Cultural and Tourism Innovation in the Digital Era

lt;b>Vicky Katsoni is an Associate Professor of ICT Applications in Tourism Marketing at the Tourism Department of the University of West Attica (former TEI of Athens), Greece, a Professor of Tourism Marketing on the MSc program of Tourism Management at the Greek Open University, and academic supervisor of the e-tourism module at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens, e-learning programs. She has published books on tourism in both Greek and English, as well as chapters in edited volumes and numerous papers in highly academic journals. She is the President of the nonprofit International Association of Cultural and Digital Tourism (IACuDiT.org) and an editorial board member for many journals in the field of tourism and marketing. Her research interests include tourism marketing, cultural tourism, e-tourism, and tourism consumer behavior and she has participated in a number of European and national research projects. 
Thanasis Spyriadis (PhD, FHEA) is a Senior Lecturer and researcher at the Department of Marketing, Retail, and Tourism (MRT) at Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK, as well as an Associate Lecturer at the Hellenic Open University in Greece. He has authored a number of publications on tourism and destination management and has presented his research at international academic conferences. He also serves as a reviewer for various academic journals. He has acted as the Principal Investigator in several research and knowledge exchange (RKE) or consultancy projects with clients that include Arts Council England, Visit Manchester, Manchester Cathedral, and the Association of British Travel Agencies (ABTA). His research interests include in the areas of tourism development, strategic management, tourism marketing, destination management, sustainability, as well as cultural and adventure tourism.

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