Journal Publications

Peer-reviewed articles · 2006–2025

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🏆 Emerald Literati Award 2017
2026

Kizielewicz, J. & Papathanassis, A. (2026). The Management of Sustainability Initiatives in Higher Education Institutions and Its Role in Shaping Students’ sustainability-related attitudes and behaviours. Management 30(1): 249-284. DOI ↗

Kizielewicz, J. & Papathanassis, A. (2026). Advancing Eco-friendly Innovations in the Cruise Sector: A Focus on Sustainable Maritime Solutions. Economics and Environment. 2(97):1-27. DOI ↗

2025

Demydyuk, G., Papathanassis, A., Hobson, P. & Cobanoglu, C. (2025). Beyond the Horizon: A Panel Discussion on the Current Educational Challenges Facing the Future Growth of Cruising. Conference Report. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education. Ahead-of-Print. DOI ↗

2024

Papathanassis, A. (2024). Cruise Tourism Research: A Horizon 2050 Paper. Tourism Review. Vol. ahead-of-print. DOI ↗

2023

Papathanassis, A. (2023). Hochschulwesen im Wandel: Erkenntnisse und Impulse aus Tourismusmanagement und -praxis. Wissenschaftsmanagement, August 16. View ↗

Papathanassis, A. (2023). A decade of ‘blue tourism’ research: Exploring the impact of cruise tourism on coastal areas. Cambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures, 1–30. DOI ↗

2022

Buhalis, D., Papathanassis, A. & Vafeidou, M. (2022). Smart Cruising: smart technology applications and their diffusion in cruise tourism. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology, 13(4): 626–649. DOI ↗

2020

Papathanassis, A. (2020). Cruise tourism ‘Brain Drain’: Exploring the role of personality traits, educational experience and career choice attributes. Current Issues in Tourism. DOI ↗

Papathanassis, A. & Klein, R.A. (2020). The ‘liquid-modern’ cruise sector: Growth, responsibility and the failure of moral relativism. Tourism in Marine Environments, 15(2): 59–63. DOI ↗

Winter, S. & Papathanassis, A. (2020). Sexual harassment during tourism and cruise internships: Exploring situational factors, causes and their implications. Tourism in Marine Environments, 15(2): 85–94. DOI ↗

Papathanassis, A. (2020). Current issues in cruise tourism: deconstructing the 6th International Cruise Conference. Current Issues in Tourism, 23(14): 1711–1717. DOI ↗

2019

Papathanassis, A. (2019). The growth and development of the cruise sector: A perspective article. Tourism Review. DOI ↗

Papathanassis, A. (2019). The impact of corruption on travelers’ perceptions and preferences. Tourism Review. DOI ↗

Chen, J.M., Petrick, J.F., Papathanassis, A. & Li, X. (2019). A meta-analysis of the direct economic impacts of cruise tourism on port communities. Tourism Management Perspectives, 31: 209–218.

2017
🏆 Emerald Literati Award

Papathanassis, A. (2017). Cruise Tourism Management: State of the Art. Tourism Review, 72(1): 104–119. DOI ↗

Papathanassis, A. (2017). Over-Tourism and Anti-Tourism Sentiment: An Exploratory Analysis and Discussion. Ovidius University Annals Economic Sciences Series, 17(2): 288–293.

Papathanassis, A., Katsios, S. & Dinu, R.N. (2017). “Yellow Tourism” — Crime & Corruption in Tourism. Journal of Tourism Futures, 3(2): 200–202.

Papathanassis, A. (2017). R-Tourism: Introducing the Potential Impact of Robotics and Service Automation in Tourism. Ovidius University Annals Economic Sciences Series, 17(1): 211–216.

2016

Papathanassis, A. (2016). Combating Tourism-related Corruption: Effective Countermeasures Derived from Analysing Tourists’ Perceptions and Experiences. Ovidius University Annals Economic Sciences Series, 16(2): 248–255.

