Dr. Emmanuel Gamor obtained his PhD in Hotel and Tourism Management from the prestigious School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in Hong Kong (SAR). Dr. Gamor holds a Master of Philosophy in Hospitality Management and a Bachelor of Science with honours in Tourism from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. He is a Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE) and a Certified Hotel Industry Analyst (CHIA) by the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI) and STR Inc.

He serves as the West Africa Area Consultant for the European Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (EuroCHRIE) and also as a verifier for the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET) in Ghana, and as an Academic Advisory Board Member for Hospitality Internships, LLC in the USA.

His teaching and research areas include human resource management, tourism development and marketing, sustainable tourism and tourist behaviour, hospitality and Tourism education, crisis management in tourism, food safety, employee well-being, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace, demonstrating a commitment to inclusive practices that tackle systemic inequality to enhance society.

Emmanuel serves as an Editorial Board Member for top-tier journals including the International Journal of Tourism Research (IJTR), European Journal of Management Issues (EJMI), and the Asian Journal of Managerial Sciences (AJMS). He is also a reviewer for conference papers and many top-ranked journals in his field in Elsevier, Sage Publishing, Taylor and Francis, Routledge, Wiley, Springer Nature and Emerald Group Publishing, including the Annals of Tourism Research, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management, Tourism Management Perspectives, Methodological Innovations, Tourism Recreation and Research, and the Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sports and Tourism Education.

 ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, SAR)- 2022
• MPhil (University of Cape Coast, Ghana) -2014
• BSc (Hons) (University of Cape Coast, Ghana) -2010

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE) (American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute [AHLEI], USA) – 2021
• Certified Hotel Industry Analyst (CHIA) (American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute [AHLEI], USA and STR Inc, USA) – 2020

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Lecturer, Hospitality and Tourism Management (full-time) – 2016 – Date
• Examinations Officer, Department of Hospitality Management, 2018 – 2019
• Lecturer, Hospitality and Tourism Management (Part-time) – 2015 – 2016

PROFESSIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

• CTVET External Script Verifier 2024 – Date
• Academic Advisory Committee Member, Hospitality Internships, LLC., USA – 2024-Date
• Tutor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University SHTM-PolyU, Hong Kong – 2020-2021
• Grader/Assessor, Micro Masters Program, SHTM-PolyU, Hong Kong – 2019-2021
• Course Instructor, University of Cape Coast (Sandwich Program) – 2013-2015
• National Secretary, Institute of Hospitality, Ghana -2016 – 2019
• Research Assistant, Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV), Western Portfolio 2009-2010

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• European Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (EuroCHRIE)
• Hospitality Professionals Network Ghana (HPNG)
• Institute of Hospitality, Ghana (IH, Ghana)
• International Association for Chinese Management Research (IACMR)
• International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (ICHRIE)
• Restaurant and Foodservice Association of Ghana LBG (RFAG-LBG)
• Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG)