Antonia Ripoll Martinez

Dr. Antonia Ripoll Martinez is a Professor at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), affiliated with the Faculty of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences. She has been teaching at the Hotel School of the Balearic Islands since 1995, delivering courses such as World Tourism Geography, Practicum, and Final Degree Project tutoring for the Hotel Management Degree.

• PhD in Humanistic Studies (Rovira i Virgili University, thesis: Tourism policy in the Balearic Islands, 1983-2020)
• Degree in Philosophy and Letters (Geography Section, University of the Balearic Islands)
• International Course of Training for Trainers (Viterbo, Italy)

Her research focuses on tourism policy within international frameworks, regional geography, and sectoral economics. She is a member of the Consolidated R+D+I Group "Studies in Culture, Society and Politics in the Contemporary World" (CSPMC), contributing to interdisciplinary analyses of tourism's socio-political dimensions.

She has participated in the professional Master's program "Management of cultural and natural heritage" at the University of Abdelmalek SEADI (Tetouan, Morocco) and contributed to EU-funded projects like "NEW PROFESSIONS IN TOURISM AREA" (DG XXIII of the European Commission). Her teaching spans 2020-2025, covering World Geography of Tourism I/II, Practicum, and Final Degree Projects.