Khalid Benamara, Ph.D., is a research-affiliated professor in the Department of Business Economics at Ibn Zohr University in Agadir, Morocco. He earned his Doctorate in Social Economy from Toulouse University in Jean-Jaurès, France and both his Specialized Master in Tourism and Communication (2011) and Bachelor's Degree in Applied Economics (2008) from Ibn Zohr University in Agadir. In 2013, Khalid received an award issued by the University of Las Palmas Gran Canaria and the University Foundation of Las Palmas for his research work on the margins of technical training in nautical tourism and its professional opportunities.