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Kareem M. Selem is a Lecturer in Hotel Management, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels at Suez Canal University, Egypt. He has a diverse experience in hospitality management, especially in upscale restaurants and hotels. His research interests are employee wellbeing, crisis management, and disruptive innovations in the hotel industry. He is a reviewer for some journals, among them the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management (IJCHM), the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management (JHTM), and Tourism Management Perspectives (TMP).

Chai Ching Tan is a senior faculty of the International College, National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand and ISO 9001 QMS lead auditor. He got MSc in Advanced Business Management Practices, University of South Australia and PhD in Business Administration, Southern Cross University. Tan has 20-plus years of industry experiences, serving in position as Vice President and Regional Asia Pacific General Manager.

Mohammad Shahidul Islam received his Ph.D. degree from the School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His research interests include consumer/employee behavior, hospitality experience; emotional labor; marketing management; training; and development. Currently, he is working as an Assistant Professor at the Business School of BRAC University.

Islam Elgammal is a full-professor in business administration department at University of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She previously worked as the Vice Dean for postgraduates and scientific research in the Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management at Suez Canal University. Her research interests include tourism management, sustainable tourism, sustainable heritage management, and green events. She has a set of publications in academic journals and has contributed to several academic conferences.