Doctorate (PhD); Post-doctorate (PDoc) Nicholas Pappas

Professor

School: Newcastle Business School

Nikolaos (Nicholas) Pappas is a Professor of Tourism Development and Crisis Management at the NBS at Northumbria University, and the Co-Director of ATHENA (Association of Tourism, Hospitality and Events Networks in Academia). He holds a doctorate (PhD) in Tourism Planning and Development, and a post-doctorate (PDoc) in Risk and Crisis Management.

He started his career in the tourism and hospitality industry in 1990, and for 10 years (2001-2010) he was also engaged in enterprising consultancy. Since 2001, he has been an academic in higher education, gaining experience from several institutions in Greece (Technological Education Institute of Crete, Hellenic Open University, EKDDA) and the UK (University of Derby, University of Northampton, Leeds Beckett University, University of West London, University of Sunderland).

Nicholas has participated in nationally and internationally funded research projects since 1998. He has numerous publications in international scientific refereed journals and conferences. Currently, he acts as Associate Editor in Event Management journal and in the Frontiers in Sustainable Tourism journal, whilst he is a member of the editorial board in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, and the Strategic Change journal.

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Planning and Development

Risk and Crisis Management

Destination Markeitng

Consumer Behaviour

Key Publications

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A chaordic examination of managers’ AI2AI adoption intentions, Pappas, N., Farmaki, A., Stergiou, D., Karadimitriou, C. 9 Jun 2025, AIRSI – The Metaverse Conference
AI2AI adoption intentions in hotels: An fsQCA analysis, Pappas, N., Farmaki, A., Stergiou, D., Karadimitriou, C. 16 Sep 2025, GLOTECH 2025
From Controllers to Immersion: Exploring the Sense of Place in Video Games, Uzunogullari, S., Johnson, J., Pappas, N. 14 Apr 2025, In: International Journal of Tourism Research
Interfaces of Innovation: Exploring Technology’s Expanding Role in Events, Michopoulou, E., Azara, I., Pappas, N. 26 Jul 2025, In: Event Management
Technology Enabled Competitiveness and Experiences in Hospitality: Strategic Change in a Digitally Transformed Service Landscape, Michopoulou, E., Pappas, N., Oskam, J. 1 Jul 2025, In: Strategic Change
Technology-Enabled Competitiveness and Experiences in Tourism: A Transformative Era, Michopoulou, E., Pappas, N. 1 May 2025, In: International Journal of Tourism Research
The Palestinian Conflict and the Further IT Use from the Greek and Turkish Hotels, Uzunogullari, S., Karadimitriou, C., Pappas, N. 1 Jul 2025, In: Strategic Change
Travel Animosity and Affinity: A Chaordic Perspective, Farmaki, A., Pappas, N., Karadimitriou, C. 1 Jul 2025, In: Journal of Travel Research
A Sense of Place in Video Games: Interaction, Exploration and Immersion, Uzunogullari, S., Johnson, J., Pappas, N. 5 Jun 2024, THE INC 2024: Technology Enabled Competitiveness and Experiences in Tourism, Hospitaliy and Events, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Hotelschool The Hague
Chaordic event co-creation and tourism destination image: Strategic carnival shifts in the post-pandemic era, Pappas, N., Glyptou, K., Karadimitriou, C. 4 Jul 2024, In: Strategic Change

PGR Supervision

Yassmine Akkawi In the Eye of the Storm: Redefining Leadership and Social Strategy in London’s High-End Hospitality Sector during Economic downturns. Start Date: 01/11/2025