Global Trends, Practices, and Challenges in Contemporary Tourism and Hospitality Management - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Debasish Batabyal , PhD, is currently teaching at Amity University, Kolkata, India. Dr. Debasish regularly speaks at academic conferences in India and abroad on tourism and hospitality management, specifically on eTourism, ecotourism, destination development and management. He has authored two books and edited a book 'Managing Sustainable Tourism Resources'. He has 32 publications in various journals of repute and book chapters at national and international level. As a key member, he also worked with various research institutes and team members, including committee for the production of development reports by UNDP, District Gazetteer Development committee, Board of study, syllabus committee etc. and designed job oriented courses with industry-academia liaison.

Dillip Kumar Das is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Tourism, Sikkim Central University. He has been awarded PhD in the year 2008 in Tourism from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa on the topic “Economic, Socio Cultural and Environmental Impact of Tourism: A case Study on Puri, Konark and Bhubaneswar”. He has Completed Masters in Tourism Management (MTM) from IGNOU, and also Two times Qualified UGC- NET (National Eligibility test for Lectureship) in December 2003and in 2004. He has Completed Master Degree in Economics, from Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, and also Completed Diploma in Tourism Management, from Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, Bhubaneswar, Orissa. The author’s areas of research interest are Eco-Tourism, Tourism Impact Studies and Travel Agency Management. He has altogether 15 years of Academic experience in tourism education. The author is now currently associated with different university and institute of repute in India including I.G.N.O.U, IITTM, Magadh University, Utkal University, etc.