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Papers by Maria Alebaki

Given their multifaceted aspects, wine tourism studies depend on multi-level bridges between busi... more Given their multifaceted aspects, wine tourism studies depend on multi-level bridges between business education and scientific research. Despite the need to eliminate the gap in theoretical and empirical knowledge among wine tourism professionals, what constitutes sufficient training remains controversial. The current paper presents a preliminary report of the ongoing efforts to establish an international alliance for wine tourism education. This endeavor is part of an overall project titled WineManTour comprising three partner Universities and a number of associated academic and industry partners from Greece and Germany. The core objective of the alliance is to design an international and interdisciplinary Master's degree program in the field of wine management and tourism. The paper reports on the initial steps undertaken as part of a crosscountry level strategy. These included in-depth interviews with experts, desk-based research, dialogue conferences with wine tourism stakeholders using the World Café method, training needs assessment and dissemination activities. Empirical findings indicate that industry partners from the sector have very concret ideas and requirements when it comes to designing a wine management and tourism education offer. Moreover, they strongy agree that considering sustainability as a priority and adopting a holistic system perspective for wine tourism constitute critical factors for the success of any educational program. Implications for future research include additional focus on potential students' perceptions along with the need for comparative work in both Old-and New-World contexts.

Scholars Journal of Economics, Business and Management, Jan 25, 2020

Original Research Article Resilience has emerged as a transdisciplinary concept in scientific res... more Original Research Article Resilience has emerged as a transdisciplinary concept in scientific research, being applied in a wide range of scientific disciplines. This study explores Organizational Resilience of the tourism hosting wineries. More specifically, it estimates Organizational Resilience scores of tourism hosting wineries using a composite index approach. Utilizing recent literature in the field, perceived Organizational Resilience is composed of perceived Planned and Adaptive Resilience, each of which is estimated using a group of Likert-scale statements. Using Crete as a case study, this study investigates the association of spatial characteristics of wineries, wine tourism entrepreneur"s profile as well as profile and management of wine tourism enterprises with the Organizational Resilience and its components. On average, the perceived Organizational Resilience and its components can be considered relatively high. Adaptive Resilience seems to be more important for Cretan tourism hosting wineries indicating that winemakers consider more important to adjust after crises rather than be ready to confront crises. In addition, nonparametric statistics reveal various factors that affect perceived Organizational Resilience and its components. Male entrepreneurs assign higher Adaptive Resilience scores than female, while geographical location seems to significantly affect resilience scores. Level of innovation and the size of the enterprise tend to positively affect resilience scores. On the contrary, family contribution in terms of labour negatively affects resilient scores, which could link to possible lack of expertise among family members regarding wine tourism activity. Finally, managerial practices like keeping records about visitors and wine bottle price segmentation also affect Planned and/or Adaptive Resilience scores.

EuroChoices

Ecological farming, such as organic and low-input farming, is gaining popularity in the public di... more Ecological farming, such as organic and low-input farming, is gaining popularity in the public discourse. One question is how this type of farming may impact farm labour from a socio-economic point of view. The article first discusses how low-input farming practices (i.e. with lower reliance on inputs derived from fossil fuels) may affect the economic returns to labour, measured as the farm’s revenue per hour of labour input, on data from the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) in 2004--2015 for four European countries. Returns to labour appear to be highest at the two extremes – very low-input farms and highly intensive farms. Farms in the low-input end of the spectrum are in the minority, while the overwhelming majority of farms are intensive and have internal economic incentives to intensify further. The article also analyses how working conditions differ between organic and conventional dairy farms in two European countries based on interviews with farmers in 2019. Results show that all dimensions of working conditions are affected by being an organic farm or not, but this is not the only factor. There are many influences on working conditions, such as the production context and workforce composition.

EuroChoices, 2022

Routledge Handbook of Wine Tourism, Oct 3, 2022

Global Strategic Management in the Service Industry: A Perspective of the New Era, Sep 12, 2022

Wine tourism literature still falls behind other streams of research in its ability to assess phe... more Wine tourism literature still falls behind other streams of research in its ability to assess phenomena associated with the implementation of digital practices to address strategic challenges. Moreover, studies on social media in tourism and hospitality prioritize the relationship between tourists’ behavioural aspects and technology. Relationships, experiences and timely responses on the digital environment are particularly important, taken the ‘new normal’ which COVID-19 necessitates. Within this framework, the present case study explores the role of social media (Facebook in specific) in the effort of Cretan wineries to respond to new encounters, as well as the importance, if any, of collaborative practices for developing online strategies of individual businesses. Findings help us identify (a) the role of the winescape studies in exploring the digital environment and (b) the main communication priorities of wineries as expressed through social media during the pandemic crisis.

