School Welcomes New Faculty Member & Researcher, Dr. Apostolos Ampountolas
The Boston University School of Hospitality Administration welcomes new faculty member, Dr. Apostolos Ampountolas. He joins the faculty at Boston University School of Hospitality Administration after many accomplished years of teaching, research, and working for international hotels and travel companies.
Most recently, Apostolos was a lecturer at Cesar Ritz Colleges in Switzerland and an adjunct instructor at the Washington State University where he taught a variety of hospitality finance, accounting, asset management, and revenue management courses. While teaching, he conducted and published research in journals like International Journal of Tourism Research and Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education, in addition to presenting his work at international conferences like “INFORMS – Revenue Management and Pricing Section”, “Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Marketing and Management Conference” and “Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality & Tourism”. His research specializes in hospitality finance including revenue management, pricing strategies, distribution channels, and financial analysis of hotel evaluations.
Prior to joining academia, he enjoyed a 20 year successful international career in travel, tourism and hospitality as well as providing consulting services to the industry sector. He supported hospitality firms throughout Europe, specializing in pricing optimization models and revenue performance, most recently as a Revenue Management and Pricing Consultant for SUNRESORTS Hotels in Santorini, Greece.
He will be teaching SHA HF 210 Financial Accounting for the Hospitality Industry.