Azize HASSAN Gazi Üniversitesi Mesleki Eğitim Fakültesi Turizm İşletmeciliği ve Otelcilik Eğitimi Bölümü’nden mezun oldu (1985). Yüksek lisans derecesini Gazi Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Üretim Yönetimi ve Pazarlama Programı’ndan (1989), doktora derecesini de İstanbul Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Turizm Programı’ndan aldı (1993). Gazi Üniversitesi Mesleki Eğitim Fakültesi Turizm İşletmeciliği ve Otelcilik Eğitimi Bölümü’nde Araştırma Görevlisi olarak çalışmaya başladı (1986). Yardımcı Doçent Dr (1994), Doçent Dr (1999) ve sonrasında ise Profesör olarak görevine devam etmektedir (2004). Halen Gazi Üniversitesi’nin bölünmesi ile Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi, Turizm Fakültesi, Turizm İşletmeciliği Bölümü’nde Profesör olarak görev yapmaktadır (2018-devam ediyor). Temel çalışma alanları, turizm işletmelerinde pazarlama ağırlıklı olmak üzere, dijital pazarlama, sosyal medya pazarlaması.

Dr. Cihan Cobanoglu is the Dean and the McKibbon Endowed Chair Professor of the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (SHTM) in the Muma College of Business at the University of South Florida (USF), who also serves as the Director of the M3 Center for Hospitality Technology and Innovation and Coordinator of International Programs for the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. He is a renowned hospitality and tourism technology expert. Dr. Cobanoglu is a Fulbright Specialist commissioned by the Fulbright Commission (2018-2021). He is a Certified Hospitality Technology Professional (CHTP) commissioned by Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals (HFTP) and Educational Institute of American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA). He is the Editor of the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology (JHTT)(Indexed in SSCI IF=4.2) and a co-author of 10+ books and 20+ conference proceedings.

Michael Hall is currently a Professor in the Department of Management, Marketing and Tourism, University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He also holds visiting professor positions at Oulu University in Finland, Linnaeus University in Sweden, the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and Taylor's University in Malaysia. Coeditor of Current Issues in Tourism and Field Editor of Frontiers in Sustainable Tourism his research encompassed tourism, regional development, global environmental change, sustainability and resilience.

Alper Isin is an Associate Professor Dr. at Izmir Katip Celebi University, Faculty of Tourism, Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts. He completed his master's degree at Gazi University, Institute of Educational Sciences, Tourism Management Education Program and his doctorate degree at Gazi University, Institute of Social Sciences, Tourism Management Program. In 2022, he received the title of Associate Professor in the field of tourism management. Her main fields of studies are tourism marketing, tourist behavior, gastronomy.

Anna Staszewska, Ph.D, Assistant Professor in Katowice Business University, Department of Tourism, also Secretary of the Tourism Department.
e’mail: anna.staszewska@gwsh.pl

She graduated at the Faculty of Management in Economic University in Kraków, she obtained her Ph.D. Cooperate with Polish Chamber of Tourism, Silesian Tourism Organization and Silesian Chamber of Tourism. Member of Silesian Marketing Society. She is European Climate Pact Ambassador. She is a member of the expert panel on science in sustainable development. Her research interests are connected with sustainable management, sustainable tourism, and tourism management and marketing. Also in her research interest is heritage, she wrote a book about cultural heritage in Silesian Metropolis. She wrote a lot of articles about heritage, especially industrial heritage. Now she is one of the book editor: "Building Community Resiliency and Sustainability With Tourism Development”.
As part of her sustainability-related activities, she gives numerous lectures ranging from kindergartens to high schools. At his alma mater, she teaches a subject also related to sustainability.

