Prof. Marie Avellino

Prof. Marie Avellino

Prof. Marie Avellino

  B.A.(Hons.)(Melit.),M.B.A.(Maas.),Ph.D.(Lond.Met.)

Associate Professor

Room 434
Humanities B (FEMA)
University of Malta
Msida
  +356 2340 3352
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.
  • Anthropology
  • Cultural heritage research
  • Ethnography
  • Older Adults and Seniors
  • Social and Cultural Capitals
  • Tourism
  • Visitor Experience
  • TRS1131 - Introduction to Heritage and Culture
  • TRS3291 - Branding and Tourism
  • TTC0409 - Introduction to Maltese Society, Tourism and Hospitality
  • TTC1122 - Tourism and Culture Study Trip 1
  • TTC2210 - Island Tourism
  • TTC2222 - Tourism and Culture Study Trip 2
  • TTC2224 - Data Gathering and Analysis 2
  • TTC2240 - Industry Placement
  • TTC2241 - Design the Tourist Experience
  • TTC3210 - Special Interest Tourism
  • TTC5014 - Customer Relationship Management
  • TTC5203 - Intercultural Competencies for Management
  • TTC5204 - Research Methods 1
  • TTC5205 - Research Methods 2
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

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