Sustainability

In the pursuit of sustainability and competitiveness, digital aspects of the tourism experience b... more In the pursuit of sustainability and competitiveness, digital aspects of the tourism experience become increasingly more significant and wine tourism is no exception to this. Still, studies building on established concepts and sustainable practices in the corporate environment often prioritize physical attributes. One such example refers to winescape frameworks, which are yet to explicitly incorporate the digital experience, despite the growing importance of the digital servicescape. This study contributes to this area by commenting on available data on winery websites and adopting the winescape concept to analyze social media activity during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The population of the study includes 53 wineries, located in two well-known Greek wine tourism destinations, namely Crete and Santorini. The results identify the most common winescape components that wineries emphasize, revealing similarities and differences across the two destinations. Implications high...

Digital Winescape and Online Wine Tourism: Comparative Insights from Crete and Santorini, 2022

This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY

Econometrica, 2010

A singular knot is an immersed circle in R 3 with finitely many transverse double points. The stu... more A singular knot is an immersed circle in R 3 with finitely many transverse double points. The study of singular knots was initially motivated by the study of Vassiliev invariants. Namely, singular knots give rise to a decreasing filtration on the infinite dimensional vector space spanned by isotopy types of knots: this is called the Vassiliev filtration, and the study of the corresponding associated graded space has lead to many insights in knot theory. The Vassiliev filtration has an alternative, more algebraic definition for many flavours of knot theory, for example braids and tangles, but notably not for knots. This view gives rise to connections between knot theory and quantum algebra. Finally, we review results-many of them recent-on extensions of non-numerical knot invariants to singular knots.

Social performance is the pillar of sustainability that is the most often neglected, compared to ... more Social performance is the pillar of sustainability that is the most often neglected, compared to the evaluation of environmental and economic performances of farming systems. Farmers' working conditions are rarely studied. To understand farmers' working conditions and to assess them, it is necessary to develop a multicriteria approach including not only quantifiable dimensions (e.g., the length of working days) but also dimensions that can explain how working conditions are experienced by workers (e.g., by understanding farmer's reasons for acting). Multiple factors contribute to determine farmers' working conditions such as the composition of the workforce, the region, but also the degree of uptake of ecological practices. This deliverable contributes to knowledge on this issue, explaining the work carried out in task 3.3 of the LIFT project. The main objectives of task 3.3 were: i) to describe farmers' and farm workers' working conditions in different farmi...

Governance and Political Entrepreneurship in Europe

In contemporary, diverse economies, entrepreneurship has been recognized as a catalyst towards gr... more In contemporary, diverse economies, entrepreneurship has been recognized as a catalyst towards growth and economic development. The term is elastic and its interdisciplinary roots underpin the diversity of the scholarship in entrepreneurship. In the past few decades, literature on political entrepreneurship has exploded in disciplines other than economics, notably in political science. A growing interest in connection with EU policy areas focuses on political entrepreneurship and economic growth. Agricultural policy has since 1957 played a major role when it comes to grown in most member countries, and the policy sector has a distinct Northern, Central, Eastern and Southern dimension. Different output and subsidies are linked to production of certain products, and nota bene also to the magnitude and strength of respective lobbyist groups. This session takes a narrow view on political entrepreneurship, focusing on actors in the public sector or funded by the public sector, who work towards policies aimed at fostering market entrepreneurship in EU countries in light of the recent crisis. Greece represents a fruitful case study due to the ripple effects of the 2007 financial crisis and the debt crisis that ensued. By adopting a comprehensive systems approach, we examine the wine industry as an example of an emerging sector who has proved particularly resilient despite the adverse performance conditions. We employ a qualitative research design 2 in order to address the following puzzle: what were the main impediments to wine entrepreneurship during the crisis and in which ways has the Greek wine sector (whether public or private) responded to combined pressures? In doing so, 39 in-depth interviews with key stakeholders and national experts were conducted and Thematic Analysis was used to identify major themes. Findings suggest the formation of networks and bottom-up initiatives as well as an emphasis to product quality, wine tourism and exports as politically entrepreneurial strategies.

