John Kent Institute in Tourism Board
President of John Kent Institute in Tourism Board
John Kent
John Kent is a leading internet and travel industry entrepreneur. He is the Founder and CEO of youtravel.com and the founder of Aquis Hotels and Resorts. John is a Visiting Fellow at the School of Services Management at Bournemouth University and founder of the John Kent Institute in Tourism. He is also a Visiting Senior Fellow at the University of Surrey and a Fellow of the UK Institute of Directors.
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The John Kent Professor of Tourism and Member of John Kent Institute in Tourism Board
Professor Adam Blake
Adam's research interests are in the areas of estimating the economic impact of tourism and of special events, modelling of the economic effects of government policies on tourism, and the distributional effects of tourism, including the use of tourism promotion as a means of poverty alleviation in developing countries.
Email: ablake@bournemouth.ac.uk
Director of John Kent Institute in Tourism and Member of the Board
Professor Dimitrios Buhalis
Dimitrios has been researching into the strategic management and marketing of tourism organisations and destinations as well as the factors that affect their competitiveness. He is regarded as a world leader in eTourism Research. Dimitrios has been pioneering work on Destination Management Systems as strategic tools for the planning, management and marketing of destinations and on the effective use of ICT for cultural heritage, accessible tourism, e-learning and SMEs. He has authored or co-edited 14 books and more than 50 journal articles.
Email: dbuhalis@bournemouth.ac.uk
Member of John Kent Institute in Tourism Board
Dr Keith Wilkes
Keith's research interests are focused on nature-based tourism, visitor motivation and behaviour at garden attractions and World Heritage Sites (Thailand and the Jurassic Coast). Other topics include post-conflict tourism, community-based festivals, the social impacts of the 2008 UEFA Championships, urban regeneration and the 2012 Olympic Games and the values of UK heritage providers and consumers.
Email: kwilkes@bournemouth.ac.uk
Member of John Kent Institute in Tourism Board
Professor Alan Fyall
Alan's research interests lie in destination management and marketing, emerging destination management structures, and the impact of generational change on patterns of buying behaviour in the context of attractions and destinations. Alan has conducted projects in many parts of the world including Europe, the Caribbean, Southern Africa and South East Asia and is a leading participant in the delivery of professional destination management education in the UK.
Email: afyall@bournemouth.ac.uk
Chair of John Kent Institute in Tourism Board
Professor Adrian Newton
Adrian's research interests are focused on the impacts of environmental change on biodiversity, ecosystems, and the benefits provided by ecosystems to people. Recent projects include analysis of the restoration of dryland forests in Latin America, and its impact on provision of ecosystem services; the socio-economic and environmental impacts of tourism in Nepal; and the management of protected areas in countries including Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Kyrgyzstan and the UK.
Email: anewton@bournemouth.ac.uk