Hugues Séraphin is Associate Professor and Principal Lecturer for the Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management subject group at Oxford Brookes University, UK.

Emma Delaney is an Associate Professor at the University of Surrey, UK, where she is the co-director for teaching and learning.

Chris Smith is Senior Lecturer in Event Management at the University of Winchester, UK.

Vanessa Gowreesunkar is Associate Professor in Tourism at the Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur, India.