Marina is Professor at the Centre for Tourism Policy Studies (CENTOPS) in the School of Sport and Service Management at the University of Brighton. With a background in economics and human geography and an interest in development studies applied to tourism, she has considerable research experience in the field of international tourism planning and development, rural diversification, sustainable tourism development, niche tourism, capacity building and community based tourism approaches in Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe and Asia. She has undertaken assignments for international organisations such as the World Bank, Unido, Unesco, the EU and the Commonwealth Secretariat. Her book Niche Tourism: Contemporary Issues, trends and Cases (2005), looks at niche tourism as a core aspect of global tourism development and policymaking debates. She is currently researching and writing about tourism and development with a specific focus on Sub-Sahara Africa.
Dr Marina Novelli
Marina is Professor at the Centre for Tourism Policy Studies (CENTOPS) in the School of Sport and Service Management at the University of Brighton. With a background in economics and human geography and an interest in development studies applied to tourism, she has considerable research experience in the field of international tourism planning and development, rural diversification, sustainable tourism development, niche tourism, capacity building and community based tourism approaches in Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe and Asia. She has undertaken assignments for international organisations such as the World Bank, Unido, Unesco, the EU and the Commonwealth Secretariat. Her book Niche Tourism: Contemporary Issues, trends and Cases (2005), looks at niche tourism as a core aspect of global tourism development and policymaking debates. She is currently researching and writing about tourism and development with a specific focus on Sub-Sahara Africa.