Dr. Jeetesh Kumar is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Hospitality, Tourism and Events; Associate Director for Information Management & Documentation at the Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT), and Hub Leader - of “Responsible Tourism for Inclusive Economic Growth” hub under Sustainable Tourism Impact Lab at Taylor’s University, Malaysia. Associate Editor for Asia-Pacific Journal of Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism and Regional Editor for Event Management Journal.
Asia-Pacific Journal of Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism
Asia-Pacific Journal of Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism
Dr. Jeetesh Kumar is a
Senior Lecturer at the School of Hospitality, Tourism and Events; Associate Director
for Information Management & Documentation at the Centre for Research and
Innovation in Tourism (CRiT), and also Hub Leader - of “Responsible
Tourism for Inclusive Economic Growth” hub under Sustainable Tourism Impact Lab
at Taylor’s University, Malaysia. His doctorate is from Taylor’s University in
Hospitality and Tourism, with research on the Economic Impacts of Business
Events in Malaysia. He has two postgraduate degree specialities; a Professional
Master’s in Hospitality Management and International Tourism from the University
of Toulouse, France and the other in Business Administration (MBA - Marketing)
from Hamdard University, Pakistan. His research areas include Economic Impacts,
Economic Modelling, MICE, Medical Tourism, and Behavioural Studies. He has
worked on consultancy and research projects at the national/ international
level and authored 60 publications, including research articles and book
chapters. 12 Postgraduate students (Masters and PhDs) have graduated under his
supervision, and currently, he is supervising 9 PhD scholars. He is also an
active member of several national and international associations, conferences,
and journals. He is also serving as an associate editor for the Asia-Pacific
Journal of Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism (APJIHT). Co-editor for two
books under CABI and Emerald. Recently he has offered webinars/ guest speeches
for universities in the Philippines, India, Japan, Indonesia, China, Australia,
and Pakistan.