Organising Committee
Co-Chairs of the Organising Committee:
Evangelos Christou, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Dionysios Chionis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Dogan Gursoy, Washington State University, USA
Marianna Sigala, University of the Aegean, Greece
Conference Manager:
Chryssoula Chatzigeorgiou, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Organising Committee Members:
Spyros Avdimiotis, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Christina Bonarou, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Athanasios Dermetzopoulos, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Tania Kapiki, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Ioannis Karamanidis, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Panagiotis Kassianidis, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Fotis Kilipiris, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Athina Nella,
University of the
Aegean, Greece
Alexis Saveriades, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Ioanna Simeli, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Konstantina
Tsiakali,
University of the
Aegean, Greece
Ioannis Valachis, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Ourania Vitouladiti, T.E.I. of Athens, Greece
Scientific Committee
Co-Chairs of the Scientific Committee:
Evangelos Christou, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Dionysios Chionis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Dogan Gursoy, Washington State University, USA
Marianna Sigala, University of the Aegean, Greece
International Scientific Committee Members:
Seppo Aho, University of Lapland, Finland
David Airey, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Akin Aksu, Akdeniz University, Turkey
Ahmet Aktas, Akdeniz University, Turkey
Tahir Albayrak, Akdeniz University, Turkey
Teoman Alemdar, Özyegin University, Turkey
Volkan Altintas, University of Bonn, Germany
Constantia Anastasiadou, Napier University, United Kingdom
Andreas Andronikidis, University of Macedonia, Greece
Konstantinos Alexandris, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greeece
Maria D. Alvarez, Boğaziçi University, Turkey
Lütfi Atay, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkey
Jovo Ateljevic, University of Banja Luka, Bosnia & Hertzegovina
Spyros Avdimiotis, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Rodolfo Baggio, Bocconi University, Italy
Billy Bai, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, USA
Seyhmus Baloglu, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, USA
Leonard Barnett, Bangkok University, Thailand
Michail
Bekiaris,
University of the
Aegean, Greece
Jeffrey Beck, Michigan State University, USA
George Blanas, T.E.I. of Larissa, Greece
Christina Bonarou, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Michael Bosnjak, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Arlette Bouzon, University of Toulouse, France
Bill Bramwell, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
Juan Gabriel Brida, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Dimitrios Buhalis, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom
Graham Busby, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
Jeremy Buultjens, Southern Cross University, Australia
Meltem Caber, Akdeniz University, Turkey
Nevenka Čavlek, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Ali Sukru Cetinkaya, Selcuk University, Turkey
Kalotina Chalkiti, Department of Children and Families, Northern Territory Government, Australia
Chryssoula Chatzigeorgiou, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Brendan Chen, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taiwan
Kaye Chon, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR China
Nimit Chowdhary, Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, India
Haris
Coccossis,
University of
Thessaly, Greece
Eli Cohen, University of South Australia & Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Chris Cooper, Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom
Wojciech J. Cynarski, University of Rzeszów, Poland
David Lorant Denes, Karoly Robert Foiskola, Hungary
Athanasios Dermetzopoulos, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Joëlle Devillard, University of Toulouse, France
Nikolaos
Dritsakis,
University of
Macedonia, Greece
Bruno Eeckels, Les Roches International School of Hotel Management, Switzerland
Yuksel Ekinci, Oxford Brookes University, UK
Erdogan Ekiz, Taylor University, Malaysia
Mehmet Erdem, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
João Pedro Estêvão, Instituto Politécnico da Guarda, Portugal
Ioanna Farsari, T.E.I. of Crete, Greece
Juan Ignacio Pulido Fernández, University of Jaén, Spain
Matthias Fuchs, Mid International University, Sweden
Alan Fyall, Bournemouth University, UK
Antonios Giannopoulos, Athens University of Economics & Business, Greece
Hugo Goetch, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Klodiana Gorica, University of Tirana, Albania
Ulrike Gretzel, University of Wollongong, Australia
Werner Gronau,
University of
Applied Sciences
Stralsund, Germany
Dogan Gursoy, Washington State University, USA
Antti Haahti, University of Lapland, Finland
Nigel Hemmington, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Perry Hobson, Southern Cross University, Australia
David Horrigan, Glion Institute of Higher Education, Switzerland
Svetlana Hristova, University Neofit Rilski, Bulgaria
Olga Iakovidou, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Elisabeth Ineson, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
Annica Isacsson, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Aviad Israeli, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Stanislav Ivanov, International University College, Bulgaria
Zoran Ivanovic, University of Rijeka, Croatia
Zoran Ivanovski, University of Tourism & Management - Skopje, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Sandra Jankovic, University of Rijeka, Croatia
Dobrica Jovicic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Valentini Kalargyrou, University of New Hampshire, USA
Irini Kamenidou, T.E.I. of Kavala, Greece
Jay Kandampully, Ohio State University, USA
Tania Kapiki, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Ioannis Karamanidis, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Theodoros
Kargidis,
Alexander
Technological
Institute of
Thessaloniki, Greece
Panagiotis Kassianidis, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Hanan Kattara, Alexandria University, Egypt
René Baretje-Keller, Centre International de Recherches et d'Etudes Touristiques, France
Sonia Khan, Himachal Pradesh University Shimla, India.
