“As Maya Angelou reminds us, “people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel”; in that sense, both hospitality and education are, ultimately, about how we make people feel.”
Dr. Andreea Antonescu is a Visiting Professor at Les Roches Global Hospitality Education in Switzerland and a researcher in tourism and hospitality with over 15 years of international experience across Switzerland, France, China, and Romania. She holds a PhD in Tourism Studies from the University of Lausanne. Her research explores authenticity in hospitality interactions, sustainable and regenerative tourism, and transformative travel experiences. In her doctoral thesis, she focused on the globalization of tourism and the evolution of tourist destinations. She teaches at graduate and undergraduate levels and supervises applied research projects across different graduate programs.
- PhD in Tourism Studies Lausanne – Switzerland University of Lausanne, (2010 – 2016)MASTER in Human and Social Sciences University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France (2006 – 2008)
- MASTER’S Degree (MAITRISE) in Technology, Man and Society University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France (2005 – 2006)
- MASTER’S Degree in Geography and in French Language and Literature Bucharest – Romania University of Bucharest (2002 – 2006)
- BA Foreign Languages (French, English, German) Bucharest – Romania National College Matei Basarab (1997 – 2001)
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“As Maya Angelou reminds us, “people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel”; in that sense, both hospitality and education are, ultimately, about how we make people feel.”