CV

Professor of Tourism Management, School of Social Sciences, Hellenic Open University, Greece (2025 – present)
Associate Professor of Tourism Management, School of Social Sciences, Hellenic Open University, Greece (2021 – 2025)
Assistant Professor of Tourism Management, School of Social Sciences, Hellenic Open University, Greece (2015 – 2021)
Adjunct Member of Academic Staff, School of Social Sciences, Hellenic Open University, Greece (2006 – 2015)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Tourism Management, Technological Educational Institute of Patras, Greece (2006 – 2015)
Teaching Fellow in Research Methods, Department of Home Economics and Ecology, Harokopio University of Athens, Greece (2018 – 2021)
Teaching Fellow in Tourism, Department of Business Administration, International Hellenic University, Greece (2016 – 2017)
Teaching Fellow in Tourism Policy, Department of Business Administration, University of West Attica, Greece (2016 – 2018)
Teaching Fellow in Business Economics, Department of Business Administration, University of Patras, Greece (2008 – 2011)
Master’s Dissertation Supervisor (Distance Learning), University of Derby, UK (2013 – 2014)
Master’s Dissertation Supervisor (Distance Learning), International Hotel Management Institute, IMI University College, Switzerland (2010 – 2015)
Lecturer, Centre for Tourism, University of Westminster, UK (2001 – 2003)

Member (Alternate), Senate, Hellenic Open University (2024 – present)
Member (Alternate), Governing Committee, Hellenic Open University (2023 – 2024)
Vice Dean, School of Social Sciences, Hellenic Open University (2023 – present)
Member, Quality Assurance Unit (MODIP), School of Social Sciences, Hellenic Open University (2020 – present)
Programme Director, MSc in [Programme Name], Hellenic Open University (2018 – present)
Member, Programme Development Committee, MSc in Sport Management, Hellenic Open University (2019 – 2021)
Member (Alternate), Five-Member Scientific Council for Quality Assurance in Tourism Education, Ministry of Tourism, Greece (2018 – 2020)
Member, Programme Development Committee, BSc in Tourism Management, Hellenic Open University (2017 – 2022)

Lead Applicant Referee, British Academy Conferences (2026–27 Programme), UK (2025)
Editorial Board Member, Tourism Review, Emerald Publishing (2021 – present)
External Evaluator, Promotion Application (Lecturer → Assistant Professor), European University, Cyprus (2020)
Independent Expert Evaluator, Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI/ELIDEK), Greece (2019)
Member (Alternate), Five-Member Scientific Council for Quality Assurance in Tourism Education, Ministry of Tourism, Greece (2018 – 2020)
Proposal Reviewer, Czech Science Foundation (CSF), Czech Republic (2018)
Member, Evaluation Committee for MA in International Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management, UCLan Cyprus (on behalf of CYQAA — Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education) (2015)
Peer Reviewer (ongoing) for leading international journals, including: Annals of Tourism Research, Tourism Management, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, International Journal of Hospitality Management, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Journal of Business Research, Current Issues in Tourism, Tourism Review

PhD in Tourism Management and Education, University of Surrey, UK (2004)
MSc in Tourism Management & Marketing (with Distinction), Bournemouth University, UK (1999)
BSc in Tourism Business Administration, Technological Educational Institute of Patras, Greece (1998)