https://arturrolandkozlowski.com/en/

Dr. Mehmet Altin is an Associate Professor at the Rosen College of Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida. He has authored or co-authored over 75 scientific publications, including refereed journal articles, conference proceedings, presentations, and encyclopedia entries. His scholarly research focuses on performance analytics employing strategic and revenue management approaches, business analytics and intelligence, and entrepreneurship. This includes examining strategic decision-making processes, their impact on firm performance, and the use of financial analytics to optimize business strategies. His work primarily relies on quantitative approaches such as econometric models and time-series analyses, but he also employs mixed methods and techniques.
He is the Senior Associate Editor for the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management (IJCHM) and served/serving as an editorial board member for multiple journals. Also, Dr. Altin serves/served as a member of scientific committees, paper review committees, and session chairs at conferences. He has been serving as a reviewer for numerous refereed journals and multiple international conferences. Additionally, he serves/served on several university committees, and he was the faculty assembly chair at Rosen College.
He was actively involved in the Business Intelligence and Analytics group while completing his Ph.D. at Virginia Tech. He has received the Certificate in Hotel Industry Analytics (CHIA) and participated in the train the trainer program for Certification in Advanced Hospitality and Tourism Analytics (CAHTA). He is the recipient of the 2013 Pamplin College of Business Ph.D. Scholarship. He also received the 2013 annual ICHRIE conference best paper award, the 2014 Michael D. Olsen Memorial Graduate Fellowship in strategic management and finance, and the 2019 Cornell Hospitality Quarterly Best Paper Award finalist. Currently, he has twenty-nine accepted papers (20 in SSCI Journals) and five papers under review.

Prof. Dr. Atilla AKBABA
atilla.akbaba@ikcu.edu.tr
Linked-in: linkedin.com/in/atilla-akbaba-6a5b6268
Instagram: atillaakbaba1

İzmir Kâtip Çelebi Üniversitesi, Turizm Fakültesi
Gastronomi ve Mutfak Sanatları Bölüm Başkanı

Dr. Atilla AKBABA 1969 yılında Kars’ta doğdu. İlkokul, ortaokul ve lise öğrenimini Kdz. Ereğli’de tamamladı. Lisans öğrenimini 1991 yılında Akdeniz Üniversitesi Turizm İşletmeciliği ve Otelcilik Yüksekokulu’nda tamamladı. Daha sonra, Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı tarafından açılan burs sınavını kazanarak Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’ne gitti ve 1997 yılında Florida International University, The School of Hospitality’den yüksek lisans derecesi aldı. 2003 yılında Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Turizm İşletmeciliği Doktora Programı’nı tamamlayarak doktora derecesi aldı. Lisans ve yüksek lisans öğrenimi sırasında Türkiye, Almanya ve Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nde çeşitli turizm işletmelerinde çalışma ve inceleme yapma olanağı buldu. Şu anda İzmir Kâtip Çelebi Üniversitesi, Turizm Fakültesi’nde görev yapmakta olan Prof. Dr. Atilla Akbaba Gastronomi ve Mutfak Sanatları Bölüm Başkanlığı görevini yürütmektedir. Turizm Fakülteleri Dekanlar Konseyi (TURDEK) Kurucu Başkanı olan ve bir dönem TURDEK yürütme Kurulu Başkanlığı görevini de yürüten Atilla Akbaba, Uluslararası Güncel Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi’nin kurucusudur ve editör görevini de sürdürmektedir. Evli ve iki çocuk sahibi olan Prof. Dr. Atilla Akbaba’nın akademik ilgi alanlarında yurt içinde ve yurt dışında yayınlanmış çeşitli makale, kitap, bildiri ve çevrileri vardır. 

Erdogan Ekiz joined TEAM University in Tashkent Uzbekistan as Full-Professor of Marketing and Dean of Faculty. He was previously Associate Professor at Westminster International University in Tashkent, and Ad-Hoc Professor at The Ostelea in Morocco. Before this Dr. Erdogan was the Founding Dean of the School of Hospitality Business and Management at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. He was an Associate Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Tourism, Saudi Arabia, where he served as Director of both the Postgraduate Studies and International Relations and Agreements Unit. He also served as the launching Head of the Travel and Tourism Department. He worked as a Director of Studies at the London School of Commerce, and Associate Professor at the University of Derby, University of Worcester, and University of Northampton’s common degree program (held in Saudi Arabia) on an ad hoc basis. Dr. Ekiz is a certified trainer, recognized by the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) of Saudi Arabia, worked with MEHRAT and BETA training centers on an AdHoc basis.
Dr. Ekiz completed his Ph.D. in tourism and hospitality management at the School of Hotel and Tourism Management at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has a B.Sc. in tourism and hotel management and an M.B.A. in services marketing from Eastern Mediterranean University in North Cyprus. He is a ‘Certified Hospitality Educator’ (CHE) from the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute and ‘Qualified Learning Facilitator’ (QLF) from École hôtelière de Lausanne. He is an ‘Advanced Trainer’ with Distinction of International Air Transport Association (IATA). He has over 20 years of teaching experience in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Cyprus, Turkey, Malaysia, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Morocco. He is the Middle East Representative of the Association of North America Higher Education International.
Dr. Ekiz is acting as the Asia-Pacific Coordinating Editor of the Journal of Travel and Tourism as well as the Middle-East Coordinator of the Journal of Multidisciplinary Academic Tourism. His expertise includes service failure, consumer complaining behavior, tourist behavior, and culture. He has around 200 published journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. His papers have appeared in respected refereed journals such as the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Managing Service Quality: An International Journal, Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing, Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management, Tourism Analysis, etc. He is an editorial board member of top-tier journals, such as the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, the Journal of Service Theory and Practice, Tourism Analysis, and several more.
He has successfully completed several consultancy projects with major companies in the industry and is still working on a dozen grants and consultation projects for both government and private sectors. Dr. Ekiz has a wide range of hands-on management experience within the sector, from fast food to 5-star hotels.

