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About
Dr. Viana Hassan,
Tourism management and Cultural, PhD.
Dr. Viana Hassan is actively involved in academic and research work in Tourism & Cultural Management in Lebanon and Malta. She got her Ph.D. in Tourism Management and Cultural from Saint Joseph University, Beirut. Her Thesis was entitled "Medical Tourism in Lebanon". She has more than 15 years of tourism experience in many related Travel and Tourism Fields, varying from airline sales experience (MEA), to Co-management several Lebanese Travel agencies. She is an Experienced Lecturer with more than 13 years’ experience at several universities in Lebanon (Lebanese University, A.U. L, Lebanese International University, Islamic University) and the Institute of Tourism Studies, Malta, with a demonstrated history of working in the Higher education industry, Skilled in Tourism Management, Customer service, Branding, Event Management, and Medical Tourism. Dr. Viana has participated in international conferences in multiple countries, including Athens, Paris, Vienna, Dubai, Beirut, Valencia, and has published papers in peer review journals.
I- UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Tourism & Cultural Management: " Medical Tourism in Lebanon", Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Ms.c. in Tourism & Cultural Management, Saint Joseph University, Lebanon.
B. A. in Travel & Tourism services, I.U.L, Beirut, Lebanon.
II-ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Lecturer at Lebanese University, Faculty of Tourism, Beirut, Lebanon.
Visiting Lecturer at University Of Malta, Institute of Tourism, Travel and Culture, Msida, Malta.
Visiting Lecturer at Institute of Tourism Studies, Malta.
Lecturer at Faculty of Business, Hospitality Department, Lebanese Internationl University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Lecturer at Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality, AUL University, Beirut, Lebanon.
III- RESEARCH PAPERS
Lebanese Medical Tourism Risk Analysis, ICBTS international academic research conference, Paris 13-16 April 2016 pag128.
Relation between tourism and health: Case study of AIDS in Lebanon: ATINER, 13 annual international conference on tourism, Athens, Greece, 29 June-1 July 2017.
The influence of Technology on travel agencies in Lebanon: 8th conference on sustainable tourism, Vienna, Austria, May 2018.
SWOT Analysis of Medical tourism in Lebanon: 13th congress on industrial health care and Medical Tourism, October 15-16 , 2018, Dubai, UAE.
Medical tourism in Lebanon: An Analysis of Tourism Flows. Athens journal of tourism. 2015,) Vol 2, issue 3, September 2015, pp. 153-166.