Bruno Barbosa Sousa Editor

Narendra Kumar, PhD, is currently associated with the Amity Institute of Travel and Tourism, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, India. He has over 20 years of industry and academic experience. He has been associated with many universities in various capacities and is well-known in the academic fraternity. Dr. Kumar has also good connections in the travel and hospitality industry and has helped many young students in setting up start-ups in India. He is associated with many journals as an advisory member and regularly holds interactive sessions on issues related to the tourism and hospitality industry. The recipient of many intra-departmental recognitions for outstanding contributions to institutional and academic development, Dr. Kumar believes in hard work and dedication towards achieving targets. He is a reviewer of many scientific conferences and international journals, including Current Issues in Tourism.

Bruno Barbosa Sousa, PhD, is Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (IPCA, Portugal) and Head of the Master Program in Tourism Management and PhD Marketing and Strategy. He was a market analyst at Sonae Distribuição, Modelo e Continente, S.A. and he was a marketing assistant for the Jornal O Jogo at Controlinveste. He is author or co-author of several papers. His research interests include tourism management, marketing, and strategy. He is an editorial board member and an ad-hoc reviewer for several peer-reviewed scientific journals. He is also a member of the scientific committees of several national and international congresses and conferences. His awards include Teaching Award of the School of Economics and Management of the University of Minho (2015–2016), Best Thesis in Tourism Award from the International Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Marketing and Consumer Behaviour (2015), among others.

Swati Sharma, PhD, is currently associated with the Amity Institute of Travel and Tourism, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, India. She has 15 years of industry and academic experience and is well-known in the academic community. She has published many papers in journals of repute and has a major interest in events and exhibitions. She has been instrumental in organizing various career-related exhibitions for students. She was awarded her PhD under Prof. Manjula Chaudhary, who is one of the key members of the Indian tourism academic fraternity.