Prof. Dr. Fügen Durlu Özkaya graduated from Ankara University and received her PhD in Food Engineering. For the past 18 years, she has been conducting academic studies in the field of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts and is currently a faculty member at Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University. Her research interests include food science, gastronomy education, sustainable gastronomy, sensory analysis, product development, traditional Turkish culinary culture, and food safety. She has published numerous articles, book chapters, and conference papers in national and international journals, and has served as a principal investigator and researcher in various scientific projects, contributing to the advancement of the gastronomy discipline.

Only available to review articles in English

Mehmet SARIIŞIK
PhD of Tourism Management /ADU (1998). Master in Tourism and Hotel Management/ AU
(1994). Degree in Tourism and Hotel Management/ CU (1992). Professor and full time
researcher at Sakarya University of Applied Sciences, professor in post-graduation in Tourism
Management and in Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, Editor of Tourism and Research Journal
(TURAR).

1991 yılında Uludağ Üniversitesi Balıkesir Turizm İşletmeciliği ve Otelcilik Yüksekokulu’ndan mezun oldu. Yüksek lisans derecesini ABD’de New Haven Üniversitesi’nden Turizm İşletmeciliği (1996) doktora derecesini de ABD’de Penn State Üniversitesi’nden İnsan-Çevre İlişkileri (Turizm İşletmeciliği) alanından aldı (2001). Mersin Üniversitesi Turizm İşletmeciliği ve Otelcilik Yüksekokuluna 2002 yılında Yrd.Doç. olarak atandı. 2005 yılında Yönetim ve Organizasyon alanında Doçent oldu. Haziran 2008’de Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi (MCBÜ) Uygulamalı Bilimler Yüksekokuluna atandı. Aynı okulda 2010-2014 yılları arasında Müdür olarak görev yaptı. Profesörlüğe 2011 yılında MCBÜ’sinde yükseltildi. 2012-2013 yıllarında MCBÜ Yükseköğrenim Vakfı Başkanlığı yapmıştır. 2014-2015 yılları arasında Manisa İli- Türkiye Odalar ve Borsalar Birliği (TOBB) Akademik Danışmanlığı görevinde bulundu. Halen MCBÜ İşletme Fakültesi’nde İşletme Bölüm Başkanı olarak görev yapmaktadır. Penn State Üniversitesi’nde Doktora çalışmaları başarı ödülleri ve Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesinde Sosyal Bilimler Alanında 2015, 2016 ve 2018 yılları Bilimsel Yayın Performans ödülleri almıştır. Temel çalışma alanları; uygulanma sektörü çoğu zaman turizm endüstrisi olmak üzere stratejik yönetim, yenilikçilik, girişimcilik, kişi-örgüt uyumu ve yönetici yetkinlikleridir.

Orhan Icoz is full Professor of Tourism Management at the Department of Tourism Guidance, School of Applied Sciences, Yasar University in Turkey. He graduated from the Faculty of Business Administration, Department of Marketing, at Ege University in 1977, and he subsequently obtained his master’s degree from the Department of Tourism Management at Dokuz Eylül University in 1982, and gained his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Tourism Management, Dokuz Eylül University in 1987. He became associate professor in 1991 in the field of tourism management and assigned as full professor in 1997 at Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Business, Department of Tourism Management. His research interests include Economics of Travel and Tourism, Tourism and Hospitality Marketing, Travel and Tourism Market Research, Tourism Planning and Policy. 

