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Introducing hospitable destinations (2024)
Journal Article
Anastasiadou, C., Lugosi, P., & Todd, L. (2024). Introducing hospitable destinations. Hospitality and Society, 14(2), 121-130. https://doi.org/10.1386/hosp_00082_2

This editorial introduces the concept of hospitable destinations and sets the context for the Special Issue articles. It begins by exploring the complex nature of destinations more generally and highlighting their links with place. The discussion the... Read More about Introducing hospitable destinations.

‘Who do you think you are?’ A longitudinal study of Scotland’s destination management (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Anastasiadou, C., & Hejjas, K. (2024, June). ‘Who do you think you are?’ A longitudinal study of Scotland’s destination management. Presented at ATLAS Leisure & Tourism 2030: Navigating the Future, Breda, Netherlands

Organizational structures and models for destination management have been changing in response to disruptions in the operational environment (Dredge, 2016) requiring traditional DMOs to shift their organisational models, leadership behaviours and col... Read More about ‘Who do you think you are?’ A longitudinal study of Scotland’s destination management.

Short-Term Licensing in Scotland: A policy murder is announced (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Anastasiadou, C., & McMillan, J. (2024, May). Short-Term Licensing in Scotland: A policy murder is announced. Presented at INVTUR 2024 International Conference, Aveiro, Portugal

Objectives
The purpose of this paper is to examine the evolution of short-term licensing in Scotland, with particular focus on the city of Edinburgh using the lifecycle approach. The case of Edinburgh’s short-term let licensing scheme (CEC, undated... Read More about Short-Term Licensing in Scotland: A policy murder is announced.

The Semiotic Paradigm for Deconstructing Event Design and Meaning (2023)
Journal Article
Viol, M., Todd, L., & Anastasiadou, C. (2023). The Semiotic Paradigm for Deconstructing Event Design and Meaning. Event Management, 27(7), 1063-1079. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599523X16847420514728

Festivals and events convey a range of historical, political, social and cultural signs and meanings, however, there remains limited methodological guidance for understanding these. This paper proposes semiotics as a valuable yet underappreciated and... Read More about The Semiotic Paradigm for Deconstructing Event Design and Meaning.

Deconstructing commemorative narratives: the anniversaries of the fall of the Berlin Wall (2023)
Journal Article
Viol, M., Anastasiadou, C., Todd, L., & Theodoraki, E. (2024). Deconstructing commemorative narratives: the anniversaries of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Leisure Studies, 43(1), 153-170. https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2023.2215468

Historically, researchers have studied commemorative events primarily for their political role in the (re)construction of contested national collective memories and identities, but globalisation, social justice movements, multiculturalism and regiona... Read More about Deconstructing commemorative narratives: the anniversaries of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

EU Tourism and Student Identities in a pre-Brexit UK (2023)
Journal Article
Anastasiadou, C., Pilcher, N., Gutu, M., & Panyik, E. (2023). EU Tourism and Student Identities in a pre-Brexit UK. Annals of Tourism Research, 99, Article 103545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2023.103545

The EU has long advocated cultural tourism to construct a shared, supranational European identity. Drawing on data collected prior to the UK Brexit referendum, the paper compares EU discourse in selected tourism policy documents, and the travel exper... Read More about EU Tourism and Student Identities in a pre-Brexit UK.

Souvenir authenticity in the additive manufacturing age (2021)
Journal Article
Anastasiadou, C., & Vettese, S. (2021). Souvenir authenticity in the additive manufacturing age. Annals of Tourism Research, 89, Article 103188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2021.103188

The expansion of additive manufacturing or 3D printing as a novel (re)production method disrupts social consumption patterns and challenges existing conceptualisations of tourist souvenirs as material, metonymic and symbolic objects that often lack a... Read More about Souvenir authenticity in the additive manufacturing age.

“From souvenirs to 3D printed souvenirs”. Exploring the capabilities of additive manufacturing technologies in (re)-framing tourist souvenirs (2018)
Journal Article
Anastasiadou, C., & Vettese, S. (2019). “From souvenirs to 3D printed souvenirs”. Exploring the capabilities of additive manufacturing technologies in (re)-framing tourist souvenirs. Tourism Management, 71, 428-442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2018.10.032

Souvenirs, whether mass-produced commodities made elsewhere or local artisanal handicrafts, are static objects that lack the capacity to mediate or generate the co-creative, active or immersive experiences that tourists desire. The expansion of addit... Read More about “From souvenirs to 3D printed souvenirs”. Exploring the capabilities of additive manufacturing technologies in (re)-framing tourist souvenirs.

Digital Revolution or Plastic Gimmick? Authenticity in 3D Souvenirs (2018)
Book Chapter
Anastasiadou, C., & Vettese, S. (2018). Digital Revolution or Plastic Gimmick? Authenticity in 3D Souvenirs. In J. M. Rickly, & E. S. Vidon (Eds.), Authenticity & Tourism Materialities, Perceptions, Experiences (165-179). Emerald

Mass-market production of souvenirs, their disposability and their mixed up, interpretive styling may detach the tourist from
the actual experience. Conversely, it is the personal relationship that
is formed between the tourist and the souvenir tha... Read More about Digital Revolution or Plastic Gimmick? Authenticity in 3D Souvenirs.

