Scientific Committee

CO-CHAIRS

Prof. Fayos-Solà, Eduardo
UNWTO Knowledge Network

Prof. Jafari, Jafar
University of Wisconsin-Stout, USA

MEMBERS

Prof. Aguilo, Eugeni
Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain

Prof. Airey, David
University of Surrey, UK

Prof. Albino Matos de Silva, João
University of Algarve, Portugal

Dr. Álvarez, María
Bogazici University, Turkey

Prof. Antonioli, Magda
Bocconi University, Italy

Mr. Ardika, Gde
Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Republic of Indonesia

Dr. Baggio, Rodolfo
Bocconi University, Italy

Prof. Bao, Jigang
Sun Yat-Sen University, China

Dr. Bédard, François
Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada

Dr. Bergsma, Jan
NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands

Dr. Bigné, Enrique
Universidad de Valencia, Spain

Prof. Breen, John Patrick
Victoria University, Australia

Dr. Brezovec, Aleksandra
University of Primorska, Slovenia

Prof. Buhalis, Dimitrios
Bournemouth University, UK

Prof. Burns, Peter
University of Brighton, UK

Mr. Busquets, Jordi
FEHGRA, Argentina

Mr. Campbell, Richard
Organization of American States, USA

Mr. Capela Lourenco, Tiago
Faculdade de Ciencias da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Mrs. Carreño, Mercedes
Centro Español de Nuevas Profesiones, Spain

Mr. Cervero Puig, Josep
Grup Cervero, Spain

Mr. Chalé, Victor
Tourism Consultant, Mexico

Mr. Charters, Tony
Tony Charters and Associates, Australia

Dr. Chastellain, Mónica
Universidad Anáhuac México Sur, Mexico

Prof. Chon, Kaye
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China (Hong Kong)

Dr. Choung, Kap-Young
Korea Culture & Tourism Institute, Republic of Korea

Prof. Cooper, Chris
Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom

Dr. Corak, Sanda
Institute for Tourism, Croatia

Mr. Costa, António Jorge
Instituto de planeamento e desenvolvimento do turismo, Portugal 

Prof. Craig-Smith, Stephen
University of Queensland , Australia

Mr. Crosby, Arturo
Forum Natura, Spain

Dr. Cruz Cortes, Luis Carlos
Universidad Externado de Colombia, Colombia

Mr. de Bruyn, Christophe
Tourism & Leisure - Europraxis Consulting, Spain

Mr. de Isequilla, Ramón
Destino Punta del Este, Uruguay

Dr. Decelle, Xavier
Universite Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, France

Dr. Duarte Santos, Filipe
Faculdade de Ciencias da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Mr. Ducasse Gutiérrez, Ignacio
Instituto de Turismo de España, Spain

Dr. Fabricius, Mike
The Journey Tourism Consulting and Marketing, South Africa

Dr. Fedorchenko, Volodymyr
Kyiv University of Tourism, Economics and Law, Ukraine

Prof. Ferrari, Sonia
University of Calabria, Italy

Dr. Fletcher, John
Bournemouth University, UK

Dr. Flores, Adão
University of Algarve, Portugal

Dr. Fuentes, Laura
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain

Dr. Gallego, Javier
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain

Prof. García, Cecilia
Universidad Intercultural de Tabasco, Mexico

Dr. García, Gragorio
Universidad de Valencia, Spain

Prof. Gravari-Barbas, María
Universite Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, France

Prof. Halkier, Henrik
Aalborg University, Denmark

Prof. Hawkins, Don
George Washington University, USA

Prof. Heath, Ernie
University of Pretoria, South Africa

Dr. Honkanen, Antti
Finnish University for Tourism Studies, Finland

Mr. Ivosevic, Denis
Istria Tourist Board, Croatia

Prof. Jago, Leo
Nottingham University Business School, UK

Dr. Jakeli, Beka
Georgian National Tourism Agency, Georgia

Dr. Jansen-Verbeke, Myriam
University K.U. Leuven, Belgium

Prof. Jensen, Jens Friis
Roskilde University, Denmark

Dr. Jere-Lazanski, Tadeja
University of Primorska, Slovenia

Dr. Kalifungwa, Patrick
Liutebm Tourism University, Zambia

Dr. Kim, Chulwon
Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea

Dr. Kiralova, Alzbeta
Vyská škola obchodní v Praze, o. p. s., Czech Republic

Dr. Korzay, Meral
Bogazici University, Turkey

Dr. Lebe, Sonja 
Multidisciplinary Research Institute Maribor, Slovenia

Prof. Lee, Kam-Hon
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

Ms. Leys, Christel
Flemish Department of Foreign Affairs, Belgium

Dr. Liedler-Janoschik, Angelika
Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth, Austria

