2025
2nd International Conference on Sustainability, Innovation, and Future Technologies, Keynote Presentation on: “Hospitality 2050: How Innovation and Sustainability are Re-defining the Guest Experience”, 27-28 Dec 2025, Bangkok, Thailand.
2025
International Seminar on The Current Tourism Business Threatens The Sustainable Environment for Human Life, Keynote Presentation on: “The Hidden Costs of Cultural Tourism: Sustainability Challenges” 11 Feb 2025, Institut Parawisata Dan Bisnis Internasional (International Institute of Tourism and Business), Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.
2024
5th Congress of Slavic Geographers and Ethnographers, Keynote Presentation on: Lost in Transition? Historical Geographies of World Heritage and Tourism in Bulgaria” 23-25 Oct 2024, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia.
2024
International Experts Forum Oman (IMF 2024) with the theme: “Sustainable Tourism Strategies for Emerging Destinations”, Keynote Presentation on: Preserving Roots, Embracing Change:coaching Navigating the Challenges of Sustainable Cultural Tourism” 22 May 2024, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Musandam, Oman
2022
Virtual Workshop on Hospitality and Tourism Global Perspectives: Research. MICE. Education. Keynote Presentation on Research Collaborations: Methods and Approaches, 9 Dec 2022, The Council of Deans and Program Heads in Hospitality and Tourism Programs of Region XII (CODAPH-THRXII), General Santos, Philippines.
2022
Postgraduate Research Colloquium, Workshop on Being an Early Career Researcher: perspectives, experiences, and challenges, 5-6 November, 2022, Taylor’s University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2022
Virtual International Multidisciplinary Research Conference, Keynote Presentation on: Reflective Teaching and Learning: Opportunities and Challenges, 29-30 Oct 2022, International Society of Teachers, Administrators, and Researchers (ISTAR) and Lyceum-Northwestern University Institute of Professional and Graduate Studies (LNU-IGPS), Dagupan, Philippines.
2022
Workshop on Gastronomic Tourism, Invited Presentation on Gastronomic tourism and memorable experiences, 23-24 June 2022, Bangladesh Tourism Board, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2022
9th Training Academy for Cultural Routes of the tslent, Keynote Presentation on Cultural Routes: Tourism & Destination Branding, 24 March 2022, 31 May – 3 June 2022, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines ParisTech, Fontainebleau, France.
2022
Route of Saint Olav Ways: Annual Pilgrim Conference 2022, Invited talk on European Cultural Routes: Tourism as an instrument for sustainable tourism and cross-border cooperation, 24 March 2022, National Pilgrim’s Centre Norway, Trondheim, Norway.
2022
International Educators’ Conclave on Scientific Research and Innovation Studies, Keynote Presentation on: Innovative approaches to teaching and learning is the ‘hybrid’ model the post-pandemic world, 25-28 Feb 2022, International Society of Teachers, Administrators, and Researchers (ISTAR) in cooperation with Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna Tak (Thailand), Lyceum-Northwestern University Institute of Professional and Graduate Studies (LNU-IGPS) and Department of Education – National Capital Region (DepEd NCR), Philippines.
2021
Global Educators’ Congress on Interdisciplinary Research and Sustainable Development with the theme: “From Research into Practice: Creating a Unified Foundation for Sustainable Development”, Keynote Presentation on: The role of cultural tourism in sustainable development, 26-29 Dec 2021, International Society of Teachers, Administrators, and Researchers (ISTAR) in cooperation with Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna Tak (Thailand), University of Baguio (Philippines) and Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College (Philippines)
2021
Campus Research Expo, Keynote Presentation on: Doing research in restricted mobility and resources: Methods and Approaches, 9 Dec 2021, Joji Ilagan International School of Hotel & Tourism Management, General Santos City, Philippines.
2021
Global Young Tourism and Hospitality Leaders’ Summit 2021. Keynote Presentation on Being an Early Career Researcher: Perspectives and Challenges, 30 Oct 2021, School of Hotel Management and Tourism, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India.
2021
2nd National and International Virtual Conference on Multidisciplinary Research. Keynote Presentation on Tourism and COVID-19: A need of a new normal, 9 Apr 2021, University of Northampton, United Kingdom.
2020
11th International Social Sciences and Business Research Conference, Keynote Presentation on Tourism in Crisis: Past, Present and Future, 27-30 April 2020, London, United Kingdom.
2020
International Student and Doctoral Conference: Keynote Presentation on: Sustainable Development and Innovation in the Tourism Industry, 23 Apr 2020, St Cyril and St Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.
2019
World Food Travel Association FoodTreX Thessaloniki, Keynote Presentation on Food Tourism as a Cultural Experience, 07 Oct 2019, Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki, Greece.
2019
International Student and Doctoral Conference: Keynote Presentation on: Active-Blended learning as the new norm in tourism and hospitality education: The Case of University of Northampton, 10 May 2019, St Cyril and St Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.
2019
Rotary UNESCO Historic Cities, Heritage of Peace Programme: Presentation on: Ancient City of Nessebar: Conservation, Preservation and Tourism Development, 26-28 April 2019, Arsenal Museum, Zamosc, Poland.
2019
Invited seminar on From Socialist Icons to Post-Socialist Attractions: Iconicity and Flagshipness in Central and Eastern Europe (with Adi Weidenfeld), 18 Mar 2019, Institute of Geography & Spatial Organisation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
2018
6th International Social Sciences and Business Reseach Conference: Keynote Presentation on: The International Hospitality Industry in the 21 st Century: From customer service to guest experience, 29 Aug – 01 Sep 2018, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
2015
Rotary UNESCO Historic Cities, Heritage of Peace Programme: Presentation on: Ancient City of Nessebar: 3200 Years of History and Heritage, 4-5 April 2015, Armada Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey.
2013
Rotary UNESCO Historic Cities, Heritage of Peace Programme: Presentation on: Contemporary challenges of managing tourism at World Heritage Sites: The case of the Ancient City of Nessebar, Bulgaria, 20-21 April, 2013 University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy.