Dr. Onofre Martorell Cunill

Numerary Member

Social Sciences: Doctor of Economics

Date of admission: June 30, 2014

Admission speech: “Correlation between the strategies of the expansion of international hotel chains and their profitability”

Reply speech: Dr. Josep Gil i Ribas, Doctor of Theology

PhD in Economics from the University of the Balearic Islands (2001). Thesis: “Hotel chains. A model of business growth”, awarded with the grade of Outstanding Cum Laude.
Master’s Degree in Economic and Financial Management from the Centro de Estudios Financieros in Madrid (1994).
Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Business Studies (1992) and Diploma in Business Studies (1990) from the University of the Balearic Islands.
Additional training in Corporate Finance (Instituto de Empresa, 1995) and International Finance (IESE, 1996).
Specialisation in Financial Economics and Tourism Economics.

Professor at the UIB since 1992, with more than 7,500 teaching hours in Undergraduate, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees.
Director of the MBA and the Master in Tourism Administration (MTA) at the UIB.
Supervised 1 PhD thesis, 39 Master’s theses and 21 Bachelor’s dissertations.
Visiting professor at Spanish and international universities.
Associate Professor at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB).
Principal Investigator in national and regional projects, and participation in European research projects.
Director of the Research Group “Business and Tourist Destination Management” at the UIB.
Research focused on expansion strategies of hotel chains and bank risk analysis.

President-Dean of the College of Economists of the Balearic Islands (CEIB) (since 2009).
Director of the Practical School of Economics and Business of the CEIB (since 2010).
Member of the Executive Board of the Registry of Academic and Research Economists (REDI) (since 2018).
Member of the Plenary of the General Council of Economists of Spain (since 2009).
Former Board Member of the Savings Bank Sa Nostra (2009–2011) and its affiliated companies.
Member of the Social Dialogue Board of the Balearic Government (since 2015).
Director of the University School of Tourism of Ibiza (since 2013).
Academic Secretary of the School of Hospitality of the Balearic Islands (1995–1998).
Secretary of the Department of Business Economics at the UIB (2005–2006).
Member of the Scientific Academy of Economics and Business Management (ACEDE).
Member of AEDEM.
Member of the Spanish Association of Finance (AEFIN).
Member of the Spanish Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism (AECIT).
Numerary Member of the Royal European Academy of Doctors (RAED).

Author of more than 100 scientific publications: 14 articles in indexed journals (JCR/SJR), 6 books, 31 book chapters and over 50 presentations at international conferences.

First Prize for Best Tourism Research Article, AECIT (2018).
Tribuna FITUR–Jorge Vila Fradera Award for Best Research Paper, AECIT (2003).
Best Presentation Award at the International Conference on Modelling and Simulation (2008).
Runner-up for Best Presentation at the AEDEM International Conference (2002).

Dr. ONOFRE MARTORELL CUNILL