Hugues Séraphin, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in Event and Tourism Management Studies. He holds a PhD from the Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (France) and joined The University of Winchester Business School, UK, where he was the Programme Leader of the Event Management program between 2015–2018. This program is one of the leading programs in the country with 100% student satisfaction. Dr. Séraphin is now the Faculty of Business and Digital Technologies Work Placement Lead. Dr. Séraphin started his career in 2003 as a French teacher in a secondary school in Birmingham, UK. He then started to teach travel, tourism, and events in 2006 when he joined a further education college in London. He possesses a broad range of international experiences, which includes teaching in top business schools and universities in France (EM Normandie; ESC Larochelle; ESC Pau; Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, etc.). Prior to his career in academia, Dr. Séraphin worked in the tourism and hospitality sector at various organizations (in the Caribbean and Europe). He has received various awards for the quality of his teaching. He is an active academic researcher.
Maximiliano Korstanje, PhD, is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Safety and Security in Tourism (Universidad de Palermo, Argentina) and Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of the International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism (IGI-Global US). In addition to his role as Senior Researcher in the Department of Economics at the University of Palermo, Argentina, he is a global affiliate of the Tourism Crisis Management Institute (University of Florida, USA), the Centre for Ethnicity and Racism Studies (University of Leeds, UK), The Forge (University of Lancaster and University of Leeds, UK), and The International Society for Philosophers. He was a Visiting Research Fellow at the School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds, UK, and University of La Habanam, Cuba. He is a Foreign Faculty Member of AMIT, Mexican Academy in the Study of Tourism, which is one of the most prominent institutions dedicated to tourism research in Mexico. He has vast experience in editorial projects, working as advisory member for Elsevier, Routledge, Springer, IGI Global, and Cambridge Scholar Publishing. Mr. Maximiliano has visited and given seminars in many important universities worldwide.
Dr. Vanessa (Gaitree) Gowreesunkar is an Associate Professor at the Anant National University in India. With over a decade of experience in teaching, training, and research, Vanessa has brought her contributions to various international universities and educational institutions. Vanessa is the Associate Editor of the Emerald International Journal of Tourism Cities. Previously, she was assumed the role of Head of the Department for Hospitality and Tourism at the University of Africa in Nigeria. Vanessa is also an editorial board member of several scientific journals and has a number of publications in Scopus-indexed journals. She has been the main editor of several international textbooks and author of a number of research articles and book chapters. Vanessa has been conferred various awards for her contribution in research and women’s empowerment in Mauritius, India, and Africa. She is an elected member of the ICOMOS International Cultural Tourism Committee and a specialist member of the World Commission on Protected Areas and Tourism and Protected Areas (IUCN).
