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Professor Dimitrios Buhalis Chairs THE MEDITERRANEAN TOURISM KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE & POLICY in Malta

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis Chaired THE MEDITERRANEAN TOURISM KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE & POLICY CONFERENCE https://mediterraneantourismresearch.com/  followed by the 9th Mediterranean Tourism Forum https://mediterraneantourismforum.com/ The event was organised by the Mediterranean Tourism Foundation (MTF) an independent international organisation dedicated to fostering public-private cooperation in the tourism sector. MTF aims to enhance sustainable tourism across the Mediterranean, transforming the… Read more » about Professor Dimitrios Buhalis Chairs THE MEDITERRANEAN TOURISM KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE & POLICY in Malta

NEW PAPER ON DIGITAL NOMADS Attracting digital nomads: Smart destination strategies, innovation and competitiveness,

New paper on Digital Nomads Zhou, L., Buhalis, D., Fan, D., Ladkin, 2024, Attracting digital nomads: Smart destination strategies, innovation and competitiveness, Journal of Destination Marketing & Management, Volume 31, March 2024, 100850, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdmm.2023.100850 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdmm.2023.100850 Highlights Digital nomads are an attractive market segment for global destinations Smart destinations cater for the work, leisure & lifestyle… Read more » about NEW PAPER ON DIGITAL NOMADS Attracting digital nomads: Smart destination strategies, innovation and competitiveness,

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis has recently published a new service robots research paper based on a global survey in the hospitality industry

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis has recently published a new service robots research paper based on a global survey in the hospitality industry Pizam, A., Ozturk, A.B., Hacikara, A., Zhang, T., Balderas-Cejudo, A., Buhalis, D., Fuchs, G., Hara, T., Vieira de Souza Meira, J., García Revilla, R., Sethi, D., Shen, Y. and State, O. (2024), The role… Read more » about Professor Dimitrios Buhalis has recently published a new service robots research paper based on a global survey in the hospitality industry

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis was the distinguished recipient of the GREAT SEA AWARD 2023 – Research in Innovative Sustainable Tourism Solutions at the Mediterranean Tourism Awards.

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis was the distinguished recipient of the GREAT SEA AWARD 2023 – Research in Innovative Sustainable Tourism Solutions at the Mediterranean Tourism Awards. This prestigious award, organized by the Mediterranean Tourism Foundation in Malta, was conferred upon  by His Excellency, the President of Malta, George Vella, during a ceremony at the Mediterranean Conference Centre… Read more » about Professor Dimitrios Buhalis was the distinguished recipient of the GREAT SEA AWARD 2023 – Research in Innovative Sustainable Tourism Solutions at the Mediterranean Tourism Awards.

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis has recently published two new research articles

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis has recently published two new research articles Assiouras, I., Vallström, N., Skourtis, G., Buhalis, D., 2024 Exploring how communication leads to value co-creation, value co-destruction and value no-creation during service mega-disruptions, Current Issues in Tourism http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2023.2259055 ABSTRACT This study investigates the principles and the factors influencing interaction for resource integration during service… Read more » about Professor Dimitrios Buhalis has recently published two new research articles

Customer incivility for frontline employees

New research just published Boukis, A., Koritos, C., Papastathopoulos, A., Buhalis, D., 2023, Customer incivility for frontline employees, Annals of Tourism Research, Volume 100, May 2023, 103555 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2023.103555 OPEN ACCESS Abstract This work proposes identity theory as a novel theoretical lens for understanding frontline employees’ responses to customer incivility in tourism and hospitality. We advance… Read more » about Customer incivility for frontline employees

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis was ranked 5th for “Best Business and Management Scientists in the United Kingdom” and 46th in the world

According to Research.com Professor Dimitrios Buhalis was ranked 5th for “Best Business and Management Scientists in the United Kingdom” and 46th in the world (out of over 7,819 scientists). https://research.com/u/dimitrios-buhalis The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best scientists in the arena of Business and Management is based on data consolidated from various data sources… Read more » about Professor Dimitrios Buhalis was ranked 5th for “Best Business and Management Scientists in the United Kingdom” and 46th in the world

Two new books published by Professor Dimitrios Buhalis on Smart Cities and Smart Tourism

Two new books published by Professor Dimitrios Buhalis  Buhalis, D. Taheri, B., Rahimi, R. (2023) Smart Cities and Tourism:  Co-creating experiences, challenges and opportunities Oxford: Goodfellow Publishers https://www.goodfellowpublishers.com/smart http://dx.doi.org/10.23912/9781915097088-4973 Taheri, B., Rahimi, R. & Buhalis, D. (2022) The Sharing Economy and the Tourism Industry. Oxford: Goodfellow Publishers https://www.goodfellowpublishers.com/sharing   http://dx.doi.org/10.23912/9781915097064-4970 Use code GP20 at checkout for… Read more » about Two new books published by Professor Dimitrios Buhalis on Smart Cities and Smart Tourism

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis on the Chinese tourism rebound.

Professor Dimitrios Buhalis of International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research at Bournemouth University was glad to contribute with an interview to the Chinese News Service on the Chinese tourism rebound. http://www.ecns.cn/news/cns-wire/2023-02-07/detail-ihckmzxh9372916.shtml The tourism industry accounts for about 10 to 12 percent of the global GDP, according to Prof. Dimitrios Buhalis, director of the eTourism… Read more » about Professor Dimitrios Buhalis on the Chinese tourism rebound.

Shaping the metaverse into reality: multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities, challenges, and future research. 

New METAVERSE paper coauthored by Professor Dimitrios Buhalis Koohang, A, Nord, J, Ooi, K, Tan, G, Al-Emran, M, Aw, E, Baabdullah, A, Buhalis, D, Cham, T, Dennis, C, Dutot, V, Dwivedi, Y, Hughes, L, Mogaji, E., Pandey, N, Phau, I, Raman, R, Sharma, A, Sigala, M, Ueno, A and Wong, L (2023)  Shaping the metaverse… Read more » about Shaping the metaverse into reality: multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities, challenges, and future research.