Tourism and Hospitality in Asia: Crisis, Resilience and Recovery

Dr Azizul Hassan is a member of the Tourism Consultants Network of the UK Tourism Society. He earned his PhD from the United Kingdom. Dr. Hassan has been working for the tourism industry as a consultant, academic, and researcher for over two decades. His research interest areas are technology-supported marketing for tourism and hospitality, immersive technology applications in the tourism and hospitality industry, and technology influenced marketing suggestions for sustainable tourism and hospitality industry in developing countries. Dr. Hassan has authored over two hundred articles and book chapters in leading tourism outlets. He is also part of the editorial team of over thirty book projects from Routledge, Springer, CAB International, and Emerald Group Publishing Limited. He is a regular reviewer of a number of international journals.

Dr Anukrati Sharma is an Associate Professor in the Department of Commerce and Management, University of Kota, Kota, Rajasthan, India. In 2015, she received a Research Award from the University Grants Commission(UGC), New Delhi, for her project “Analysis of the Status of Tourism in Hadoti and Shekhawati Region/Circuit (Rajasthan): Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Prospects.” Her doctorate from the University of Rajasthan is in Tourism Marketing, and she completed her dissertation research on Tourism in Rajasthan--Progress &Prospects. She has two postgraduate degree specialties --one in International Business (Master of International Business) and the other in Business Administration (Master of Commerce).  Her particular interest areas are Tourism, Tourism Marketing, Strategic Management, and International Business Management. She has edited books on Her Handbook, i.e., The Emerald Handbook of ICT in Tourism and Hospitality under Emerald Publishing UK, is in the press now. She is at present editing two books 1) "Overtourism as Destination Risk: Impacts and Solutions", Emerald Publishing UK underthe Tourism Security – Safety Series and 2) "Future of Tourism: An Asian Perspective", Channel View Publications, UK. A member of 17 professional bodies, she has attended a number of national and international conferences and presented 45 papers. She has been invited as Speaker for talks/ lectures/ panel discussions by different countries such as Sri Lanka, Nepal, Uzbekistan and Turkey.

Dr James Kennell is a Reader in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom. He carries out research into a range of issues in events, tourism and hospitality, with a specific focus on how politics and policy affect the governance of these industries. He has published a number of articles, book chapters and other papers on these topics and is a co-author of the core undergraduate textbook “Events Management: An Introduction” (Routledge). James is a regular contributor to a range of media and has been interviewed for BBC News, BBC Radio4, The Guardian newspaper, China Daily and other outlets.

Dr Priyakrushna Mohanty is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Business Administration (Tourism), Christ University, Bengaluru, India. He has earned his PhD in Tourism Studies from the Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India. Dr PK is a recipient of the distinguished the University of Grants Commission (UGC) Senior Research Fellowship. He is also an awardee of the prestigious Travel Corporation (India) Gold Medal for his outstanding performance in Master’s Degree in Tourism Studies from Pondicherry University, India. Apart from Tourism Studies, Dr PK holds a Master’s Degree in Commerce along with three PG Diploma Degrees in Rural Development, Research Methodology, and Teaching Skills. Dr PK has served the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. for two years following which he was recruited as a Guest Faculty in the Dept. of Tourism Studies, Pondicherry University. He has published more than fifteen articles and chapters in both international and national journals and edited books. Dr PK is passionate about academic areas of Tourism Sustainability, Sustainable Livelihood, Technology, and Tourism along with Gender issues in Tourism Development.