Recently, traditional promotional methods used by wineries have expanded to encompass online mark... more Recently, traditional promotional methods used by wineries have expanded to encompass online marketing activities. Among the various options, social media, offer a free, cheap and instant way of communication to a target audience, on both a local and international scale. Specifically, Facebook and Twitter are now globally recognized as the pre-eminent tools that dominate the social media network. However, using these web tools does not necessarily guarantee a return on investment. The objective of this study is to investigate the extent, purpose and use of Facebook and Twitter in the Victorian wine tourism industry. In doing so, a content analysis was applied to analyse Victorian winery websites, assess their commonalties and ascertain their level of involvement in embracing social network tools. The nature of such an activity and their effectiveness from a marketing perspective was investigated by joining their social network and monitoring their "tweets" and "posting". Content analysis confirmed the emerging trend of using social media in the wine tourism industry in Victoria. Moreover, the perceived benefits that social media provide to boost visitation in the Victorian wine region are also discussed and recommendations in their future use of social media as an e-marketing strategy are suggested.

Over the last two decades, the mutual cooperation between the wine and the tourism industry led t... more Over the last two decades, the mutual cooperation between the wine and the tourism industry led to the development of a rapidly growing sector, namely wine tourism. The profitability and success of this venture are affected by a wide range of factors. Thus, wine tourism has been viewed as a form of consumer behavior, as a developmental strategy that destinations adopt in order to utilize their distinct ‘wine tourism terroir’ and as a direct selling and educational opportunity for wineries. A stream of research focuses on both the ‘winery’ and the ‘wine region’ perspectives, employing case-study approaches. However, the need for data collection from multiple destinations has been stressed, as systematic comparison could shed light on the broader picture of the phenomenon. Within this framework, this paper adds to the existing empirical literature by providing aspects of wine tourism development in Northern Greece region. In particular, the current study aims to compile the profile of the wine industry, to examine the winemakers’ level of involvement with tourism activities, as well as to explore their perceptions towards the factors that could expand the potential of wine tourism. A census approach was undertaken, with the use of a structured questionnaire which was sent to each winery directly. Results indicate that wineries in Northern Greece are predominantly small and privately-owned. The majority of them have engaged in wine tourism during the last five years, in an attempt to gain promotional benefits. Apart from descriptive statistics, Principal Component Analysis (PCA) showed that wine tourism can be further developed by variable combinations of five components, labeled as: ‘Political-institutional’, ‘Regional infrastructure’, ‘Tourism facilities in the winery’, ‘Promotion’ and ‘Wine tourism events’.

Wine Tourism Destination Management and Marketing, 2019

Since Macionis’ (Proceedings of tourism down under II: Towards a more sustainable tourism, Univer... more Since Macionis’ (Proceedings of tourism down under II: Towards a more sustainable tourism, University of Otago, pp. 264–286, 1996) pioneer work, several authors have sought to connect and interpret both entrepreneurial and regional development aspects of wine tourism by employing the theoretical concept of “Tourism Destination Life-Cycle”. Despite the significant work already carried out over the past two decades (Deery, Mahony, & Moors in Tourism Planning & Development, 9(3), 291–307, 2012; Dodd & Beverland in Tourism Recreation Research, 26(2), 77–80 2001; Skinner in Wine tourism around the world: Development, management and markets, pp. 283–296, 2000; Tomljenovid & Getz in Tourism Review International, 13(1), 31–49, 2009), empirical evidence remains sparse and derives exclusively from studies conducted in New World countries. Therefore, Getz and Brown (International Journal of Wine Marketing, 18(2), 78–97, 2006) stress that long-term sustainability strategies should consider the different patterns of wine tourism across regions and implement benchmarking systems. In a recent review, Thach (Strategic Winery Tourism and Management: Building Competitive Winery Tourism and Winery Management Strategy, Apple Academic Press (Division of CRC Press with Taylor & Francis): Florida, USA , pp. 115–124, 2016) outlines “Risks of saturation and increasing competition” along with “More sophisticated wine tourism measurements” among the most emerging areas in wine tourism research. Given the aforementioned context, the current chapter applies Tourism Destination Life-Cycle Theory, aiming to explore the development of wine tourism in Greece. In particular, the objective of this study is twofold: a. to present a critical overview of Greece’s wine tourism evolution, current state and future prospects; and b. to provide a cross-regional comparison of three selected wine tourism destinations—namely, Northern Greece, Peloponnese and Crete—on the basis of spatial; Life-Cycle stage; and network development characteristics. In doing so, research employs a mixed-method design, combining literature review; document analysis and in-depth interviews with key stakeholders and national experts of wine tourism.

