Volume 66
Island Tourism in Turbulent Waters?
The webinar explores four crucial themes relating to current developments of tourism on
island destinations. Considering the well-defined geographic boundaries of such
destinations, the inherent isolation that many island societies have been dealing with for
centuries and their new-found accessibility in this area of low-cost airlines, the exploding
popularity of islands despite their limited resources – land, people and freshwater – available
for hosting the rapidly growing visitor numbers, these and several other key issues have
strongly affected how tourism has developed in recent decades.
The challenges of setting up a new tourism product on a small Greek island while
maintaining authenticity and developing a strong narrative will be highlighted by Ms. Eleni
Tasiakou. Ms. Juliette Deloustal will present a highly inspiring case study in sustainable
operations by talking about her work at the Mauritian hospitality company Attitude Hotels.
Prof. Anna Farmaki will delve into the economic and social repercussions from the fast
proliferation of short-term rentals not just in Cyprus but in many other islands, as well.
Finally, the market limitations of hotel distribution in the context of island tourism will be
discussed by Dr. Dimitris Koutoulas.