Prof. Dr. Marco A. Gardini is Vice Dean and Professor of International Hospitality Management and Marketing at the Faculty of Tourism Management of the Kempten University of Applied Sciences.

He is Deputy Chairman of the Bavarian Centre for Tourism, Member of the Board of the SME Institute at UAS Kempten and author and editor of several German standard textbooks on Tourism, Hospitality Marketing and Management.

Furthermore, he has published numerous articles in refereed journals, magazines and newspapers.