Ismet ESENYEL
Asst. Professor
( Department Head) Tourism & Hospitality Management Dept.
Email address:
iesenyel@gau.edu.tr
Phone:
(90 392) 650 2000-ext:1258
Fax:
(90 392) 650 2062
Office:
Millennium Park 1st Floor

Research Interests:

  • International Hotel MGMT
  • Destinations Management
  • Human Resource Applications
  • Agro – Village Tourism
  • Technology Applic. inTourism

Background:

Ismet Esenyel is the head of the Tourism and Hospitality Management Department at Girne American University in North Cyprus.He has a PhD in Tourism and Hospitality Management from Fairfax University and an MBA in International Business Management from Southeastern University Washington D.C.He is the first graduate of Tourism and Hospitaliity Management department of Girne American University that was established in 1990.Before taking up the position of Professor at Girne American University, he worked for various hotels in North Cyprus in different positions such as Front Office Manager, Human Resource Manager and Assistant General Manager for 12 years. He is still acting as a General Coordinator of a 5 star hotel brand in North Cyprus. Professor Esenyel is also a member of the tourism science and advising committee of the Tourism and Economics Ministry of North Cyprus.Professsor Esenyel`s research interests include destination management policies , destinations brand imaging, vocational school training for hospitality and agro village tourism. His professional memberships include UNWTO ( United Nation World Tourism Organisation ) ( Affiliate Memeber ) Hotel Catering International Management ( HCIMA), and SKAL International Kyrenia. He is also the director of the Young Skal Club in Girne American University.

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