Fotis Kilipiris, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Pantelis Kirmizoglou, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Erdogan Koc, Balikesir University, Bandirma faculty of economics and administrative sciences, Turkey
Nikolaos Konstantopoulos, University of the Aegean, Greece
Maximiliano Korstanje, University of Palermo, Argentina
Stella Kostopoulou, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Dimitrios Koutoulas, Hellenic Open University, Greece
Konstantinos Koutsikos, University of the Aegean, Greece
Dimitris Lagos, University of the Aegean, Greece
Catheryn Khoo-Lattimore, Taylor University, Malaysia
Eduardo Parra Lopez, La Laguna University, Spain
Carol Y. Lu, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
Constantine Lymperopoulos, University of the Aegean, Greece
Pericles Lytras, T.E.I. of Athens, Greece
Spyridon Mamalis, T.E.I. of Kavala, Greece
Slobodan Markovic, University of Novi-Sad, Serbia
Leonidas Maroudas, University of Patras, Greece
Dimitrios Mavridis, T.E.I. of Western Macedonia, Greece
Thomas Mavrodontis, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Oswin Maurer,
Free University of
Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Polyxeni Moira, T.E.I. of Piraeus, Greece
Damijan Mumel, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Hilary Murphy, Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, Switzerland
Alexandru Nedelea, "Stefan cel Mare" University Suceava, Romania
Athina Nella,
University of the
Aegean, Greece
Chin-Cheng Ni,
National Hsinchu
University, Taiwan
Jasmina Osmanković, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Linda Osti, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Alkiviadis Panagopoulos, T.E.I. of Patras, Greece
Angelos Pantouvakis, University of Piraeus, Greece
George Papadiodorou, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Andreas
Papatheodorou,
University of the
Aegean, Greece
Alex Paraskevas,
Oxford Brookes
University, United
Kingdom
Dimitrios Paschaloudis, T.E.I. of Serres, Greece
Harald Pechlaner, Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany
Rick Perdue, Virginia Tech, USA
Jože Perić, University of Rijeka, Croatia
Luca Petruzzellis, University of Bari, Italy
Ige Pinar, Yasar University, Turkey
Electra Pitoska, T.E.I. of Western Macedonia, Greece
Abraham Pizam, University of Central Florida, USA
Kannapa Pongponrat, Mahidol University International College, Thailand
Yaniv Poria, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Ioannis Prangidis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Hailin Qu, Oklahoma State University, USA
Gabriela Rakicevic, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Mukesh Ranga, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, India
Gordana Reckoska, University of Bitola, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Kyriakos Reres, Institute of Tourism Research & Forecasting, Greece
Amos S. Ron, Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee, Israel
Barbara Rousaki, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Chris Ryan, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Vagis Samathrakis, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Christos Sarmaniotis, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Aikaterini Sarri, University of Western Macedonia, Greece
Alexis Saveriades, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Guenter Schamel, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Marios Sotiriades, T.E.I. of Crete, Greece
Theodoros Stavrinoudis, University of the Aegean, Greece
Anders Steene, Södertörn University Haninge, Sweden
Konstantinos Stefanou, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Dimitrios Stergiou, Hellenic Open University, Greece
Amit Sharma, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Ioannis Spilanis,
University of the
Aegean, Greece
Snezana Stetic, University of Novi Sad, Serbia & Montenegro
Yu-Hua Christine Sun, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
John Swarbrooke, César Ritz Colleges Switzerland
Agustín Santana Talavera, La Laguna University, Spain
Dimitri Tassiopoulos, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa
Antonis
Theocharous,
Cyprus University of
Technology, Cyprus
Theano Terkenli, University of the Aegean, Greece
Nikolaos Theriou, T.E.I. of Kavala, Greece
Anna Thompson, University of Otago, New Zealand
Irene Tilikidou, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Dallen Timothy, Arizona State University, USA
Adriana Mirela Tomescu, University of Oradea, Romania
Renata Tomljenović, Institute for Tourism, Croatia
John Tribe, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Paris Tsartas, University of the Aegean, Greece
Rodoula Tsiotsou, University of Macedonia, Greece
Romita Tullio, Università degli Studi della Calabria, Italy
Anca Turtureanu, Danubius University of Galati, Romania
Engin Üngüren, Akdeniz University, Turkey
Maja Uran, University of Primorska, Slovenia
Muzaffer Uysal, Virginia Tech, USA
Ioannis Valachis, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Jean-Pierre van der Rest, Hotelschool The Hague - International University of Hospitality Management, The Netherlands
Stelios Varvaresos, T.E.I. of Athens, Greece
Spyros Vasiliadis, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Margarida Maria Fidalgo Costa Vaz, University of Beira, Portugal
Efstathios Velissariou, T.E.I. of Larissa, Greece
Cleopatra Veloutsou, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
Ourania Vitouladiti, T.E.I. of Athens, Greece
Maro Vlachopoulou, University of Macedonia, Greece
Maria Vodenska, University of Sofia, Bulgaria
Serena Volo, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Vasiliki Vrana, T.E.I. of Serres, Greece
Craig Webster,
University of
Nicosia, Cyprus
Eugenia Wickens, Buckinghamshire Νew University, United Kingdom
Yildirim Yilmaz, Akdeniz University, Turkey
Atila Yuksel, Adnan Menderes University, Turkey
Gerasimos Zacharatos, University of Patras, Greece
Kostas Zafeiropoulos, University of Macedonia, Greece
Elfrida Zefi, University Fan Noli of Korca, Albania
Ciné van Zyl, University of South Africa, South Africa |
