Anastasios Zopiatis, a Hotel and Tourism Management Professor at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), holds a BSc degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Administration from the University of Southern Illinois at Carbondale, an MSc degree in Hotel Administration from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, and a Doctorate in Professional Studies from Middlesex University, United Kingdom. Prior to joining CUT, he worked in private tertiary education in Cyprus, both as a hospitality and tourism educator and program coordinator. He has also worked in Las Vegas as a Human Resources Specialist and Beverage Manager. His research interests include hospitality internship practices, hospitality human resources management, pedagogical issues, political instability and tourism, and ethics in the academic environment. His research work has been published in top tier international journals such as Tourism Management, Journal of Travel Research, the International Journal of Hospitality Management, the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, and the Journal of Business Ethics.