Tourism, Resilience and Sustainability, 2017

Structure and Bonding, 2019

Wine tourism development requires the willingness of the winery owners to undertake tourism activ... more Wine tourism development requires the willingness of the winery owners to undertake tourism activities when running their business, thus meaning that a shift from a ‘pure product’ orientation to a tourism and hospitality mindset needs to occur. The analysis of the perceptions and attitudes toward wine tourism has gained huge attention in the last few years. However, in Italy very little research has been devoted to this topic adopting a supply-side perspective at a national level. This study was therefore carried out on a sample of 308 Italian wineries to deepen the knowledge about their involvement in wine tourism. Findings reveal that for the most part wineries are SMEs, or even micro, already somewhat involved in wine tourism. However, wineries lever on tourism as a further channel to both distribute and promote their wine production, while the desire to intentionally become a pole of tourism attraction is not so relevant. The marketing and promotional tools they use are mostly traditional, with a relatively low use of social media marketing activities; further, wine producers were reported to keep little data on visitors’ socio-demographic profiles and satisfaction.

The objective of this study lies in exploring the motivations and expectations associated with at... more The objective of this study lies in exploring the motivations and expectations associated with attending mega sporting events. Previous empirical studies -albeit relatively scarce- tend to indicate quite different motivations for attending sports events compared to other events. In view of the exploratory nature of this study, qualitative research methods were utilised with local and international students at William Angliss Institute, Melbourne. Results indicate that social festivities along with the party atmosphere constitute key motivations for attending a major sports event. Moreover, key differences between males and females, were identified, highlighting the need for specific marketing programs and strategies.

Scholars Journal of Economics, Business and Management, Jan 25, 2020

EuroChoices

EuroChoices, 2022

Routledge Handbook of Wine Tourism, Oct 3, 2022

Global Strategic Management in the Service Industry: A Perspective of the New Era, Sep 12, 2022

Sustainability

Digital Winescape and Online Wine Tourism: Comparative Insights from Crete and Santorini, 2022

Econometrica, 2010

Governance and Political Entrepreneurship in Europe

Wine Tourism Destination Management and Marketing, 2019

Tourism, Resilience and Sustainability, 2017

Structure and Bonding, 2019

Νομικές και αναπτυξιακές διαστάσεις του Οινοτουρισμού: Η περίπτωση της Περιφέρειας Δυτικής Μακεδονίας, 2022

The present study aims to explore Wine Tourism as a business activity integrated into a wider reg... more The present study aims to explore Wine Tourism as a business activity integrated into a wider regional development strategy. Towards this direction, initially, the recently formed institutional framework (L. 4276/2014 & L. 4582/2018) governing Wine Tourism as a special form of Rural Tourism is analyzed. Subsequently, the research focuses on the Region of Western Macedonia, capturing the current state of wine tourism development, investigating the attitudes of winemakers towards the current legislation, and examining the degree of synergies among the stakeholders. A mixed methodological approach was adopted to meet the objectives of the study, i.e., quantitative and qualitative, which includes: a. secondary research to analyze the current institutional framework, b. primary census research using a structured questionnaire, which was addressed to all the winemakers of the Region of Western Macedonia and c. in-depth interviews with regional representatives of the wine and tourism industry. Empirical results demonstrate key legislative gaps, critical factors and dominant challenges for the transition of Wine Tourism from the incipient stage, in which Western Macedonia is currently located, to that of development.

