Prof.Dr.Dr.Alexis Papathanassis
The overtourism phenomenon (or better collection of phenomena) is not new. The externalities of tourism have been extensively researched since the 70s!!! Nevertheless – and sadly enough – it has required a media-hype and a catchy term for those to be perceived as attention-worthy by the tourism and cruise sector. Perhaps the tourism and cruise […]
I guess the most challenging and thought-provoking question I had to answer for this interview was: “Do you cruise? And do you have a bad conscience doing so?” At the end of the day, even though I don’t get to cruise that often… I must admit that I did not frame my love for travel […]
Cruise-Ship-Industry.com – Citation: “In absolute terms, the report said that Spain, Italy and Greece, closely followed by France and Norway, are the European countries most exposed to SOx air pollution from cruise vessels, while Barcelona, Palma (Maj) and Venice are the most impacted European port cities, followed by Civitavecchia and Southampton. These countries are more […]
The cruise sector in general and its future in particular are becoming increasingly a ‘news-opera’, with a particular focus on emissions and overtourism. A number of developments in the area, as well as a number of facts are often lost in the discussion. Check out my two newly-published papers in the ‘Tourism Review‘: Cruise Tourism […]
Our recent Yellow Tourism Book, only published recently (Sep 2018) and despite its niche status has already reached 800 Downloads from the Spinger Website. Well done to all involved.
Dear all, It is a long time since we all got together. AND IT IS ABOUT TIME WE DO AGAIN! The date for the 6th International Cruise Conference is set. It will take place between the 13-15th of June 2019 in Bremerhaven (Germany). Download the call for papers here: http://www.cruiseresearchsociety.com/UserFiles/File/ICC6/ICC6CfP.pdf More infos (e.g. conference programme, pricing, travel […]
Over the last years, I have been regularly invited to act as a reviewer for various journals. Peer reviewing is an essential element of scientific publishing, adding a layer of quality control to what is published and regarded as ‘scientific’. In today’s digital world, considering the growth of open source publishing, and the proliferation of […]
Our newest book is out. This book, summarises the proceedings of the 1st Yellow Tourism Conference, which took place in Corfu (Greece) during April 27-29, 2017. The aim of this inaugural conference was to create an interdisciplinary ‘research-space’ for understanding tourism-related corruption, whilst initiating the formation of a corresponding international network of tourism academics and […]
It seems that Cruise-related Research is relevant… Tourism Review has awarded my paper: “Cruise Management: State of the Art” a ‘Literati Award’ and granted it 6 months free download access: https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/TR-01-2017-0003
Since its online publication on November 14, 2012, there has been a total of 18,949 chapter downloads for our book Cruise Tourism & Society (Springer Verlag). According to the publisher… “This means your book was one of the top 25% most downloaded eBooks in the relevant eBook Collection in 2017”. Congratulations to the editorial team and all […]
