2026
Guest Lecture on: Destination Dubai: Planning Policy and the Making of a Global Tourism Hub, 18 Mar 2026, Burgas State University, Burgas, Bulgaria.
2025
Guest Lecture on: From Plate to Play: Technological Innovation in Culinary Experiences, 09 Nov 2025, Arab Open University, Kuwait.
2025
Guest Lecture on: Cultural Heritage and Policy Frameworks: Between Preservation, Identity, and Development, 24 Oct 2025, ReachSci Mini-PhD Programme (Tourism).
2025
Guest Lecture on: Futuristic Technologies, Service Automation and Service Experiences in Hospitality: Past, Present and Future, 25 Sep 2025, Tel Hai College, Upper Galilee, Qiryat Shemona, Republic of Israel.
2025
Guest Lecture on: Culinary Experiences Reinvented: The Intersection of Food, Fun, and Technology in Eatertainment, 21 Aug 2025, Arab Open University, Kuwait.
2025
Guest Lecture on: Tourism & Destination Marketing in United Arab Emirates, 22 May 2025, University of Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina.
2024
Guest Lecture on: Getting Started With Your Research Proposal: Top Tips, 02 Dec 2024, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom.
2024
Guest Lecture on: Service Automation in Hospitality: Past, Present and Future, 12 Sep 2024, Tel Hai College, Upper Galilee, Qiryat Shemona, Republic of Israel.
2023
Guest Lecture on: Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Tourism: The case of UAE, 20 Nov 2023, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany.
2023
Guest Lecture on: What is qualitative research?, 14 Nov 2023, Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
2023
Guest Lecture on: Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Tourism?, 06 Nov 2023, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany.
2023
Guest Lecture on: Culture, Heritage & Tourism in crisis: A new perspective?, 18 Oct 2023, Guilin Tourism University, Guanxi, China.
2023
Guest Lecture on: Doing qualitative research – Perspectives and Challenges, 25 June 2023, Geneva Business School, Geneva, Switzerland.
2023
Guest Lecture on: Tourism Planning and Destination Management in United Arab Emirates, 21 Apr 2023, NAMI College, Kathmandu, Nepal.
2023
Guest Lecture on: Tourism and Destination Management in United Arab Emirates, 01 Mar 2023, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom.
2023
Guest Lecture on: Structural Guidelines for Writing a Final Thesis, 22 Feb 2023, Universitas Bunda Mulia, Serpong, Indonesia.
2022
Guest Lecture on: Tourism Education and (post)COVID-19: A post-pandemic new model of teaching and learning, Global Brown Bag Seminar Series, 18 th May 2022, Abu Dhabi University, United Arab Emirates (with Prof Markus Pillmayer)
2022
Guest Lecture on: Ancient City of Nessebar Politics of (World) Heritage and Tourism, Surrey Weekly Research Seminar, 4 May 2022, University of Surrey, United Kingdom.
2022
Guest Lecture on: Tourism and Cultural Studies, 5 April 2022, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom.
2022
Guest Lecture on: Community-based Tourism: From theory to practice. 23 March 2022, Jonathan A. Tisch Centre of Hospitality, New York University, USA.
2022
Guest Lecture on: Culture, Heritage & Tourism in turbulent times: A new perspective?, 11 March 2022, GATE – Global Academy of Tourism and Hospitality Education, Kathmandu, Nepal.
2021
Guest Lecture on: Innovative Trends in Hospitality: The hotel as an experience, 13 Jan 2022, College of Tourism, Assen Zlatarov University, Burgas, Bulgaria.
2021
Guest Lecture on: Qualitative Research – Perspectives and Challenges, 18 Nov 2021, Department of Business Studies, Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
2021
Guest Lecture on: Tourism, Hospitality and COVID-19: A futuristic post-pandemic perspective, 10 Nov 2021, School of Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management (STHEM), Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia.
2021
Guest Lecture on: Service Quality & Innovation in Hospitality: A post-pandemic perspective, 15 Sep 2021, School of Business & Economics, Department of Tourism, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla, Mexico.