Dr. Liu, Juanita 
University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA

Prof. Madrid, Francisco
Universidad Anáhuac México Norte, Mexico

Prof. Makhamreh, Muhsen Abdallah
Jordan Applied University College of Hospitality and Tourism Education, Jordan

Mr. Marín, Cipriano
Starlight Foundation, Spain

Mr. Mata, Jaume
Turismo Valencia, Spain

Prof. Mema, Mit'hat
Aleksander Moisiu University of Durres , Albania

Prof. Messina, Salvatore
European University for Tourism, Albania

Prof. Mihalic, Tanja
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Prof. Minguzzi, Antonio
University of Molise, Italy

Mr. Montfort Mir, Vicente M.
Instituto de Turismo de España, Spain

Dr. Muñoz, Ana 
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain

Mr. Navarro, Hermes
Costa Rican Institute of Tourism, Costa Rica

Mr. Niño Pérez, Ignacio
Deloitte, Spain

Mr. Novakov, Stan
European Institute for Tourism, Bulgaria

Dr. Palenius, Ari
Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Finland

Mr. Passolas, Joan
Amfort, Spain

Dr. Pearce, Douglas
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Dr. Pedro, Aurora
Universidad de Valencia, Spain

Mrs. Pérez Aguilar, Beatriz
Indra, Spain

Dr. Pizam, Abraham
University of Central Florida, USA

Mrs. Pomés, Magda
Fundación Sierra Calderona, Spain

Prof. Prebezac, Darko
University of Zagreb, Croatia

H.E. Dr. Pujal Areny, Enric
Former Minister of Tourism and Culture of the Principality of Andorra

Prof. Rebelo, Efigenio
University of Algarve, Portugal

Prof. Reyes, Alejandro
Universidad San Martin de Porres, Peru

Prof. Richardson-Golinski, Ulrika
United Nations Development Programme, Turkey

Dr. Rijalba, Germán
ACG Group, Peru

Dr. Ritchie, Brent
University of Calgary, Canada

Ms. Rodrigues, Apolónia
Rede de Turismo de Aldeia do Alentejo, Portugal

H.E. Dr.  Rueda García, Óscar
Viceministro de Turismo del Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo,  Colombia

Dr. Ruhanen, Lisa 
University of Queensland, Australia

Mr. Salinas, José
Turismo Valencia, Spain

Dr. Saarinen, Jarkko
University of Oulu, Finland

Mrs. Salazar, Ana
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain

Mr. Salih, Ahmed
Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Maldives

Prof. Sánchez, Francisco
IAC - Starlight Foundation, Spain

Dr. Sánchez Arciniegas, Clara Inés
Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo, Colombia

Mr. Sánchez Moro, José Ramón
Asociación de Educación Ambiental y del Consumidor, Spain

Dr. Sancho, Amparo
Universidad de Valencia, Spain

Mr. Santos, Gustavo
Agencia Cordoba Turismo, Argentina

Mr. Segura Bonilla, Olman
Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje, Costa Rica

Dr. Seselkin, Alexei
Russian International Academy of Tourism, Russia

Mr. Sharif, Masih
University of the Balearic Islands, Spain

Dr. Sheldon, Pauline
International Academy for the Study of Tourism

Ms. Simicic, Durdica
Town of Mali Losinj Tourism Office, Croatia

Dr. Soteriou, Evi
Higher Hotel Institute, Cyprus

Mr. Staropolski, Arik
Centro de Estudios Superiores en Turismo, Mexico

Prof. Szaflarski, Krzysztof
Katowice School of Economics, Poland

Dr. Szivas, Edith
University of Surrey, UK

Mr. Trehoux, Norbert
NT Consulting, France

Prof. Tribe, John
Annals of Tourism Research

Mr. Tutar, Hüseyin
SERKA Development Agency, Turkey

Dr. Urbano, Henrique
Universidad San Martin de Porres, Peru

Mr. Velissaropoulos, Nicolas
Institute of Hotel and Tourism Studies "Le Monde", Greece

Dr. von Friedrichs, Yvonne
Midsweden University, Sweden

Dr. Vong, Fanny
Institute for Tourism Studies, China (Macau)

Prof. Wagenseil, Urs
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Switzerland

Dr. Yu, Larry
George Washington University, USA

Mr. Yunis, Eugenio
FEDETUR - Federación de Empresas de Turismo, Chile