Dr Cristina Maxim

• Qualifications

  PhD (Cities Institute, London Metropolitan University)
  PGCert, MA Public Administration (London Metropolitan University)
  BA in Economics (“Stefan cel Mare” University, Suceava)

• Memberships

  Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

  Fellow of the Tourism Society (MTS)

  Member of the Institute of Travel & Tourism (F Inst TT)

I joined the University of West London in September 2015. I am a scholar in Tourism Management with extensive teaching experience in various higher education institutions in the UK.

• Research and publications

  Publications

  Maxim, C., Morrison, A.M., Day, J. and Coca-Stefaniak, J.A. (Eds) (2024) Handbook on Sustainable Urban Tourism, Edward Elgar Publishing.

  Maxim, C. (2024) Book review: A Research Agenda for Urban Tourism edited by Jan van der Borg, Edward Elgar Publishing, International Journal of Tourism Cities.

  Maxim, C. (2023) Urbanisation: Trends and issues in world tourism cities, in A.M. Morrison & D. Buhalis (Eds), Routledge Handbook of Trends and Issues in Global Tourism, Routledge.

  Sattarzadeh, N., Tsiami, A., Maxim, C. and Iordanova, E. (2023) Awareness and perceptions of ethnic restaurant managers towards authenticity and sensory strategies – A case study of Persian ethnic restaurants in London, International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgfs.2023.100679

  Maxim, C. and Morrison, A.M. (2022) Crisis in the city? A systematic literature review of crises and tourism cities, Tourism Recreation Research, Special Issue “Hospitality Innovation and Resilience during Uncertainty”, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2022.2078063 

  Morrison, A.M. and Maxim, C. (2022) World Tourism Cities: A systematic approach to urban tourism, Routledge.

  Maxim, C. (2022) Urban Tourism Challenges, in Buhalis, D., (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Tourism Management and Marketing. Edward Elgar Publishing.

  Maxim, C. & Chasovschi, C. (2021) Cultural landscape changes in the built environment at World Heritage Sites: Lessons from Bukovina, Romania, Journal of Destination Marketing and Management, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdmm.2021.100583

  Maxim, C. (2021) Challenges of World Tourism Cities: London, Singapore and Dubai; in A.M. Morrison & J.A. Coca-Stefaniak (Eds), The Routledge Handbook of Tourism Cities, Routledge.

  Maxim, C. (2020) Destination London: The Expansion of the Visitor Economy by A. Smith, A. Graham (Eds.), Tourism Management, Vol. 77, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2019.103980

  Maxim, C. & Chasovschi, C. (2019) Heritage Tourism and Authenticity: The Case of Voroneț, Critical Tourism Studies Proceedings, Vol. 2019, Article 34, ISSN: 978-0-9916871-2-1

  Maxim, C. (2019) Case Study 13: London, United Kingdom, in UNWTO report ‘Overtourism’? Understanding and Managing Urban Tourism Growth Beyond Perceptions, Volume 2: Case Studies; DOI:  https://doi.org/10.18111/9789284420629.13 

  Maxim, C. (2019) Challenges Faced by World Tourism Cities – London’s Perspective, Current Issues in Tourism, Vol. 22 (9), pp. 1006-1024; DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2017.1347609

  Maxim, C. & Chasovschi, C. (2017) The importance of cultural landscape for sustainable development of tourism in Bucovina, Critical Tourism Studies Proceedings, Vol. 2017, Article 58, ISSN: 978-0-9916871-2-1

  Maxim, C. (2016) Sustainable Tourism Implementation in Urban Areas: A Case Study of London, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Vol. 24 (7), pp. 971-989; DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2015.1115511

  Maxim, C. (2015) Drivers of Success in Implementing Sustainable Tourism Policies in Urban Areas, Tourism Planning and Development, Vol. 12 (1), pp. 37-47; DOI: 10.1080/21568316.2014.960599; Special Issue: Sustainable Destination Development: Issues and Challenges.

