Research Output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Ko Koens joined the Academy of Hotel and Facility Management in 2013 and currently works as Associate Professor. Ko earned his PhD in Responsible Tourism from Leeds Beckett University with a research project on the market access of small township tourism businesses and holds a master in Social Psychology and Environmental Studies (both at Utrecht University). He is project leader of the JPI Urban Europe (Horizon 2020) funded project ‘Smart City Hospitality’ (SCITHOS).
His research interests are sustainable urban tourism, slum tourism city hospitality, visitor pressure, small businesses and local economic development. Ko also is active as expert on sustainable urban tourism development at the Centre of Expertise Leisure Tourism and Hospitality (CELTH).
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sustainable urban tourism, overtourism, slum tourism, city hospitality, visitor pressure, city tourism, sustainable tourism,transition pathways, resilience, governance, small businesses
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Research Output 2012 2019
Balancing interests in urban tourism governance
Koens, K., 2019, Ethical dilemmas in the creative, cultural and service industries. Bouwer, J. (ed.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, p. 189-193 5 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Management strategies for overtourism
Koens, K., Postma, A. & Papp, B., 2019, Overtourism : tourism management and solutions. Pechlaner, H., Innerhofer, E. & Erschbamer, G. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 149-159 (Contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism and mobility).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Managing Competing Values in Sustainable Urban Tourism : a Simulation-Gaming Approach
Weber-Sabil, J., Lalicic, L., Buijtenweg, T., Hutchinson, K., Pereira Santos, C., Melissen, F., Koens, K. & Mayer, I., 30 Aug 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Overtourism: useful term or an overused buzzword?
Koens, K., 2019, In : Tourism Destination Management Insights. 2019, 3, p. 14-15Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
The Smart City Hospitality Framework : creating a foundation for collaborative reflections on overtourism that support destination design
Koens, K., Melissen, F., Mayer, I. & Aall, C., 3 Sep 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Journal of Destination Marketing & Management.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
Activities 2015 2018
Slumtourismus in Afrika
K Koens (Invited speaker)9 Apr 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures/talks/presentations (not at a conference)
Consortium Meeting Smart City Hospitality
K Koens (Chair)15 Feb 2018 → 16 Feb 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event
Consortium Meeting Smart City Hospitality
K Koens (Chair)5 Jun 2018 → 6 Jun 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event
Consortium Meeting Smart City Hospitality
K Koens (Chair)23 Oct 2017 → 24 Oct 2017
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event
International Conference and General Assembly
K Koens (Organiser)2017
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event
Press / Media
Studie gibt Tipps, wie Städte mit "overtourism" umgehen sollten (Mallorca Zeitung)
7/11/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
'Nederland moet focus verleggen van kwantiteit naar kwaliteit' (NOS Radio 1 Journaal)
10/10/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Hey toerist! Vergeet Amsterdam, hier in Brabant is het te doen! (Omroep Brabant)
10/10/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Drugscriminaliteit, Redhead Day en design... Brabant heeft toeristen genoeg te bieden! (Omroep Brabant)
10/10/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Help, de stad verzuipt in de toeristen (en zo lossen we dat op) (Interview in De Volkskrant)
10/08/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Projects 2016 2019
- 1 Finished
Smart City Hospitality (SCITHOS)
Koens, K., Melissen, F., Aall, C., Baltruszewicz, M., Eijgelaar, E., Lalicic, L., Linssen, D., Mayer, I., Önder, I., Paradell, A., Peeters, P., Moberg, K. R., Ruiter, V. N., Westerbeek, H., Weber-Sabil, J., Buijtenweg, T., Hutchinson, K., Relouw, J. & Pereira Santos, C.
European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), Centre of Expertise Leisure, Tourism and Hospitality (CELTH )
1/05/16 → 11/09/19
Project: Research