Professor Michail Toanoglu has recently been named Academic Director for IMHI at ESSEC Business School

Dr. Michail Toanoglou is a Tourism and Hospitality professional with extensive involvement in the private and public sectors.

He has over 25 years of experience as a general Manager in 4 & 5-star resorts in Greece and has provided competitive added value in various tourism and hospitality development projects.

He contributed to regional organizations as a Director or Consultant in Destination Sustainable Management and Branding.

He also has an academic and research background with more than 15 years of teaching experience in higher tourism and hospitality education in Greece and South Korea, and he has been involved in research projects in sustainable tourism. Since 2015 in South Korea, he has developed International Hospitality & Tourism University programs, including two bachelor's, three Master's, and a Ph.D.

He has been a Certified Sustainability Expert by GSTC (Global Sustainable Tourism Council) since 2018 and has contributed to various sustainability projects in APac region & South Europe.

He is also holding the top Professional (CHA-Certified Hotel Administrator) and Academic (CHE-Certified Hospitality Educator) certificates from AHLA (American Hotel & Lodging Association).

With significant consulting contribution in private and public sectors, he implemented strategic development projects for regional public authorities and hotel companies.

He is a founding Member of the Greek NGO "EPOT - Tourism Think Tank."

He is the Secretary-General for the European region of the World Rural Tourism Conference (WRTC).

He is the Director of the Centre for Sustainable Tourism & Crisis Management Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER).

He also coordinates the scientific committee for establishing a Sustainable Tourism Observatory for an island region in Greece, in close collaboration with UNWTO and INSTO (International Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories).

Having essential publications in sustainability and carrying capacity, and contributing to international tourism and hospitality conferences keeps an active bond with the global tourism and hospitality academia.

From the end of August 2023, he became a PMP professor and IMHI Academic Director at ESSEC Business School.

Please join us to welcome Michail to our IMHI community!