Dr. Prokopis A. Christou is a Tourism Academic in the Department of Hotel and Tourism Management of the Cyprus University of Technology. He obtained his PhD in Tourism from Nottingham Business School (NTU). He also holds a Master’s degree in Hospitality and Tourism Education and a Bachelor in Hospitality Management, both from Victoria University of Technology (Melbourne- Australia). Furthermore, he has obtained tourism diplomas from IATA, and Cambridge University. He is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy, while he has published a number of academic articles in prestigious tourism journals, such as, Annals in Tourism Research (ABS- 4), Tourism Management (ABS- 4), International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management (ABS- 3), International Journal of Hospitality Management (ABS- 3), Journal of Sustainable Tourism (ABS- 3), και Current Issues in Tourism (ABS- 2).