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Professor Alexandros Paraskevas is a faculty member at the University of West London (UWL), serving as a Professor in Strategic Risk Management and Chair in Hospitality Management. He leads the London Geller College of Hospitality and Tourism (LGCHT) doctoral programs and directs the International Centre of Hospitality and Aviation Resilience Management (ICHARM). His academic background includes 14 years at Oxford Brookes University’s Oxford School of Hospitality Management, complemented by 12 years of industry experience in hospitality operations and auditing with Marriott and Starwood.
Professor Paraskevas holds a strong focus on governance and crisis risk management in hospitality and tourism contexts. His research spans safety, security, crisis communication strategies, and business continuity. He has collaborated internationally with governments and tourism professionals, contributing to projects addressing risk management in hotels, aviation, and human trafficking prevention. His work has taken him as a visiting scholar to Austria, Finland, Hong Kong, Mexico, Spain, and Taiwan.
Key research interests include human trafficking in hotels, cybersecurity in tourism, aviation safety, and policy-driven solutions for crisis management. He actively supervises doctoral candidates in Tourism Management, Hospitality Management, Food Innovation and Sustainable Nutrition, and Aviation and Air Transport Management.
His contributions to academia include authoring numerous articles and book chapters on crisis management frameworks, risk treatment strategies, and organizational learning. He is also involved in advancing policy initiatives to enhance resilience in tourism and hospitality sectors.