1.5cm Unicorn Souvenirs (2018)
Physical Artefact
Vettese, S., & Anastasiadou, C. 1.5cm Unicorn Souvenirs. [Physical artefact]. Edinburgh Napier University

This study explored the possibilities and challenges that 3D printing could generate in the production and consumption of tourist souvenirs. The team undertook a study in collaboration with Historic Environment Scotland (previously Historic Scotland)... Read More about 1.5cm Unicorn Souvenirs.

The role of iconic-historic commemorative events in event tourism: Insights from the 20th and 25th anniversaries of the fall of the Berlin Wall (2018)
Journal Article
Viol, M., Todd, L., Theodoraki, E., & Anastasiadou, C. (2018). The role of iconic-historic commemorative events in event tourism: Insights from the 20th and 25th anniversaries of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Tourism Management, 69, 246-262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2018.06.018

The role of commemorative events for event tourism has received marginal attention. Existing research primarily considers commemorative events for their social and political significance within the nation. This paper argues that commemorative events... Read More about The role of iconic-historic commemorative events in event tourism: Insights from the 20th and 25th anniversaries of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Foreign Direct Investment in Zimbabwe and Botswana: the elephant in the room (2017)
Book Chapter
Gutu, M., Anastasiadou, C., Omar, M., & Osei, C. (2017). Foreign Direct Investment in Zimbabwe and Botswana: the elephant in the room. In A. Ahmed (Ed.), Managing Knowledge and Innovation for Business Sustainability in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41090-6_10

Purpose: In Sub-Saharan Africa, FDI performance is considerably different between Zimbabwe and its neighbouring countries. This chapter examines FDI determinants for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with particular emphasis on the comparison between Zimbabwe... Read More about Foreign Direct Investment in Zimbabwe and Botswana: the elephant in the room.

Destination Organisations Fit for Purpose and Ready for What the Future Holds? (2016)
Report
Anastasiadou, C. (2016). Destination Organisations Fit for Purpose and Ready for What the Future Holds?. Edinburgh: Edinburgh Napier University

Destination Management/Marketing Organisations are a common feature in tourism administration, destination development and promotion. Engaging with local industry, they often act as a focal point that unifies diverse local interests and they are also... Read More about Destination Organisations Fit for Purpose and Ready for What the Future Holds?.

Destination dynamics in Russia - tourism development and public-private partnership in four non-metropolitan destinations (2016)
Report
Halkier, H., Muller, D., Anastasiadou, C., Kiriyanova, L., Goncharova, N., Kagan, F., Kolupanova, I., Dunets, A., Yumatov, Surtseva, A., Gizey, Y., Yakimova, N., Benson, A., Brathwaite, T., & Mair, M. (2016). Destination dynamics in Russia - tourism development and public-private partnership in four non-metropolitan destinations. Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark: Tourism and Lifelong Learning (TOULL) project

Public value for whom? Winners and losers in Edinburgh's short-term let licensing scheme
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Anastasiadou, C., & McMillan, J. (2023, June). Public value for whom? Winners and losers in Edinburgh's short-term let licensing scheme. Paper presented at Regional Studies Association Annual Conference 2023 - Transforming Regions: Policies and Planning for People and Places, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Stemming from a project seeking to explore whether Public Administration’s public value framework may be a useful conceptual framework to inform tourism policy making, the authors studied the introduction of short-term let (STL) licensing regulation... Read More about Public value for whom? Winners and losers in Edinburgh's short-term let licensing scheme.

The Impossible Dream? Achieving Public Value in Tourism
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Anastasiadou, C., & McMillan, J. (2023, July). The Impossible Dream? Achieving Public Value in Tourism. Paper presented at Surrey 2023 Conference: Bringing hospitality, tourism, transport and events back for good, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK

What next for tourism policy in the post-Brexit EU?
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Anastasiadou, C. (2019, October). What next for tourism policy in the post-Brexit EU?. Presented at TOURMAN 2019 3rd International Scientific Conference, "Tourism, travel and hospitality at crossroads: The way ahead", Thessaloniki, Greece

Tourism is a major socio-economic activity in the European Union that has traditionally been, cast as a means of promoting European identity and progressing the EU’s aims for further European economic and political integration. The decision of the U... Read More about What next for tourism policy in the post-Brexit EU?.

"So, What Do You Want?" Recasting Public Value in The Tourism Domain
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Anastasiadou, C., & McMillan, J. (2022, May). "So, What Do You Want?" Recasting Public Value in The Tourism Domain. Paper presented at The Human Touch in Hospitality: 30th Council for Hospitality Management Education 2022, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh

In existing tourism literature, there is a lack of understanding of the public values on the basis of which tourism is understood and the tourism public sphere is constructed. Using the City of Edinburgh’s Council short-term let control area proposa... Read More about "So, What Do You Want?" Recasting Public Value in The Tourism Domain.