Stefania Escobar
Lecturer
Programs BBA in Global Hospitality Management - Abu Dhabi, Master of Science in International Hospitality Management
Campus Abu Dhabi
Bio

Stefania Escobar is a lecturer at Abu Dhabi Hospitality Academy – Les Roches. Born in Argentina and raised in Italy, Stefania fully embraced multiculturality which remains a core of her teaching philosophy.

She is an academic researcher and consultant in tourism and hospitality,

Stefania holds a PhD in Management and Economics from the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano in Italy and a Master’s degree from the prestigious European Master in Tourism Management Erasmus Mundus Consortium.

Publication
  • Escobar, S. D., & Hall, C. M. (2025). Integrating smart cities and tourism systems: a critical review. International Journal of Public Sector Management, 38(2), 196–212. Read here
  • Margherita, E. G., Escobar, S. D., Esposito, G., & Crutzen, N. (2023). Exploring the potential impact of smart urban technologies on urban sustainability using structural topic modelling: Evidence from Belgium. Cities, 141, N.PAG. Read here