Metin Kozak

Kozak holds Bachelor’s degree from Cukurova University (Turkey), Master’s from Dokuz Eylul University (Turkey) and Ph.D. from Sheffield Hallam University (UK); all relating to tourism and hospitality management. He has published a wider range of articles in top-tier journals, conference papers in more than 40 countries and books. As a Research Fellow in 2005-2006, he was affiliated with the University of Namur (Belgium) and as Visiting Professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR (2014-2015). He also has an extensive experience in taking parts in the organization of various tourism and hospitality conferences. He acts as the co-editor of Anatolia and serve an editorial board member of over 15 journals. He is elected as the Fellow of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism (Hong Kong) and Tourist Research Centre (Austria). His research interests entail quality management, destination management and marketing, consumer behavior, competitiveness, and branding. His current affiliation is with Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey.