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Professor and Department Head

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Professor and Department Head, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

overview

His research expertise is in hospitality leadership and cultural aspects of tourism. He has undertaken extensive research on marketing to emerging Asian markets. He has published several books, including on tourism marketing and development, VFR travel, hospitality leadership, resorts and Asia-Pacific tourism. He is Founding Editor-in-Chief of Tourism, Culture & Communication and has held visiting professorships in Italy, Fiji, the UK and USA. He has consulted for international tourism agencies on human resource development and marketing. His industry experience includes manager and/or director roles in airlines, tour operations, destination management, cruise operations and hotels. He is chair of assessment at the International Centre of Excellence for Tourism and Hospitality Education (THE-ICE) and a Fellow of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism (IAST) and of the International Association of China Tourism Studies (IACTS).

education and training

Ph.D. in Tourism, Monash University - (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) 1995
M.S. in Tourism, University of Strathclyde - (Glasgow, United Kingdom) 1980
M.A. in History, University of Aberdeen - (Aberdeen, United Kingdom) 1979

selected publications

Academic Articles160

Books1

King, B. (2009). Commercial Homes in Tourism.

Chapters11

King, B. (2022). Resort Development. Encyclopedia of Tourism. 1-3. Springer Nature.
King, B. (2022). Resort Development. Encyclopedia of Tourism. 1-3. Springer Nature.
King, B. (2016). Resort development. Encyclopedia of Tourism. 790-792. Springer Nature.
Backer, E., & King, B. (2015). Local Impacts, Global Prospects: The Future of VFR Travel. VFR TRAVEL RESEARCH: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES. 207-218.
King, B., & Dwyer, L. (2015). The VFR and Migration Nexus - The Impacts of Migration on Inbound and Outbound Australian VFR Travel. VFR TRAVEL RESEARCH: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES. 46-58.