Independent Researcher

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Twenty-two years as operations executive in hospitality industry - mainly as Food and Beverage Manager and General Manager. Seventeen years in academe, mostly at Victoria University in Melbourne Australia. PhD from Victoria University, Graduate Diploma in Education from Melbourne University, BA in English and Philosophy from La Trobe University, and Hotel Management Diploma from Ankara Hotel School. Holds a CHA certification from American Hotel and Lodging Association and Registered Instructor status on a number of hospitality management subjects. Fellowship of numerous Australian and international associations. Served as Invited Professor at Institute for Tourism Studies in Macao, Professor at International University of Applied Sciences in Bonn, Germany, Chair Professor and Dean at I-Shou University, and Visiting Professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (current position). Numerous visiting positions include Beijing Jiao Tong University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, Sunway University College in Malaysia and posts in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Turkey. Consultancy projects include work for Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Accor Hotels, China National Tourism Authority, United Nations World Tourism Organization and numerous others. Expert in hospitality management (particularly hotel development and facilities planning), destination marketing, and convention and event tourism. Main research interests are leadership, business ethics, destination marketing, and revenue management in tourism and hospitality.Taught more than thirty subjects in disciplines of hospitality, tourism, and marketing at undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive training levels.

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