  Maxim, C. (2013) Sustainable tourism planning by local authorities: An investigation of the London Boroughs. Ph.D. London Metropolitan University.

• Conferences

  Maxim, C. (2024) Navigating the future: the roles played by DMOs and the challenges they face, ATLAS Annual Conference 2024, Breda, Netherlands.

  Maxim, C. (2023) Sustainable tourism practices in city destinations, "European Tourism Research in the Age of Sustainability and Technology” conference, Vienna, Austria.

  Maxim, C. (2023) Destination management organizations: current and future challenges, Surrey 2023 Conference “Bringing Hospitality, Tourism, Transport and Events Back for Good”, UK.

  Maxim, C. (2022) Sustainable City Destinations, 9th Biennial ITSA conference, Spain (online).

  Maxim, C. (2022) World tourism cities in crisis – insights from previous research and current debates, IX Critical Tourism Studies Conference, Menorca, Spain.

  Maxim, C. (2021) Tourism cities and crises: Current debates and future research directions, ATLAS Urban Tourism Special Interest Group Meeting, New Directions for Urban Tourism Post-COVID, Rotterdam, Netherlands (online).

  Maxim, C. & Chasovschi, C. (2020) Challenges of Stakeholder Cooperation in World Heritage Sites, 10th ICOT Conference, Greece.

  Maxim, C. & Chasovschi, C. (2019) Heritage Tourism and Authenticity: The Case of Voroneț, VIII Critical Tourism Studies Conference, Ibiza, Spain.

  Maxim, C. (2019) Managing tourism in world cities – opportunities and challenges, The 15th Economic International Conference, Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, Romania.

  Maxim, C. & Chasovschi, C. (2017) Frictions and interactions between hosts and visitors, Royal Geographical Society RGS – IBG International Conference, London, UK.

  Maxim, C. & Chasovschi, C. (2017) The importance of cultural landscape for sustainable development of tourism in Bucovina, VII Critical Tourism Studies Conference, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

  Maxim, C. (2016) Challenges faced by world tourism cities in the current economic climate, ITSA Biennial Conference, University of Greenwich, London, UK.

  Maxim, C. (2015) Tourism planning in large cities, ICOT 2015, Middlesex University, London, UK.

  Maxim, C. (2013) Drivers of success in implementing sustainable tourism policies in urban areas, International Conference: Sustainability Issues and Challenges in Tourism, Boğaziçi University Istanbul, Turkey.

  Maxim, C. (2012) Sustainable tourism development in London, International Conference on Tourism, Climate Change and Sustainability, Bournemouth University, UK.

  Maxim, C. (2012) Planning for sustainable tourism development in urban areas, International Conference on Tourism and Events, University of Ulster, Belfast, UK.

  Maxim, C. (2011) A comparative analysis of the London boroughs planning policies towards tourism, IV Critical Tourism Studies Conference, Welsh Centre for Tourism Research, Cardiff, UK.

  Maxim, C. (2010) Sustainable tourism planning and management by local authorities, LMBS 3rd Annual Research Conference, London Metropolitan University, UK.

• Research degree supervision

  Principal Supervisor: 

  “Urban regeneration and development: Urban tourism, liveability and social justice in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia” (Melese Belay)

  Second Supervisor: 

  “Pathways to excellence: Exploring the challenges of e-health public-private partnerships for quality healthcare provision to elderly tourists - the case of Chiang Rai, Thailand” (Aoranich Saleewong) 

  Completions: 

  “The application of sensory tools in the creation of authenticity in ethnic restaurants - A study of Persian restaurants in London” (Neda Sattarzadeh) - Second Supervisor; successfully defended her thesis in August 2024. 

  “Air transportation public service obligation routes in Europe: from public drain to economic gain, by way of regional development success” (Damian Devlin) - Second Supervisor; successfully defended his thesis in September 2021.