Global Strategic Management in the Service Industry: A Perspective of the New Era, 2022

Routledge Handbook of Wine Tourism, 2022

The aim of this chapter is to improve our understanding of the wine tourism experience and its pa... more The aim of this chapter is to improve our understanding of the wine tourism experience and its particular structural components. Relying on Pine & Gilmore's (1999) Experience Economy theoretical framework (4Es), we employed a comparative case-study methodology which was guided by the following questions:
• In which ways do wine tourists express their experiences through social media?
• Which specific aspects of the of experience economy realms (E's) are most valued by visitors?
• Does wine tourism terroir have an impact in shared experiences?
Following Thanh & Kirova’s (2018) study, a qualitative research design was developed to “provide a more meaningful analysis of all components of the wine tourism experience” (p.33). In particular, the Netnography Method (Kozinets, 2015) was applied to collect and analyze winery visitors’ comments shared on social media.
For the purpose of the comparative analysis, research was focused on two Greek island wine tourism destinations, i.e., Santorini and Crete. This resulted in the extraction and analysis of 800 comments, posted on TripAdvisor between March 2020 and July 2015, following a stratified sampling. TripAdvisor was selected as the main data source because it is the world's largest travel platform (TripAdvisor, 2020), and the most relevant to examine the experience of wine tourism (Thanh & Kirova, 2018).
Pine & Gilmore’s (1999) 4Es (i.e. entertainment, educational, escapist and esthetic) experience dimensions adapted by previous studies (Quadri-Fellitti & Fiore, 2013; Terziyska & Damyanova, 2020; Thanh & Kirova. 2018) informed the development of a dictionary of themes, which was further enriched by the empirical data. QSR NVivo 10 software was used to support the Thematic Analysis.
Results highlighted the multidimensionality of the wine tourism experience as an amalgam of four distinct components, namely, entertainment, education, escapism and the esthetics. The aforementioned 4Es encompass both wine-related aspects (i.e., tasting and purchase) and supplementary characteristics (i.e., the landscape, services, atmosphere, human interactions). Amongst them, the analysis conducted in this study reveals the critical role of education as a core element of the wine tourism product, since this particular dimension is prominent in winery visitors’ positive references.
Wine tourism stakeholders could take into account the results of this study to improve their existing offering and create memorable experiences for visitors. Recommended directions for future research include: (1) extending the theoretical framework of wine tourism experience by including more items in each dimension; (2) creating a benchmarking guide for comparisons among wine tourism destinations.

Tourist Destination Management (Part of the Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management book series), 2019

Sigala, M. & Robinson, R. (2019). Management and Marketing of wine destinations: Theory, practice and cases. Palgrave, UK. pp. 463-482 (Chapter 29)., 2019

Since Macionis’ (1996) pioneer work, several authors have sought to connect and interpret both en... more Since Macionis’ (1996) pioneer work, several authors have sought to connect and interpret both entrepreneurial and regional development aspects of wine tourism by employing the theoretical concept of “Tourism Destination Life Cycle”. Despite the significant work already carried out over the past two decades (Deery et al., 2012; Dodd & Beverland, 2001; Skinner, 2000; Tomljenovid & Getz, 2009), empirical evidence remains sparse and derives exclusively from studies conducted in New World countries. Therefore, Getz & Brown (2006) stress that long-term sustainability strategies should consider the different patterns of wine tourism across regions and implement benchmarking systems. In a recent review, Thach (2016: 115-124) outlines ‘Risks of saturation and increasing competition’ along with ‘More sophisticated wine tourism measurements’ amongst the most emerging areas in wine tourism research.
Given the aforementioned context, the current chapter applies Tourism Destination Life Cycle Theory, aiming to explore the development of wine tourism in Greece. In particular, the objective of this study is twofold: a. to present a critical overview of Greece’s wine tourism evolution, current state and future prospects; and b. to provide a cross-regional comparison of three selected wine tourism destinations - namely, Northern Greece, Peloponnese and Crete - on the basis of spatial; life-cycle stage; and network development characteristics. In doing so, research employs a mixed-method design, combining literature review; document analysis and in-depth interviews with key stakeholders and national experts of wine tourism.

