I am a Senior Lecturer in Hospitality Management from Finland with a strong background in marketing.

And also a passionate PhD student looking to deepen my research on sustainable business model innovation in the Hospitality Field. Pleased to meet you!

- Heidi Vähänikkilä

Latest news and writings

  • It´s time for Thank You notes

    Now, three weeks after returning home it is time to reflect on this wonderful experience and start by sharing thanks to these people and institutions who made my experience possible

  • LAST WEEK! Calling Malaysian hospitality experts: Change capacity survey - take part!

    As we live in post-pandemic market, change capacity is crucial for future success. This survey is designed to gather insight on how HORECA business companies and their employees act in turbulent business environment. Please, do participate and share to your colleagues too!

    I value your thoughts greatly. All answers will be anonymized, no individual names or companies will be shared. This survey takes 15-30 minutes to complete.

  • Have we connected on LinkedIn?

    If not yet, let’s do it! Whether you are a Hospitality field expert, educational professional, passionate about marketing - or anything else… It would be great to connect to share ideas.

Research grant funding by

In co-operation

Co-operation possibilities for companies

(these are examples, please get in touch if you have other ideas - I am open to discuss!)

  • Package 1

    Easy visibility package - if you wish to gain visibility towards practitioners in the field of Hospitality and academics from different fields.

    You get:
    company logo to this page with a link to your company pages

    500€

  • Package 2

    All materials produced in my research will be publicly available. If your company wishes to gain visibility and more personalized summary this is the option for you!

    You get:
    company logo to this page with a link to your company pages + a summary of my research findings addressed to your company

    1000€

  • Package 3

    If you wish to gain visibility + a 1 hour presentation of my research efforts and findings addressed to your company. Online presence is available in autumn 2023, in person visits in spring/autumn 2024.

    You get:
    company logo to this page with a link to your company pages + a summary of my research findings + 1-hour presentation

    2000€

Interested in hearing updates, participating in my research or supporting my research journey?

Send a message and I will be in touch!

Follow my journey!

Passion(s) of mine
#hospitalitymanagement #customerengagement #branding #innovation #businessecosystems #education