Dr Konstantinos I. Kakoudakis

LECTURER IN TOURISM MANAGEMENT/CONSUMER MARKETING AND DEPUTY COURSE LEADER OF BA (HONS) HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT

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+357 24694071

Qualifications

Ph.D. Business & Management (The University of Nottingham, 2014)

M.A. Strategic Consumer Marketing (Manchester Metropolitan University, 2008)

M.A. Strategic Hospitality Management (Manchester Metropolitan University, 2007)

Diploma of Higher Education in Tourism (Higher School of Tourism Education of Crete, 2000)

Specialisation

Management & Marketing (Tourism Management/Consumer Marketing).

Employment track

Lecturer in Hospitality & Tourism Management, UCLan Cyprus (2019 – Present)

Academic Director and Lecturer in Management & Marketing, Larnaca College, Cyprus (2017-2018)

Consultant/Researcher in Tourism, ETAM S.A. Consulting Services, Greece (2015-2016)

Hospitality Employee: Elounda Beach Hotel & Villas, Minos Beach Art Hotel, Elounda Bay Palace, Minerva Premier Hotel, Greece (1997-1999 & 2002-2006)

Memberships (Academic/Professional)

Member: International Social Tourism Organisation, Alliance on Training & Research in Social and Fair Tourism

Research Interests

Social tourism, sustainable development, tourism seasonality, working conditions in the hospitality industry.

Roles and responsibilities (including past roles and responsibilities)

Teaching and Course Leadership

Deputy Course Leader, BA(Hons) Hospitality & Tourism Management
Modules Taught: Tourism, Hospitality and Events Employability & Talent Management, International Cases in Hospitality & Tourism, Applied Research & Service Quality in Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management, Foundations in Scholarship, Research & Technology, Contemporary Consumer, and Integrated Marketing Communications.

Administrative roles

Member of the Erasmus Committee

Selective Publications

Kakoudakis, K. I., and Papadoulaki, K. (2021). ‘Social tourism in Greece: A Brief History of Development from the Interwar Years to the Covid-19 Era.’ In J. Lima, and C. Eusébio (Eds.) Social Tourism: Global Challenges and Approaches (pp. 5-17). Oxfordshire: CABI. https://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/ebook/20210096983
Kakoudakis, K. I. (2020). ‘Counterbalancing the effects of unemployment through social tourism.’ In S. McCabe, and A. Diekmann (Eds.) Handbook of Social Tourism. (pp. 195-208). Cheltenham: Elgar Publishers https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-of-social-tourism-9781788112420.html
Kakoudakis, K. I. (2020). ‘When managers create knowledge, they also kill creativity.’ Annals of Tourism Research, 80 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2019.102824
Kakoudakis, K. I., and McCabe, S. (2019). Social tourism as a modest, yet sustainable, development strategy: Policy recommendations for Greece. In Diekmann, A, McCabe, S., and C. C. Ferreira (Eds.) Social Tourism at the Crossroads, 1st Ed. (pp. 8-22). Abingdon: Routledge: https://www.routledge.com/Social-Tourism-at-the-Crossroads-1st-Edition/Diekmann-McCabe-Cardoso-Ferreira/p/book/9780367258177
Diekmann, A., McCabe, S., and Kakoudakis, K. I. (2018). ‘Human Rights, Disabilities and Social Tourism: Management Issues and Challenges’. In C. Cooper, S. Volo, W. C., Gartner, and N. Scott (Eds.) The Sage Handbook of tourism management: Applications of Theories and Concepts to Tourism. Vol. 2 (pp. 61-74). London: SAGE https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/the-sage-handbook-of-tourism-management/book263162#contents
Kakoudakis, K. I., and McCabe, S. (2018). ‘Social tourism as a modest, yet sustainable, development strategy: Policy recommendations for Greece.’ Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 10 (3), 189-203 https://doi.org/10.1080/19407963.2018.1443938
Kakoudakis, K. I., McCabe, S. and Story, V. (2017). ‘Social tourism and self-efficacy: Exploring links between tourism participation, job-seeking and unemployment.’ Annals of Tourism Research, 65 (July), 108-121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2017.05.005

Selective Conference and Seminar Presentations

Kakoudakis, K. I, Ferreira, C., and Moshnyaga, E. Webinar: ‘The role of the education system to promote social and sustainable tourism.’ E-week of Fair and Sustainable Tourism for All, Brussels, Belgium, June 2020 https://isto.international/cp_news/the-role-of-the-education-system-to-promote-social-and-sustainable-tourism/
Kakoudakis, K. I. ‘Generation shifts in the senior tourist market: Addressing future challenges through social tourism.’ The 9th International Conference on ‘Tourism & Sustainable Development, Kathmandu/Nepal, May, 2018.
Kakoudakis, K. I., and McCabe, S. ‘Social tourism as a modest, yet sustainable, development strategy: Policy recommendations for Greece.’ International Social Tourism Organisation (ISTO) World Congress, Driving Tourism through Inclusion, Zagreb/Croatia, October 2016.
Kakoudakis, K. I. ‘Frontier issues on tourism research and career development of young scholars.’ The Second International Young Scholars Forum, Zhuhai/China, June 2016.
Kakoudakis, K. I. ‘The role of social tourism in self-efficacy and job-seeking activity of unemployed individuals.’ Presented at:
The International Conference on Tourism (ICOT), Crete/Greece, May 2012;
The 6^th World Conference for Graduate Research in Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure, Fethiye/Turkey, April 2012.

Supervision of Projects/PhDs

Annie Georgiou, MA Internship in International Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management
Aikaterini Kanellou, MA Internship in International Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management
Constantinos Kyrlakis, MBA Master of Business Administration
Sotiris Georgiou, MA Internship in International Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management
Tosin Raphael Owoseni, MA Internship in International Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management
Diana Aframeeva, MA Internship in International Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management
Marcos Petrou, MBA Master of Business Administration
Panayiotis Ktori, MBA Master of Business Administration

Other Scholarly and Outreach Activities

Reviewer, Annals of Tourism Research
Radio interview on tourism and the Covid-19 crisis. ‘Here and Now’ with Aspasia Vouzi, ERT3 102fm, September 2020. Kakoudakis, K. I. (2020). «Η χρησιμότητα του κοινωνικού τουρισμού σε περιόδους οικονομικής ύφεσης», Huffington Post Greece, May 6 https://www.huffingtonpost.gr/entry/e-chresimoteta-toe-koinonikoe-toerismoe-se-periodoes-oikonomikes-efeses_gr_5eb265cbc5b6f8deb4e97b0d
Radio interview on the working conditions in the tourism industry. ‘News Flashback’ with Giorgos Tsoukalos, ERT First Programme, January 2020. Kakoudakis, K. I. (2020). «Το παράδοξο του τουρισμού», Huffington Post Greece, January 31 https://www.huffingtonpost.gr/entry/to-paradoxo-toe-toerismoe_gr_5e2b0b42c5b67d8874b0c948
Kakoudakis, K. I. (2019). «Περί «ποιοτικού» και μη τουρισμού», October 15 https://www.huffingtonpost.gr/entry/peri-poiotikoe-kai-me-toerismoe_gr_5da57de6e4b08f3654904499
Kakoudakis, K. I. (2019). «Η μάλλον άγνωστη, αναπτυξιακή πλευρά του κοινωνικού τουρισμο», Huffington Post Greece, August 14 https://www.huffingtonpost.gr/entry/e-mallon-aynoste-anaptexiake-pleera-toe-koinonikoe-toerismoe_gr_5d53a120e4b0c63bcbef4c54

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