Elisa Chan

Elisa Chan (PhD) is an Assistant Professor in the School of Hotel and Tourism Management and the Associate Director at the Centre for Hospitality and Real Estate Research (CHRER) at CUHK Business School. Prior to joining CUHK, Elisa worked at the EHL Hospitality Business School (Switzerland) and the New York Institute of Technology (Canada) where she taught the undergraduate and master’s programmes. She also conducted executive trainings for hospitality companies, including Nespresso (Switzerland), Beijing Tourism Group (China), and Terme e Grandi Alberghi Sirmion (Italy). Moreover, she worked on various research and capstone projects with Moncierge (US), Statler Hotel (US), STR Global (US), HSMAI (US), Caran d’ache (Switzerland), Royal Savoy Hotels (Switzerland), Hilton Worldwide (UK), and SHARC Energy Systems (Canada). Like many others, Elisa has prioritized sustainability in her work and her current research focuses on sustainable tourism and hospitality. She also oversees the Greater China Hotel Business Sustainability Index (Hotel BSI) for the Centre for Hospitality and Real Estate Research (CHRER).