Editors:
- Addresses cutting-edge,
- controversial issues and questions related to the cruise tourism industry
- the potential offered by applying a design perspective in cruise tourism
- research and practical implementation
- Explains the core challenges the cruise tourism industry is currently facing, along with first-hand experience from practice
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Cruise Design: Business Models, Destinations & Products
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Front Matter
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Human Capital: Training, Education & Research
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Front Matter
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About this book
Editors and Affiliations
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Sciences, Bremerhaven University of Applied, Bremerhaven, Germany
Alexis Papathanassis
About the editor
Prof. Dr. Alexis Papathanassis studied at the University of Bath and the London School of Economics (UK). He completed his PhD in Economic Sciences at the Leibniz University (Hanover) in Germany. Prior to joining fulltime academia, Alexis pursued a career at TUI. Upon his departure from the group as a business development manager with TUI Infotec, Alexis had already participated and successfully led various systems integration projects in six TUI subsidiaries around Europe. Since 2005, Alexis Papathanassis is a Professor for Cruise Management and e-Tourism at the Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences. He currently acts as: Dean of the Faculty of Business Management & Services, Co-Director of the Institute for Maritime Tourism and Chairman of the Cruise Research Society. He is also visiting Professor at the Bremen University of Applied Sciences and the Russian Academy of Foreign Trade, and a member of the German Tourism Research Society. He also works regularly as a consultant for a number of tour operators and cruise companies. Alexis’ publication activity mainly focuses on the cruise sector and comprises over 60 contributions in textbooks, peer-reviewed scientific journals and conferences
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cruise Business Development
Book Subtitle: Safety, Product Design and Human Capital
Editors: Alexis Papathanassis
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27353-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-27351-8Published: 29 April 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80119-3Published: 22 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-27353-2Published: 20 April 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 278
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 44 illustrations in colour
Topics: Tourism Management, Marketing, Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Business Ethics, Services