Founder

Hera Oktadiana earned her Ph.D from the School of Hotel and Tourism Management, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She also received CHE (Certified Hospitality Educator) from the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA).

She has 20 years of experience in tourism and hospitality education, including 10 years in managerial roles, from program coordinator at Trisakti Institute of Tourism to consultant in hotel training, and later as Head of Hotel Management and Tourism departments at Bunda Mulia Tourism Academy, BINUS University, and BINUS International. She also served as Deputy Manager of the Hotel and Tourism Management International Program at Trisakti Tourism Institute.

She joined James Cook University Australia as a Visiting Scholar in 2017 and later advanced to the position of Adjunct Associate Professor. In 2024, she was appointed Adjunct Associate Professor at the Griffith Institute for Tourism Australia, and also became an Adjunct Professor at the University of Brawijaya, Indonesia. Additionally, she is affiliated with the tourism postgraduate program at Trisakti Institute of Tourism, Indonesia.

Her working and studying experiences in the USA, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, and Australia have contributed to the good interpersonal and communication skills, and to working with people in diverse environment.

Her research interest include tourist behaviour, Muslim/Halal tourism, tourism sustainability, and tourism education. She has published over 70 scholarly works in various reputable international tourism journals and conference proceedings, as well as in the form of book chapters and an edited book titled Delivering Tourism Intelligence: From Analysis to Action. Several of her academic works and publications have received awards, including from the Ministry of Research and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, the Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE), and Wiley Publication.

She is actively involved as the editorial board member in renowned international tourism journals. She has also been appointed as a judge for QS Education Awards 2023 and 2024, and has served as a panel reviewer for the Australia Awards: “Sustainability Tourism for Regional Growth”. Additionally, she has had the privilege of being invited as a speaker at over 40 international conferences, seminars, and workshops between 2000 and 2024.

She is the founder of Muslim Women in Tourism and Hospitality (M.WiTH) and co-founder of Indonesian Humanitarian Solidarity Forum.