Dr Ervi Liusman has more than 10 years of experience in academia. She joined the School of Hotel and Tourism Management at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in 2014. Before her appointment at CUHK, she spent more than four years at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) as a senior research assistant and post-doctoral fellow. Additionally, she has industry experience as a research analyst at JLL Hong Kong. Dr Liusman earned her PhD from HKU and is a passionate educator who employs a variety of methods and tools to engage her students. She has received several teaching and learning grants and developed a number of micro-module videos and virtual reality (VR) learning tools. The VRs developed include VR Hong Kong CBD, Peak Galleria and Central Market. Her outstanding contribution to teaching and learning has been recognised by the CUHK Business School Faculty Teaching Excellence Award 2018–19 and 2021–22, as well as the Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award 2022.