Cheryl Venan Dias





Name: Cheryl Venan Dias
Qualification: M.Phil (Management), MBA HRM, UGC NET, IATA UFTAA Instructor for Foundation in Travel and Tourism, and Travel and Tourism Consultant, IATA -Instructor Standards Certification
Designation : Head of the Department
Department: PG Department of Tourism Studies
Institute name : S.S. Dempo College of Commerce and Economcis,
College address : Integrated Educational Complex
Opp GMC, Bambolim, Cujira, Goa - 403202 India
Publication title: Journal
Paper Title : Memorable tourism experience design an effective destination marketing tool
Journal Name : Anatolia - An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research
Volume : 30
Issue No. : 4
Month of publication : September
Year : 2019
Page no. : 626-628
ISSN : 1303-2917


About Cheryl Venan Dias

Asst. Prof. Cheryl Venan Dias
M.Phil., MBA HRM, UGC NET, IATA- ISW, IATA - DTTF, IATA-DTTC

Researcher Portfolio
Research Gate ID: https://tinyurl.com/y7vf4ta3
Publons ID: publons.com/a/1382911/
ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9803-2868
M.Phil. (first class) from Bharathiar University, with first Class MBA in Human Resource Management from Pondicherry University, UGC NET qualified in HRM, Personal Management, Industrial Relations and Labour Laws. IATA Certified Instructor under on year ISW Webinar Series organised in 2019 organised by IATA Training and Development Institute, Montreal, Canada. Holds an international instructor’s diploma for both IATA Foundation in Travel and Tourism (DTTF) and IATA Travel and Tourism Consultant (DTTC) courses from ITDI Canada, Montreal. A tenured academician with seven years of teaching experience at Post Graduate Level as a HOD of Post Graduate Department of Tourism Studies, for Masters of Tourism and Travel Management (MTTM) Programme, M.A. (Tourism and Heritage Management) Programme, and IATA Classroom Courses at S.S. Dempo College of Commerce and Economics, Goa, also a visiting faculty for PGDBA-Event Management, M.Com at S.S. Dempo College and MBA NIWS, Goa, presented in sixteen international conferences, two national conferences and published in eight peer reviewed journals. Published and edited a national level book titled ‘A tourism professionals handbook on ethical, legal and regulatory aspects of tourism’ by Himalaya Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai. Contributed a chapter titled ‘Talent Development in the Tourism Industry:
A Deliberation on the Open Source Talent in Goa’ published in the book Evolving Paradigms in Tourism and Hospitality in Developing Countries: A Case Study of India, by Apple Academic Press and CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group, and a chapter titled ‘Application of Pareto Analysis in Micro, Small, Medium, and Large Tourism Enterprises to Solve the Decline in Customer Experience Issue’ in the book Services Sectors in India, Issues, Challenge & Opportunities, by ABS Books, New Delhi. Currently pursing Ph.D. in Human Resource Management and Tourism with, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore. Also has a corporate experience of twelve years and worked with reputed international airlines such as Czech Airline and Qatar Airways, and MNC’s such as Thomas Cook, Siemens, and TRX. Manager instructional designer at TATA Interactive systems, Mumbai. Set up IATA authorised training centre at S.S Dempo College of Commerce and Economics. Prolific writer on the think, opinion, people’s edit and letters to the editor in the leading newspapers of Goa.
President of an NGO called Eco-Kshatriya Foundation. In this capacity was involved in
development of sustainable tourism communities. Driven academic campaigns on
‘Importance of clean air’ to contribute towards better climate for the future generations, educating the students across Goa on solid waste management by conducting garbage management sessions for high school children and teachers, creating livelihood opportunities through sustainable means by coordinating capacity building training on beekeeping in collaboration with KVIC and ATMA. Subjects of interest are research on women studies, entrepreneurship, innovative pedagogies, talent development, tourist experiences, and destination management..