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Konstantinos Vogklis Digital Technologies in Tourism

Konstantinos Vogklis

Assistant Professor of Digital Technologies in Tourism at the Department of Tourism, Ionian University. I work at the intersection of tourism, spatiotemporal big data, and immersive media to support sustainable destination development.

Smart & Sustainable Destinations Tourism Forecasting & Analytics User-Generated Content AR/VR & Experiential Media Optimization & Machine Learning
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Ionian University, Corfu, Greece • Email: voglis@ionio.gr

Research

My research bridges digital technologies and tourism, with an emphasis on data-driven destination management, user-generated content, and immersive cultural experiences.

Tourism Intelligence & Big Data
Destination analytics • Forecasting
Develop quantitative frameworks that connect large-scale digital traces (online reviews, media narratives, mobility data) with tourism demand and destination performance. This includes tourism nowcasting and the use of AI-assisted models to support evidence-based decision-making for regions such as the Ionian Islands and Crete.
Time-series forecasting Panel econometrics UGC analytics
Destination Image & UGC
Text & image analysis
Investigate how destinations are represented across platforms and media: from online reviews and forums to social video content. This includes work on the evolution of Corfu’s image across crises and the risks that local crises pose for destination image more broadly.
Destination image Overtourism Sentiment & topic modelling
Immersive Media & Cultural Heritage
XR applications
A second research stream focuses on extended reality (XR) technologies for cultural engagement and tourism experience design. Recent work includes augmented audio-only games, AR applications in museums and public spaces, and location-aware narratives in the historic centre of Corfu.
AR/VR Audio games Experience design
Optimization & High-Performance ML
Algorithms & practice
My technical background includes the design of parallel optimization algorithms and high-performance machine learning on heterogeneous architectures, with applications ranging from image and audio processing to competition-level data science.
Global optimization GPU computing Hybrid algorithms

Selected Publications

A curated selection of recent journal articles and conference papers in tourism analytics, sustainability, immersive media, and forecasting. For the full list, see my Google Scholar profile.

Journal Articles

A taste for travel: Improving tourism forecasts via online restaurant reviews
IF 2.7
ABS 3
CS 7.4
SJR 0.917(Q1)
Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2025
Vogklis, K., & Spiliotis, E. (2025).
https://doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2025.2591712
Tourism forecasting Restaurant reviews Nowcasting
Leveraging spatiotemporal big data for sustainable destination development: an interdisciplinary approach
IF7.0
ABS1
CS7.1
SJR1.604(Q1)
Information Technology & Tourism, 2025
Vogklis, K. (2025).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40558-025-00338-y
Sustainability Spatiotemporal data Destination governance
The risk of local crises for destination image
IF7.8
ABS4
CS16.2
SJR2.461(Q1)
Annals of Tourism Research, 2024
Vogklis, K., & Gkritzali, A. (2024).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2024.103797
Destination image Risk & crises UGC analytics
Blending gradient boosted trees and neural networks for point and probabilistic forecasting of hierarchical time series
IF7.1
ABS3
CS17.1
SJR2.428(Q1)
International Journal of Forecasting, 2022
Nasios, I., & Vogklis, K. (2022).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2022.01.001
Forecasting Hierarchical time series Hybrid models
Prediction and Controlling of Auditory Perception in Augmented Environments: A Loudness-Based Dynamic Mixing Technique
IF2.5
ABS-
CS5.5
SJR0.521(Q2)
Applied Sciences, 2021
Moustakas, N., Floros, A., Rovithis, E., & Vogklis, K. (2021).
https://doi.org/10.3390/app112210944
Augmented audio Perception Immersion