2021
Guest Lecture on: Urban Heritage, Culture & Tourism, 25 May 2021, School of Tourism & Hospitality, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
2021
Guest Lecture on: Building Your Problem Solving Skills, 13 May 2021, The International Soft Skills Academy, jointly organised by Holon Institute of Technology (Republic of Israel) & Hellenic Mediterranean University (Greece).
2021
Guest Lecture on: Corporate Social Responsibility in Tourism & Hospitality, 09 Mar 2021, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, Pori, Finland.
2021
PhD Workshop on: Navigating the PhD Journey – building career and personal development, 4 Feb 2021, Faculty of Social Sciences, Assen Zlatarov University, Burgas, Bulgaria.
2021
Public Discussion on: Internationalisation of Universities, 21 Jan 2021, Munich University of Applied Sciences, Munich, Germany.
2020
Guest Lecture on: Tourism Geography: An Introduction, 17 Dec 2020, Amity International University, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
2020
Guest Lecture on: Problem Solving Skills, 15 Dec 2020, The International Soft Skills Academy, jointly organised by Holon Institute of Technology (Republic of Israel) & Hellenic Mediterranean University (Greece).
2020
Public Talk on: Ethnographic approaches and qualitative data: reflexivity, positionality and data collection challenges, 30 Nov 2020, College of Tourism and Hospitality Management, International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2020
Guest Lecture on: Service Innovation & Future Technology in Tourism & Hospitality, 01 June 2020, Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee, Samakh, Republic of Israel.
2020
Guest Lecture on: Socio-Cultural Relations in Tourism, 21 May 2020, Hainan University – Arizona State University Joint International Tourism College, Haikou, People’s Republic of China.
2020
Guest Lecture on: Doing a ‘home-town ethnography’: reflexivity, positionality and data collection challenges in qualitative research, (PhD Workshop). 20 May 2020, Sol International School, Woosong University, South Korea.
2020
Guest Lecture on: To Be or Not to Be: On critical thinking and its wider applications, 18 May 2020, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
2020
Guest Lecture on: Crisis Management, Tourism and COVID-19, 09 Apr 2020, St Cyril and St Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.
2019
Guest Lecture on Tourism and Sustainable Development Goals, 05 July 2019, The
Misbourne, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom (with Alan Lovell)
2019
Guest Lecture on: Digital Transformation in The Hospitality Industry Service Experience and the 21st Century Consumer, 02 May 2019, Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, Mechelen, Belgium.
2019
Guest Talk on: Dark Tourism and the Experience Economy: Authenticity and Commercialization of Death, University of Northampton Tourism Society Seminar Series, 01 May 2019, University of Northampton, United Kingdom.
2019
Guest Lecture on: Ancient City of Nessebar: Politics of World Heritage and Tourism. 02 Apr 2019, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, Pori, Finland.
2018
Workshop on: Career Development in the Tourism & Hospitality Industry. 27 June 2018, Babington Academy, Leicester, United Kingdom.
2018
Workshop on: Working in the Tourism & Hospitality Industry: A Career’s Guide. 26 June 2018, Bosworth Academy, Desford, Leicester, United Kingdom.
2018
Guest Lecture on: Implementing Active-Blended learning into the tourism curriculum: The case of University of Northampton. 24 Apr 2018, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, Pori, Finland.
2018
Guest Lecture on: The International Hospitality Industry: From Guest Experience and Personal Touch to Artificial Intelligence and Service Automation. 26 Apr 2018, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, Pori, Finland.
2017
Public Talk on: Innovations in Tourism & Hospitality: The impact of robots, artificial intelligence and service automation. 27 Nov 2017, TMC Academy, Singapore.
2017
Guest Lecture on: Service Automation, Technologies and Service Quality in Hospitality, part of GM02SMM Tourism Operations Management (part of MSc International Tourism Management), 02 Nov 2017, Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom.