Staff Directory

 I have recently retired ( Nov 2022) as a professor of sustainable tourism at the Institute for Tourism Travel and Culture at the  University of Malta - but have held positions at The University of Wales, International Faculty in Cardiff, Swansea Business School and the University of Brunei. I have also been appointed visiting professor at the University of Derby, UK  and HAMK Häme University of Applied Sciences Finland.

 I have professional experience in  environmental  and regional planning, sustainable development, business  management and cultural/tourism development at both international, regional and local levels and have been an enthusiastic contributor to  the academic/tourism research community within Malta, the UK and internationally. 

 I qualified in Urban and Regional Planning  and first worked for various local authorities within the UK in Planning, Strategic Management, and Economic Development. I joined higher education in the mid 1980s and specialized in planning urban regeneration and cultural/environmental policy and the environment. I have specialized in both research into sustainable business and tourism, cultural tourism, climate change and additionally the  development of transnational education (TNE). 

I have had the opportunity to work internationally with collaborative partnerhips in Europe, Central, South and South East Asia including TNE, project, development, management and research assignments in Japan, China, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Uzbekistan, Malaysia, Germany Greece. Italy, Croatia, Switzerland, Bulgaria and, of course the UK.