«Με το βλέμμα στο αύριο: Συν-σχεδιάζοντας την οινοτουριστική ανάπτυξη της Κρήτης» , 2022

Με αυξημένο ενδιαφέρον και μεγάλη συμμετοχή πραγματοποιήθηκε τη Δευτέρα 21 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 η ημε... more Με αυξημένο ενδιαφέρον και μεγάλη συμμετοχή πραγματοποιήθηκε τη Δευτέρα 21 Φεβρουαρίου 2022 η ημερίδα για τον Οινοτουρισμό που διοργάνωσε το Δίκτυο Οινοποιών Κρήτης, στο πλαίσιο της ετήσιας έκθεσης ΟιNοτικά 2022. Η εκδήλωση με τίτλο «Με το βλέμμα στο αύριο: Συν-σχεδιάζοντας την οινοτουριστική ανάπτυξη της Κρήτης» αποτέλεσε, επί της ουσίας, μια ανοικτή πρόσκληση των οινοπαραγωγών-μελών του Δικτύου «Wines of Crete» σε όλους τους φορείς που εμπλέκονται στην αλυσίδα αξίας του Οινοτουρισμού. Ο στόχος της ημερίδας ήταν διττός: αφενός, να αναδειχθούνη σημασία καιτα πολύπλευρα οφέλη του Οινοτουρισμού για οινοποιεία και προορισμούς και, αφετέρου, να δημιουργηθεί ένα δίκτυο διαλόγου, τόσο με τους ιδιωτικούς, όσο και με τους δημόσιους φορείς του νησιού, ο οποίος θα θέσει τις βάσεις για τον σχεδιασμό των μελλοντικών κοινών κατευθύνσεων. Εισηγήσεις Από την Καλιφόρνια στην Κρήτη: Μια διεθνής επισκόπηση της οινοτουριστικής ανάπτυξης Δρ. Μαρία Αλεμπάκη, Εντεταλμένη Ερευνήτρια, Ινστιτούτο Αγροτικής Οικονομίας και Κοινωνιολογίας, ΕΛΓΟ-ΔΗΜΗΤΡΑ 15 χρόνια Wines of Crete: Αποτίμηση της διαδρομής και στρατηγικές κατευθύνσεις Νίκος Μηλιαράκης, Οινοποιός, Πρόεδρος του Δικτύου Οινοποιών Ν. Ηρακλείου Η οπτική των wine tour operators Ράμι Μασούντ για την Genuine Experience by Rami Masount Άννα-Μαρία Καμπουράκη για την Chania Wine Tours Εμπειρίες οινοποιών από την εμπλοκή τους με τον Οινοτουρισμό Αμπελώνες Καραβιτάκη – Νίκος Καραβιτάκης Κτήμα Ζαχαριουδάκη – Στέλιος Ζαχαριουδάκης Οινοποιείο Ανώσκελη – Ελευθερία Μαμιδάκη Κτήμα Τοπλού – Μάνθος Γυαλιτάκης Ο ρόλος των Οργανισμών Τοπικής Αυτοδιοίκησης «Οινοτουρισμός & Περιφέρεια Κρήτης: ένα νέο μοντέλο αειφορίας», Κυριάκος Γ. Κώτσογλου, Εντεταλμένος Σύμβουλος Τουρισμού & Ηλεκτρονικής Διακυβέρνησης e-Gov Νίκος Αλεξάκης, Προϊστάμενος Διεύθυνσης Τουρισμού “Heraklion flavors”: το Ηράκλειο ως δημιουργικός γαστρονομικός προορισμός και οι συνέργειες με τον Οινοτουρισμό, Γιώργος Σισαμάκης, Αντιδήμαρχος Ηρακλείου «Ο ρόλος του Οινοτουρισμού στην ανάπτυξη της ενδοχώρας», Εμμανουήλ Κοκοσάλης, Δήμαρχος Αρχανών Αστερουσίων Σύνοψη: Κρίσιμοι παράγοντες για την επόμενη μέρα Δρ. Μαρία Αλεμπάκη, Εντεταλμένη Ερευνήτρια, Ινστιτούτο Αγροτικής Οικονομίας και Κοινωνιολογίας, ΕΛΓΟ-ΔΗΜΗΤΡΑ

Discussion Panel in UNISA

In this session we explore the effects of technology on the customer journey. We ask the panel - ... more In this session we explore the effects of technology on the customer journey. We ask the panel - what has been the benefits to the customer experience? How has digital disruption changed their way of working, the knowledge of their customer? What are the opportunities that we should turn our minds to in the future, whilst aligning with growing customer expectations?

