Dr Andrea Kavarić je  doktor međunarodnog hotelskog poslovanja i franšizinga. Doktorirala je 2019. godine na Fakultetu za turizam, Univerziteta “Mediteran” pod mentorstvom prof. dr Silvane Đurašević. Andrea je državni stipendista Ministarstva nauke za doktorska istraživanja. Završno doktorsko istraživanje sprovela  je na Univerzitet Agder u Norveškoj pod mentorstvom prof. dr Ilana Alona. Autorka je naučnih radova iz oblasti hotelskog poslovanja koji su objavljeni u renomiranim međunarodnim naučnim časopisima. Istraživač i saradnik na brojnim međunarodnim projektima. . Autor  i predavač online kursa na temu “Kako odabrati hotelsku franšizu”. Pored akademske karijere Andrea je zaposlena i u Slavija Budva hotelu na poziciji zamjenice direktora. Tečno govori engleski, španski i ruski jezik.

Najznačajniji radovi su: 

-Kavarić M., Kavaric A. & Đoković R (2021) Challenges in online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic: Higher education survey in Montenegro, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2021.2013287, URL:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14703297.2021.2013287.  

-Kavarić,A.&Đurašević,S. (2021) A Comparison of Tourist Arrivals Among Franchised Versus Independent Hotels: A Case Study from Montenegro, DOI: 10.37741/t.69.3.6, Vol.69., No 3.  URL: https://hrcak.srce.hr/261833. 

-Kavarić A.& Đurašević S.,(2019) “Franchised vs independent hotels influence upon tourist arrivals-Montenegro case”, 9th International Scientific Conference “Tourism, Innovations and Entrepreneurship TEI 2019”, University of Pula, Faculty of Economics and Tourism “Dr. Mijo Mirkovic” , Poreč 2019.

-Lacmanovic D.&Kavarić A. (2017), “SMART turizam- inovacijei transfer znanja u turističkomsektoru, studija, BSC Bar, Bar

-Djurasevic S.&Kavaric A., (2017) INTERNATIONAL HOTEL CHAINS IN MONTENEGRO - FOCUS ON RAMADA HOTEL PODGORICA, International scientific journal-Turzam, accepted for publication, Volume 21, Issue 4

-Djurasevic S &A. Kavaric (2016) THEORY AND PRACTICE: ESSENTIAL BALANCE IN TH EDUCATION OF STAFF IN THE HOTEL INDUSTRY, Belgrade international tourism conference 2016, Tourism education in 21^st century, polices, practice and internationalization, Belgrade, march

-Kavaric, A. Damjanović& J. Djuraskovic, (2015)the influence of consumer attitudes on the creation of tourist offers in destination Bar, 18. International DQM Conference, Published ICDQM-2015

-Krivokapić& A. Kavarić (2015) The Role of Organizational Culture in Innovative Changes of Public Administration,MakeLearn& TIIM 2015 Conference, Bari-Italy http://www.toknowpress.net/ISBN/978-961-6914-13-0/papers/ML15-410.pdf

-Djurašković&A. Kavarić, Preparation for negotiation process in hotel industry of Montenegro, http://www.meste.org/fbim/fbim_srpski/FBIM_najava/IV_Djuraskovic.pdf