourism Research", was between January and March 2009, 10th among the 25 most frequently downloaded articles of the journal and 21st between April and June 2009. The same paper is 19th among the most cited Annals of Tourism Research articles published since 2008 (extracted from SciVerse Scopus).

        7. My paper entitled: "Guests and Politics - Coastal Resorts Morphological Change", published in "Annals of Tourism Research" was between December and February 2007 16th among the 25 most frequently downloaded articles of the journal.

        8. My paper entitled: Community Groups' Perceptions of and Preferences for Tourism Development: Evidence from Crete, "Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research" was during March 2006 among the 50 most frequently read articles.

        9. Congratulation letter by the editor of the Tourism Management Journal (Dr. Chris Ryan) for the quality of my paper, entitled: "Scale of Hospitality Firms and Local Economic Development. The Case of Crete". As the letter commented: "This is a well written paper with a good literature review and an intelligent use of statistical methods given the size of the sample".

        10. Positive criticism from the reviewers of the "Journal of Travel Research" for my paper entitled "Urban Residents' Attitudes towards Tourism Development: The Case of Crete (Ref. N. #2948)". As the first reviewer reported: "It is one of the most well written, well organised, and well presented articles I have had the opportunity to review" and the second "I very much liked the way the author(s) constructed this paper. It has all the elements of a well done research peace".

        11. My paper at "Annals of Tourism Research, entitled: "Host, Guests and Politics - Coastal Resorts Morphological Change", is being recommended for reading by Heather Gibson (Department of Tourism, Recreation and Sport Management, University of Florida) of the module LEI 6895 Tourism Theories and Concepts.

        12. My paper published at the "Journal of Sustainable Tourism" entitled "Tourism Planning and Development in Crete. Recent Tourism Policies and their Efficacy" has been used by the University of Wolverhampton as a case study in an exam paper.

        13. Congratulations received by the Survey Research Committee of Bournemouth University on a research report document submitted for transfer from MPhil to PhD. As Professor Vincent May (Chairman of the Research Degrees Committee) stated, "The Committee agreed that the transfer document was well written with clear aims and objectives and wished to convey its congratulations to Mr Andriotis for the way in which the report had been compiled and presented. The report is a good example of the best practice, in preparation of transfer documents, which has developed across the University".

        14. Granted award for Post-Doctoral Research, Greek Foundation of State Scholarships (IKY).

        15. Three and a half years Scholarship by the Greek Foundation of State Scholarships (IKY) for attending MSc and Ph.D. courses, after exams.

        16. Financial Scholarship by the Greek Foundation of State Scholarships (IKY) for my Performance at Technological Education Institute of Crete.

        17. Exchange Student to London, COMMETT, Oct 1992 - Apr 1993.

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