Papathanassis, A. (2016). Curing the ‘Beach Disease’: Corruption and the Potential of Tourism-led Transformation for Developing Countries and Transitional Economies. Ovidius University Annals Economic Sciences Series, 16(1): 75–80.

Papathanassis, A. & Bunda, N.R. (2016). Action Research for Sustainable Cruise Tourism Development: The Black Sea Region Case Study. Tourism in Marine Environments, 11(2–3): 161–180.

2015

Papathanassis, A. & Klein, R. (2015). “Long-Tail” or “Fairy Tale”: The Case for Scientific Publishing in Cruise Tourism. Tourism in Marine Environments, Special Issue 10(3–4): 144–149.

2014

Papathanassis, A. & Dias, F. (2014). “Freeing the Lions”: Tourism Research in a Changing World. European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality & Recreation, Special Issue: 3–16.

Papathanassis, A. (2014). Cruise Sector & ‘Glocal’ Corporate Citizenship: The 5th International Cruise Conference, Bremerhaven, Germany, 24–26 January 2014. International Journal of Tourism Research. DOI ↗

2013

Papathanassis, A., Matuszewski, I. & Havekost, K. (2013). ‘Short of a Picnic?’: Reconsidering sandwich-programmes in cruise education. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education, 13: 47–59.

2012
Most cited · Tourism Management 2016

Papathanassis, A. (2012). Guest-to-guest interaction on board cruise ships: Exploring social dynamics and the role of situational factors. Tourism Management, 33(5): 1148–1158. DOI ↗

Papathanassis, A. & Brejla, P. (2012). Travel agency extranet acceptance: The role of content, usability and appearance. Journal of Information Technology & Tourism, 13(2): 105–117.

2011

Sohns, K., Breitner, M. & Papathanassis, A. (2011). Online Content Mining Technologies for the Cruise Industry: State-of-the-Art and Acceptance. European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality & Recreation, 2(3): 55–77.

Papathanassis, A. (2011). The cruise industry: the other side of growth. The Third International Cruise Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 16–18 May 2011. International Journal of Tourism Research, 13(5): 508–510.

Papathanassis, A. & Beckmann, I. (2011). Assessing the ‘poverty of cruise theory’ hypothesis. Annals of Tourism Research, 38(1): 153–174.

Papathanassis, A. & Knolle, F. (2011). Exploring the adoption and processing of online holiday reviews: A grounded theory approach. Tourism Management, 32: 215–224.

2010

Gibson, P. & Papathanassis, A. (2010). The Cruise Industry — emerging issues, problems and solutions: The 2nd International Cruise Conference. International Journal of Tourism Research, 12: 405–407.

2009

Papathanassis, A. & Papathanassis, A. (2009). Konferenzbericht: Die Revolution der Informations- & Kommunikationstechnologien und daraus resultierte Entwicklungen im Tourismus, in der Reiseindustrie, sowie in der Hotelbranche — 7. E-Touristik Zukunftsforum. Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft, 1(2): 199–202.

Gibson, P. & Papathanassis, A. (2009). Cruise Sector Futures – Exploring growth-related opportunities & challenges: The 1st International Cruise Conference. Journal of Tourism Consumption & Practice, 1(1): 113–117.

Papathanassis, A. & Gibson, P. (2009). Cruise Sector Futures: Exploring growth-related opportunities & challenges. International Journal of Tourism Research, 11(1): 105–106.

2007

Papathanassis, A. & Buhalis, D. (2007). Exploring the Information & Communication Technologies Revolution and Visioning the Future of Tourism, Travel and Hospitality Industries. International Journal of Tourism Research, 9(5): 385–387.

Papathanassis, A. (2007). Online auf See mit Kreuzfahrt 2.0. An Bord, (1): 62–64.

2006

Papathanassis, A. (2006). Überleben und Erfolg in der Kreuzfahrtbranche: Einführung von Innovationen. An Bord, (5): 68–69.

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