Conference Papers

Unveiling the Sustainable Hospitality Narrative
IACuDiT 2025, Corfu – to be published by Springer
Vogklis, K., Gkritzali, A., & Beneki, C. (2025). Evidence from online guest reviews using zero-shot learning.
Full text (PDF)
Sustainable hospitality Zero-shot learning Online reviews
Uncovering Winescape Dimensions and Visitor Satisfaction
IACuDiT 2025, Corfu – to be published by Springer
Vogklis, K., Gkritzali, A., & Drakakis, P. (2025). Topic modelling and sentiment analysis of online winery reviews from an Old-World region.
Full text (PDF)
Wine tourism Winescape Sentiment & topics
A Comprehensive Study of Empirical Literature on Airbnb Reviews
ICCMI 2023, Corfu
Vogklis, K., Giotis, G., & Gkritzali, A. (2023). Systematic overview of empirical studies based on Airbnb reviews.
Sharing economy Airbnb Review analytics
Too hard to die? The evolution of Corfu’s destination image
ICCMI 2023, Corfu
Vogklis, K., & Gkritzali, A. (2023). Destination image trajectories through three consecutive crises.
Corfu Crisis & resilience Destination image
Forecasting Overnight Stays Using TripAdvisor Monthly Review Counts
ICCMI 2023
Vogklis, K., et al. (2023). The case of the Ionian Islands, combining online review intensity with traditional demand data.
Overnight stays TripAdvisor Tourism demand

Full list of publications: Google Scholar profile.

Teaching

I teach at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, focusing on digital technologies, information systems, and data analytics for tourism and hospitality.

INF110 – Information Systems in Tourism
Undergraduate course
Introduction to information systems for tourism businesses, including reservation systems, CRM, distribution channels, and digital platforms. Emphasis on architecture, integration, and the strategic role of IS.
INF120 – Reservation Systems Management
Undergraduate course
Design and management of reservation and booking systems, channel managers, and GDS/CRS technologies, with case studies from hotels and travel intermediaries.
INF160 – Big Data Analytics in Tourism
Undergraduate course
Methods and tools for collecting, processing, and analysing large-scale tourism data, with applications in forecasting, segmentation, and destination management.
INF170 – Virtual Worlds & Representation of Tourism and Cultural Resources
Undergraduate course
Virtual worlds, AR/VR technologies, and 3D environments for representing tourism destinations and cultural heritage, including hands-on projects in immersive experience design.
DIT104 – Social Media in Tourism
Postgraduate course (MSc)
Part of the interdepartmental MSc “Digital Technologies in Hospitality and Tourism Management”. Focus on social media analytics, UGC, and digital strategies for tourism and hospitality.
Supervision & collaboration

I supervise undergraduate theses and postgraduate dissertations on topics such as tourism demand forecasting, destination image analysis, sustainable tourism, and immersive cultural experiences. I am open to collaborating with researchers, institutions, and industry partners interested in data-driven tourism, sustainability, and XR-based cultural engagement.

Projects & Activities

A selection of research and innovation activities in which I have been involved as researcher, partner, or scientific collaborator.

Intelligent Destination Management (INDIANA)
Localized metasearch engine & AI-based dashboard
Development of a metasearch and analytics platform leveraging big data and AI to provide tourism stakeholders with up-to-date destination intelligence and decision support.
XR Cultural Experiences in Old Corfu
AR storytelling • Museums & public spaces
Design and implementation of XR applications that connect visitors with cultural content in the historic centre of Corfu through audio-visual narratives, gamified trails, and location-aware interactions.
Augmented Audio-Only Games
Immersive soundscapes • Accessibility
Research on audio-only AR games as a new generation of immersive acoustic environments, with applications in both entertainment and inclusive tourism experiences.
Tourism Demand Nowcasting
Online reviews • Forecasting models
Integration of restaurant and accommodation review data as exogenous signals in forecasting frameworks to nowcast overnight stays and arrivals in regional destinations.

Interactive Sentiment Dashboard

Explore online review sentiment and temporal dynamics.

Contact

For academic collaborations, student projects, or industry partnerships, feel free to get in touch via email.

Email: voglis@ionio.gr
Department: Department of Tourism, Ionian University
Office hours: Daily, 11:00–12:00 (by appointment)
Address:
Department of Tourism
Ionian University
Ioannou Theotoki 72
49100 Corfu, Greece
Phone (Department): +30 26610 87957
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