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Nikolaos Boukas
Acting Vice Chairperson, Professor, Tourism & Hospitality Management
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The School of Business Administration
Department of Management and Marketing
Academic Qualifications
Qualification Year Awarding Institution Department
PhD in Management Studies 2008 University of Exeter, UK Department of Management
MSc in Tourism Management, Planning and Policy 2003 University of the Aegean, Greece Interdepartmental Program Studies in  Tourism Management, Planning and Policy
MSc in Marketing 2001 University of Stirling, UK Department of Business and Management
Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) 2000 University of the Aegean, Greece Department of Business Administration
Employment History
Period of employment Employer Location Position
From To
2017 Present European University Cyprus Cyprus Associate Professor
2012 2017 European University Cyprus Cyprus Assistant Professor
2008 2012 European University Cyprus Cyprus Lecturer
Publications
Year Title Other authors Journal and Publisher / Conference Vol. Pages
2022 Promoting sustainability through policy incentives targeting tourism SMEs in coastal destinations Eleftheriou-Hocsák, K. THE INC 2022: Tourism, Hospitality and Events: Innovation and Resilience During Uncertainty, Universities of CUT, Derby and Sunderland, and CERTE, June.
2022 The role of customer participation on value creation: the case of the airline industry Ioannou, M. International Conference on Tourism (ICOT 2022): Back to the future: Reconfiguring the travel industry?, 22-25 June.
2021 Tourism Marketing in Western Europe Stylidis (Eds) CABI. BOOK
2021 Diversifying and enhancing mountainous destinations through rural tourism: the case of Kalavrita, Greece Tourism Marketing in Western Europe, Oxfordshire: CABI 126-145
2020 Co-creating visitor experiences in cultural heritage museums: the avenue towards sustainable tourism development Ioannou, M. International Journal of Tourism Policy 10 101-122
2019 Rural tourism and residents' well-being in Cyprus: towards a conceptualised framework of the appreciation of rural tourism for islands' sustainable development and competitiveness International Journal of Tourism Anthropology 7 60-86
2018 Visitor experiences of popular culture museums in islands: a management and policy approach. In C. Lundberg & V. Ziakas Ioannou, M. Handbook of Popular Culture and Tourism 450-463
2017 Investigating islands visitor experiences in cultural heritage museums: the case of Cyprus Ioannou, M., & Sourouklis, C. International Journal of Tourism Policy 4 327-351
2017 Identifying Croatian museums’ indigenous visitors in a post-war era: Perceptual examinations of one’s own heritage Domic, D. Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change 15(3) 229-247
2016 Tourism policy and residents' well-being in Cyprus: Opportunities and challenges for developing an inside-out destination management approach. Ziakas, V. Journal of Destination Marketing & Management 5(1) 44-54
Exhibitions
Research Projects
Date Title Funded by Project Role*
2022 ERASMUS + - Hotel Academy (2019-2022), (No. 2019-1-FR01-KA202-063097) ERASMUS + EUC coordinator  - Research associate from Cyprus
2015 Sportcal-Sports Market Intelligence and UK Sport
2015 ATLAS Events Monitoring Project
2014 Culturizing Sustainable Cities
2014 COST Action IS1007: Investigating cultural sustainability’ Tourism representative from Cyprus
Academic Consulting Services/Councils/Boards/Editorial Committees
Period Organization Title of Position or Service Key Activities
Ongoing International Journal of Tourism Policy Book Review Editor Book reviews for the journal
Ongoing Sustainability Journal Editor Editor for tourism subjects
2022 ICOT2022 - Back to the future: Reconfiguring the travel industry?, 22-25 June. Member of Scientific Committee
2022 THE INC 2022 Conference: Tourism, Hospitality and Events, June. Member of Scientific Committee
2020 ICOT 2020 Conference: Tourism in Uncertain Times, Issues and Challenges, (online), 17-18 September. Chair
Awards/International Recognition
Other Achievements
Date Title Key Activities:
2021 Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East Climate Change Initiative (EMME-CCI) Cyprus Government Initiative for Coordinating Climate Change Actions in the Eastern Mediterranean & Middle East – The Cyprus Institute. Member and representative of Cyprus – Taskforce in tourism
2022 Sustainable Development and Management in Island Destinations: Opportunities, Challenges and the Path towards a More Sustainable Future, Department of Marketing, Branding and Tourism, Middlesex University, UK, May. Guest speaker
2019 Cultural & Creative Tourism in Cyprus, Cult-creaTE Interreg Europe: Cultural and Creative Industries contribution to Cultural and Creative Tourism in Europe, Nicosia, November. Guest speaker
2018 Sustainable development in tourism and hospitality, Reshaping Hospitality Industry: challenges and opportunities for Cypriot SMEs, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD),  Larnaca, November. Guest speaker