Eduardo FAYOS-SOLA Prof. Eduardo Fayos-Solà has been Director of Education and Knowledge Management at the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) since 1994. He is also the President of the UNWTO.Themis Foundation for Quality in Tourism Education and Training as well as Head of Mission for the UNWTO Specialized Human Resource Development Office at the Principality of Andorra. From 1991 to 1994 he was the Director General of Tourism for Spain, in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism. He is Professor of Applied Economics and Economics of Tourism at the University of Valencia (Spain) and previously was Director of the Tourism PhD Programme at the University Nebrija (Madrid, Spain) and Assistant Professor of Economics of Development at the University of Stockholm (Sweden). He was Director General of the Institute for Tourism in Valencia (ITVA) for six years, from its foundation in 1985. Professor Fayos-Solà was Vice-President of the Official School of Tourism of Spain from 1991 to 1994 with responsibility for the Spanish tourism education system. He was also Director of Tourism Studies and Tourism Papers professional journals and, at present, serves on the Editorial Board of Annals of Tourism Research. He has also served as Associate Editor of The Encyclopedia of Tourism. He is the author of books, articles and research studies on subjects concerning tourism economics. Eduardo Fayos- Solà received a Doctorate in Economics from the University of Valencia and a Master in Economics from the University of Stockholm. He is a member of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism. He has also been a member of the Board of Directors of firms such as Transmediterránea, Banco Hipotecario and the Sociedad Estatal Quinto Centenario. Among the awards he has received is the Knight of the Order of Civil Merit of Spain.