Amelia Tomašević was born in Rijeka. She studied at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Philosophy and Literature, and obtained her Ph.D. in the economy, field tourism at the  Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Opatija. Amelia is a professor of Russian, Spanish and Italian languages, speaks Greek and French. The professional path of Ph.D. Amelia Tomašević is related to the hotel industry, tourist boards, and education in tourism. She worked in the prestigious Zagreb Hotel Esplanade from 1982 – 2004 (marketing and PR manager and nine years as general manager),  from 2005 – 2014  at Zagreb Tourist Board  (CEO),  since 2014 in her own company QUALITY IN TOURISM – Hotels & Destination, and since 1995 as a university professor in Croatia and abroad. Ph.D. Tomašević understands tourism not only as a professional but also as a life challenge, to which she dedicates a lot of energy, research spirit, and passion.