Dr. Anukrati Sharma is an Associate Professor in the Department of Commerce and Management at the University of Kota (A State Govt. University) in Kota, Rajasthan, India. She is the Director of the Skill Development Centre and Chairperson of the Women Cell at the same University. She is also Dean (Honorary) of Tourism and Hospitality at Vishwakarma Skills University, Jaipur (A Govt. State University). She is a teachers elected BoM (Board of Management) member of University of Kota. She worked three years (06 Jan.2021- 06 Jan.24) as the Head of the Department of Commerce and Management, University of Kota. Her doctorate from the University of Rajasthan is in Tourism Marketing, and she completed her dissertation research on Tourism in Rajasthan--Progress &Prospects. Currently she is prusing D.Litt. from Department of Business Administration, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur titled “Sustainable Tourism Development in Rajasthan: Assumption & Expectations vs. Realties & Results: A Gap Analysis”. She is postgraduate degree in Business Administration (Master of Commerce). Her special interest areas are Tourism, Tourism Marketing, Skill Development Courses, Sport Tourism and International Business Management. 

In 2014, she received a Research Award from the University Grants Commission(UGC), New Delhi, for her project “Analysis of the Status of Tourism in Hadoti and Shekhawati Region/Circuit (Rajasthan): Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Prospects.”.

She is appointed as the Official Partner of the BRICS (DUT) Funded Project for the years 2022-2024 i.e. (BRICS Research Institute Grant Project Ref: BRI22/1215) titled “Growth and Sustainability of Livelihoods in the BRICS Countries: Knowledge Sharing in Social Justice, Governance, Multilateralism”.   Dr. Sharma is a Routledge featured author. Dr. Sharma is the Book Series Editor for "Building the Future of Tourism" published by Emerald Publishing. U.K. and Entrepreneurship and Technology in Tourism and Hospitality, Emerald Publishing. U.K.  She is also the Book Series Editor of “ Routledge Insights in Tourism Series”, Routledge, U.K.  She also serves as Book Series Editor for “ CABI Festival and Event Tourism and Hospitality Series and " Perspectives and Anthropology in Tourism and Hospitality Apple Academic Press .She recently launched her new Book Series under Anthem Press “Sustainable Tourism: Management and Marketing Strategies (Scopus Indexed).

She has edited books on Tourism--Opportunities and Ventures, Maximizing Business Performance and Efficiency through Intelligent Systems, under IGI Global, Tourism Sustainable Tourism Development Futuristic Approaches under Apple Academic Press,USA and book titled Tourism Events in Asia Marketing and Development Routledge, USA under Advances in Events Research Series, Sustainable Destination Branding and Marketing: Strategies for Tourism Development under CABI, UK, Future of Tourism: An Asian Perspective, under Springer, Singapore, Over-tourism as Destination Risk: Impacts and Solutions Emerald Publishing U.K., Over-tourism, Technology Solutions and Decimated Destinations, Springer, Singapore, Event Tourism in Asian Countries: Challenges and Prospects under Apple Academic Press ( Taylor and Francis Group), USA and The Emerald Handbook of ICT in Tourism and Hospitality under Emerald Publishing U.K. COVID-19 and Tourism Sustainability: Ethics, Responsibilities, Challenges and New Directions" for Routledge, USA, "Festivals and Event Tourism: Building Resilience and Promoting Sustainability" for CABI, UK , The Emerald Handbook of Destination Recovery in Tourism and Hospitality, Emerald Publishing, UK, COVID-19 and the Tourism Industry: Sustainability, Resilience & New Directions Routledge, UK, Event Tourism & Sustainable Community Development: Advances, Effects and Implications, Apple Academic Press, USA, Crisis, Resilience and Recovery in Tourism and Hospitality Springer Nature, Singapore , Strategic Tourism Planning for Communities: Restructuring and Rebranding, Emerald Publishing, Dynamics of Tourism Industry Post-Pandemic and Disasters, Apple Academic Press, USA and Resilient and Sustainable Destinations after Disaster: Challenges and Strategies, Emerald Publishing, UK. Dark Tourism –Theory, Interpretation and Attraction” under Emerald Publishing UK, Strategic Tourism Planning for Communities: Restructuring and Rebranding under Emerald, The Emerald Handbook of Tourism Economics and Sustainable Development” under Emerald, Future Tourism Trends –Tourism in the Changing World Vol 1. Emerald and Future Tourism Trends – Technology Advancement, Trends and Innovations for The Future in Tourism Vol 2. Emerald. Sport Tourism, Events and Sustainable Development Goals: An Emerging Foundation under Routledge Insights in Tourism Series, International Handbook of Skill, Education, Learning, and Research Development in Tourism and Hospitality” Springer Singapore. 