Discussion Panel – Chaired by Associate Professor Allan O'Connor

ΕΛΓΟ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΑ, Τεύχος 24, 2018

Δελτίο Τύπου της παρουσίασης σε Ημερίδα για τον Οινοτουρισμό, στο πλαίσιο της εκδήλωσης ΟΙΝΟΤΙΚΑ,... more Δελτίο Τύπου της παρουσίασης σε Ημερίδα για τον Οινοτουρισμό, στο πλαίσιο της εκδήλωσης ΟΙΝΟΤΙΚΑ, που διοργανώθηκε στην Αθήνα από το Δίκτυο Οινοποιών Κρήτης στις 5 Νοεμβρίου 2018.

Δελτίο Τύπου στο περιοδικό του ΕΛΓΟ - ΔΗΜΗΤΡΑ, Τεύχος 22., 2018

Δελτίο Τύπου της παρουσίασης σε Ημερίδα στον Κυθηραϊκό Σύνδεσμο, που πραγματοποιήθηκε στο πλαίσιο... more Δελτίο Τύπου της παρουσίασης σε Ημερίδα στον Κυθηραϊκό Σύνδεσμο, που πραγματοποιήθηκε στο πλαίσιο του Προγράμματος «Το ταξίδι για την αναγέννηση των Κυθήρων ξεκίνησε» (16/06/2018).

6ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο για τον Τουρισμό Υπαίθρου: 23-25 Οκτωβρίου 2017, Ήπειρος

ΟΙΝΟΛΟΓΙΑ, 2022

https://www.oinologia.gr/issues/no64/#28

Journal of Marketing Vistas provides a platform to marketing professionals from academia and indu... more Journal of Marketing Vistas provides a platform to marketing professionals from academia and industry to exchange information on emerging marketing practices and theory across industry around the globe.

2nd International Research Workshop in Wine Tourism "Wine Tourism: Challenges, Innovation and Futures" , 2020

Building on the pioneering work of Getz & Brown (2006) and the subsequent paper of Terziyska (201... more Building on the pioneering work of Getz & Brown (2006) and the subsequent paper of Terziyska (2017), the present study proposes a comprehensive ‘resilience benchmarking framework’ for wine tourism destinations.

6th Unesco UNITWIN conference 2019 ‘Value of heritage for tourism’, 2019

Wine tourism in Greece: Spatial organization schemes and critical factors for resilience, 2018

The current study uses primary qualitative data collected via 39 in-depth interviews with wine t... more The current study uses primary qualitative data collected via 39 in-depth interviews with wine tourism stakeholders (Wine Road Actors) and national experts. The objective of this paper is to explore developmental dimensions of wine tourism in Greece through the theoretical prism of Resilience. In particular, this piece of work aims: a. to present the history and current state of wine tourism in the Greek context; and b. to explore the stakeholders’ perceptions regarding the multiple stress factors, which affect (or have the potential to affect) the resilience of the wine tourism sector.

As in most Mediterranean countries, the mass organized ‘sea-and-sun’ model has served as the domi... more As in most Mediterranean countries, the mass organized ‘sea-and-sun’ model has served as the dominant force of Greece’s tourism development process. Nevertheless, over the past decades, special interest activities have gradually started to gain ground against the standardized, all-inclusive holiday packages (Tsartas et al, 2014). Amongst the various forms of tourism that have emerged since the 1990s, wine tourism represents an example of an alternative point of departure in regional tourism planning.
Reporting on secondary data and empirical studies conducted by the author (Alebaki, 2016; Alebaki and Iakovidou 2010; Alebaki and Ioannides, 2017; Alebaki et al., 2015), this poster provides an overview of Greece’s wine tourism development. In particular, the aim of this work is to outline the history and current state of wine routes throughout the country as well as to present the national, regional and local initiatives aimed at the promotion of wine regions. Moreover, the poster provides data on both supply and demand characteristics, including the spatial distribution of wineries open to the public; wine tourism events; and winery visitation numbers.

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 2019

This is a Book Review for Business: Theory, Practice, and Cases, Sigala, M., Robinson, R. (eds.),... more This is a Book Review for Business: Theory, Practice, and Cases, Sigala, M., Robinson, R. (eds.), Palgrave Macmillan (2019), XXII + 388 pp/index, 25 b/w illustrations, 101,14€/113,29$(eBook), 128,39€/143,81$ (Hardcover), Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-75461-1, eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-75462-8.