Dr Dimitrios Diamantis brings over 20 years of hospitality research and teaching experience. His areas of expertise include sustainability, ecotourism, destination management, and branding in tourism and hospitality. He holds a PhD in Consumer Involvement and Ecotourism from Bournemouth University.
Dimitrios began his academic career in 1998 as Associate Lecturer at Bournemouth University. The following year, he joined the faculty of Les Roches Switzerland, where he would go on to supervise the launch of the institution’s first MBA programme. In 2007, Dimitrios returned to the UK to teach tourism management at Sheffield Hallam University. He came back to Les Roches Switzerland in 2010, where he continued to teach at the undergraduate and graduate level and oversaw the development of Les Roches’ current Postgraduate Diploma and MBA programmes.
Dimitrios has previously taught as Visiting Lecturer at KDU University College (Malaysia), Institut Paul Bocuse (France) and HTW Chur (Switzerland), and acted as External Examiner for several UK universities.
Since 2014, he also serves as a member of the judging panel for the Greek Tourism Awards.
Dimitrios was appointed as Executive Dean at Les Roches Global Hospitality Education in January 2021, after serving as a Dean of Graduate Studies from January 2016-December 2020.
Books
-(2022). Stakeholder Management and Ecotourism, Routledge, London, UK. Read
-(2004). Ecotourism: Management and Assessment, Thomson, London, UK (Editor).
-(2004). Globalization of Tourism and Hospitality: A Strategic Perspective. Thomson, London, UK, (with Tim Knowles and El-Mourhabi), Second Edition, Reprint 2006.
-(2001). Globalization of Tourism and Hospitality: A Strategic Perspective Continuum, London, UK, (with Tim Knowles and El-Mourhabi).
Publications
-(2024). Emerging trends in hospitality for 2024 and beyond. Read
-(2022). Work-life balance: How can quality of life provisions be integrated with the corporate social responsibility initiatives of hospitality firms? Vol 14(3): Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes (WHATT), Theme Editor. Read
-(2020). Sustainable Development Goals and its impact to Hospitality, Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes (WHATT), Vol 12 (5) Theme Editor. Read
-(2018). Stakeholder Management and Ecotourism, Special Edition, Journal of Ecotourism, Vol 17 (3). Read
-(2000). Sustainable and ecotourism practices in Mediterranean islands, Thunderbird International Business Review, Special issue of Mediterranean Tourism in the Global Economy: Transition and Restructuring, Vol 42(4): 427-443.
-(2000). The concept of ecotourism: evolution and trends, Current Issues in Tourism, Vol 2 (2/3).
-(1999). The links between sustainable tourism and ecotourism: a definitional and operational perspective, Journal of Tourism Studies, Vol 10(2): 35-46 (with A.Ladkin).
-(1999). The importance of environmental auditing and environmental indicators in islands, Eco-Management and Auditing Journal, Vol 6 (1): 18-25.
-(1998). Environmental auditing: a tool for ecotourism development, Eco-Management and Auditing Journal, Vol 5(1): 15-21.
-(1997). Environmental auditing: an approach towards monitoring the environmental impacts in tourism destinations, with reference to the case of Molyvos, Progress in Tourism and Hospitality Research Journal Vol 3(1): 3-15 (with J Westlake).
Conference
-(2024). Utilizing metaverse technologies to enhance destination sustainability and resilience in response to tourism overcrowding. 6th Advances in Destination Management Conference.