Eleni Mavragani

Dr. Eleni Mavragani

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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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4 September 2023 in Tourism and Hospitality
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Ioulia PoulakiIoulia Poulaki
Ioulia Poulaki
EMEleni Mavragani
Eleni Mavragani
AKAlexandra Kaziani
Alexandra Kaziani
ECEleftheria Chatzimichali
Eleftheria Chatzimichali
As remote work goes from trend to mainstream, digital nomads are on the rise, becoming a market every destination needs to attract. Considering the needs and wants of digital nomads, this paper aims to investigate the strengths and the opportunities of Greece, as an ideal destination for digital nomads, underlining, at the same time, the opportunities and threats challenging the country’s attractiveness towards this market segment. Furthermore, the authors analyze the content of website “Work From Greece: Become Digital Nomad in Greece”, the official Greek website dedicated to digital nomads in order to define Greece’s online presence, within this digital global community. In addition, co-working spaces in Greece are explored as an advanced form of hospitality favorable to digital nomads. The research methodology employed to draw conclusions combines a SWOT analysis and content analysis for websites of tourism businesses and organizations, as has been developed in previous research. The findings of this study reflect the current situation, providing academic and managerial implications when it comes to further research and recommendations for tourism policy and destination planning.

13 May 2025 in Tourism and Hospitality
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Ioulia PoulakiIoulia Poulaki
Ioulia Poulaki
Eirini VlassiEirini Vlassi
Eirini Vlassi
EMEleni Mavragani
Eleni Mavragani
ECEleftheria Chatzimichali
Eleftheria Chatzimichali
Andreas PapatheodorouAndreas Papatheodorou
Andreas Papatheodorou
A new way of life and work—digital nomadism—is increasingly appealing to a growing global workforce, while many destinations are beginning to view this form of tourism not only as an economic opportunity but also as a strategic tool for mitigating seasonality and promoting sustainable destination development. This paper aims to identify the key criteria that digital nomads consider when selecting a temporary residence base, contributing to the growing body of research on digital nomadism by analysing the relative impact of various factors influencing destination choice. The originality of this study lies in its mixed-method approach, which combines secondary and primary data through a netnographic analysis of online communities and semi-structured interviews with digital nomads. Findings from the secondary data highlight the cost of living, internet quality, and lifestyle offerings of a destination as the most influential factors in nomadic decision-making. Additionally, primary data further illustrate the hierarchy of digital nomads’ needs and preferences, which are classified and prioritised based on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. These insights carry significant implications for destination managers and tourism stakeholders. Understanding and responding to the evolving expectations of digital nomads can help destinations not only attract this emerging market segment but also design policies and infrastructure that align with principles of sustainable tourism.

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Ioulia PoulakiIoulia Poulaki
Ioulia Poulaki
AKAnna Kyriakaki
Anna Kyriakaki
EMEleni Mavragani
Eleni Mavragani
This paper aims to investigate the characteristics of outsourcing in accounting services for tourism SMEs as a choice to mitigate their financial risk. The research was carried out in summer 2022, during tourism recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, while the findings indicate that the majority of tourism SMEs choose to outsource their accounting services in order to reduce operating costs; to save their funds by exploiting a partner’s information systems; to take advantage of a partner’s accounting knowledge; to achieve greater flexibility in their core activities; and to speed up the processing of the accounting tasks in order to deal with any arising problems and/or difficulties. Furthermore, it is evident that in a constantly changing and complex tax system and a changing economic landscape, accounting outsourcing provides tourism SMEs with advantages such as already established processes, expertise, technology, consulting support, and pathways for dealing with the various accounting issues that may arise.

31 August 2022
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EMEleni Mavragani
Eleni Mavragani
FAFragiskos Archontakis
Fragiskos Archontakis
MKMaria Koiou
Maria Koiou
SLStavroula Laspita
Stavroula Laspita