1. Dr. Aisha Singh
Affiliation: University of Botswana, Department of Environmental Science, Private Bag 0022, Gaborone, Botswana
Research Scope: Sustainable tourism supply chain management, data-driven analysis of community-based tourism impacts, value chain mapping for wildlife tourism in Southern Africa.
2. Dr. Liam Borg
Affiliation: University of Malta, Institute for Tourism, Travel and Culture, MSD 2080, Msida, Malta
Research Scope: Digital transformation of tourism value chains (DMOs, SMEs), big data analytics for destination competitiveness in small island states, blockchain applications in tourism logistics.
3. Dr. Kaja Vesik
Affiliation: Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), School of Business and Governance, Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia
Research Scope: Technology-enabled optimization of tourism operations & distribution channels, data analytics for visitor flow management, innovation in tourism service design and value co-creation.
4. Dr. Tomasi Vakaloloma
Affiliation: The University of the South Pacific (USP), School of Tourism and Hospitality Management (Laucala Campus), Laucala Campus, Suva, Fiji
Research Scope: Resilience analytics in Pacific Island tourism value chains, climate change impacts on coastal/marine tourism infrastructure & operations, value chain integration for cultural tourism SMEs.
5. Dr. Anika van der Merwe
Affiliation: Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), Department of Tourism and Hospitality, 13 Jackson Kaujeua Street, Windhoek, Namibia
Research Scope: Value chain analysis in conservation tourism & protected areas, performance measurement of pro-poor tourism linkages, spatial analytics for optimizing tourism routes and infrastructure in arid regions.
