Professor Michail Toanoglou is a Tourism expert and Hospitality professional with extensive involvement in the private and public sectors.
He has been actively involved as a General Manager or Consultant in Destination Sustainable Management and Marketing for regional organisations.
He has more than 25 years of managing experience in 4 & 5-star hotels in Greece and has provided competitive added value in various tourism and hospitality development projects.
He also has an academic and research background with more than 15 years of teaching experience in higher tourism and hospitality education in Greece and South Korea and being involved in projects in sustainable tourism development and destination management & branding.
He is Certified Sustainability Expert by GSTC (Global Sustainable Tourism Council) since 2018 and had contributed to various sustainability projects in APac region.
He is also holding the top Professional (CHA-Certified Hotel Administrator) and Academic (CHE-Certified Hospitality Educator) certificates from AHLA (American Hotel & Lodging)
With significant consulting contribution in private and public sectors, he implemented strategic development projects for regional public authorities and hotel companies.
He is founding Member of the Greek NGO “EPOT – Tourism Think Tank”
He is the Secretary for European region of the World Rural Tourism Conference (WRTC)
He is the Director of the Centre for Sustainable Tourism & Crisis Management Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER)
Having essential publications in sustainability and carrying capacity, and contributing to international tourism and hospitality conferences keeps an active bond with the global tourism and hospitality academia.
From August 2021 he got a new position in Jeonju University (South Korea) as a professor of Hospitality and Tourism, with the goal to develop the international Graduate and Undergraduate programs for Hospitality, Tourism and FoodService majors.

Memberships
PATA
GSTC
Skal International
AMFORHT

Particularly skilled in
– Hospitality/Tourism Education (CHE Certification)
– Hospitality Management (CHA Certification)
– Sustainable Tourism (GSTC Certified Expert)
– Destination Management & Branding
– Mentoring, Coaching, Personal Branding
– Strategic Tourism Planning & Development.