Dr. Alexis Saveriades is a Professor of Tourism Policy, Planning and Development. He is a University of Surrey (UK) graduate (B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.) in the fields of Tourism Planning and Development. Under a Fulbright Commission Scholarship, he also studied in the field of Strategic Management at Cornell University in the US.

He enjoys extensive teaching experience (27 years) at undergraduate and postgraduate level in the fields of Hospitality and Tourism as well as extensive experience in curriculum design, curriculum evaluation and in managing educational organisations.

Dr. Saveriades served for 8 years from the position of Member and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Tourism Organisation where he was actively involved in strategic planning and policy formulation for the development of Tourism in Cyprus. In March 2010 he was appointed to head the National Strategic Plan for Tourism for the period 2011-2015.

His research activities focus on policy formulation and strategic planning for the development and governance of tourism with emphasis on Island economies, the impacts emanating from tourism development, as well as in sustainable and alternative forms of tourism development, and tourism carrying capacity