Prof. Marie Avellino is the Head of the Department of Tourism Management, with the Faculty of Economics, Managment and Accountancy, and ex-Director of the Institute for Tourism, Travel and Culture. The newly formed department at the University of Malta offers programmes ranging from Undergraduate to PhD level. Prior to entering academia, Marie had amassed over 30 years of tourism, training and management experience. With an MBA in Strategic Management and an Anthropology of Tourism Doctorate from the London Metropolitan University Business School, she is able to academically bridge Business and the Socio-Cultural aspects which are so important for the management of a sustainable tourism Industry. She has led and managed a number of EU-Funded projects.
Her research interests include social anthropology, cultural heritage, tourism, and culture with specialisation in the British tourism market, Senior, Social and Edu Tourism. Her current research is engaged with niche tourism especially that dealing with Lifestyle enhancement, Wellbeing and Health, as well a Gender issues in the female Tourism workforce
She is the President of Malta Women Directors Malta and is the secretary of the Executive Committee for EmPOWer, a platform for Maltese women's organisations under the patronage of the President Emeritus Marie Louise Coleiro Preca.
TTC5203 - Intercultural Competencies for Management
TTC5300 - Tourism Experience Strategy, Policy and Planning
Head : Department Tourism Management Chair: Island Tourism Platform Coordinator: Executive Master in Business Administration in Hospitality and Event Management Reviewer: International Journal of Tourism Cities, hosted by Greenwich University, London Reviewer: Turystyka Kulturowa (Cultural tourism) hosted by Jagellonia University, Krakow