She also authored a book entitled "Event Management and Marketing Theory, Practical Approaches and Planning." Another book she wrote is entitled "International Best Practice in Event Management" and it was published by United Kingdom Event Industry Academy Ltd and Prasetiya Mulya Publishing, Indonesia. Her current projects include editing books on Technological Innovation and AI for Sustainable Development in Events and Festivals under CABI, Rural ecosystem Tourism: Movement to New Reality, Apple Academic Press, Tourism Economics: The Way of Sustainability, Apple Academic Press and Emerald Handbook of Sustainable Tourism: Entrepreneurship Innovations and Strategies, Emerald.

She completed a Major Research Project under Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development Government of India. A member of 4 professional bodies, she has attended a number of national and international conferences and presented 45 papers. She has been invited as Keynote , Speaker , Panel member by different countries such as Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, South Africa, Nepal, Malaysia, Indonesia, Northern Cyprus, Europe and Turkey. 

Hüseyin PAMUKÇU received his bachelor's degree from Mustafa Kemal University in 2011 and his master's degree from Afyon Kocatepe University in 2014 and his doctorate from Sakarya University 2017. He started his academic career at Kastamonu University in 2013. He started to work as a Research Assistant in 2013 and as a Doctor Lecturer in 2018 in the Department of Tourism Management of the Faculty of Tourism at the University of Kastamonu. As of February 2021, he has continued his studies at the Faculty of Tourism, University of Afyon Kocatepe as Assoc. Professor. Pamukçu, is married father with two child.  

Uğur AKDU

1981 yılında Burdur’un Çavdır ilçesinde doğdu. Önlisans Eğitimini Anadolu Üniversitesi, Halkla İlişkiler Programında, Lisans eğitimini Gazi Üniversitesi, Ticaret ve Turizm Eğitim Fakültesi, Seyahat İşletmeciliği ve Turizm Rehberliği Öğretmenliği bölümünde 2006 yılında tamamladı. 2009 Yılında Gazi Üniversitesi, Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Turizm İşletmeciliği Eğitimi ABD.’nda Yüksek Lisansını tamamladı. Bu döneme kadar turizm sektöründe çeşitli pozisyonlarda çalıştı. 2014 yılında Akdeniz Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Turizm İşletmeciliği ve Otelcilik ABD.’nda doktorasını tamamlayan Dr. Akdu, 2020 yılında Turizm Bilim alanında Doçent Unvanı almıştır. Akdu, turizm eğitimi, kültür turizmi, kültürel miras, turizm rehberliği, turizmin sosyal ve kültürel etkileri sağlık turizmi, yaratıcı turizm gibi alternatif turizm türleri üzerinde çalışmaları bulunmaktadır. Dr. Uğur AKDU Gümüşhane Üniversitesi, Turizm Fakültesi, Turizm Rehberliği Bölümünde Doçent olarak görevini sürdürmektedir. Uğur AKDU meslektaşı Dr. Serap AKDU ile evli ve 3 çocuk babasıdır.

Dr. Viana Hassan is actively involved in academic and research work in Tourism & Cultural Management in Lebanon and Malta. She got her Ph.D. in Tourism Management and Cultural from Saint Joseph University, Beirut. Her Thesis was entitled "Medical Tourism in Lebanon". She has more than 19 years of tourism experience in many related Travel and Tourism Fields, varying from airline sales experience (MEA), to Co-management several Lebanese Travel agencies. She is an Experienced Lecturer with more than 18 years’ experience at several universities in Lebanon (Lebanese University, A.U. L, Lebanese International University, Islamic University), the Institute of Tourism Studies, STC higher education partner of Wolverhampton and University of Malta (Malta), GBS with a demonstrated history of working in the Higher education industry, Skilled in Tourism Management, Customer service, Branding, Event Management, Airline Business Management, Niche Tourism, Business operations management, Customer acquisition and Medical Tourism. Dr. Viana has participated in international conferences ( Expo Dubai 2020, 7th Medical Tourism World Summit , etc…) including Athens, Paris, Vienna, Dubai, Beirut, Valencia, Amman, Lisbon, Istanbul, India and has published papers in peer review journals.