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Biography

Dr. Ady Milman is a Professor at UCF’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management. He has served as the director of the Dick Pope Sr. Institute of Tourism Studies and has conducted extensive research, consulting, public speaking and presentations in the fields of marketing, strategic management, hospitality and tourism.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science at the University of Tel-Aviv, a master’s degree in Tourism Planning and Development from the University of Surrey in England, and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Dr. Milman has offered undergraduate and graduate classes in strategic management, international marketing, theme park and attraction management, aviation management, event management, tourism and travel administration, tourism planning and development, and international tourism.  Following his practice as the Disney Sabbatic Professor, Dr. Milman developed a curriculum in Theme Park and Attraction Management at the Rosen College of Hospitality Management and is supported by an active industry advisory board.

Dr. Milman has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, Journal of Travel Research, Journal of Teaching and Travel and Tourism and other key publications in hospitality and tourism.

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