Staff Profile

Teaching Areas & Research Interests

• Urban tourism
• Community-based tourism
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Start-up entrepreneurship

Academic & Professional Experience

• 12/2022 – 11/2023: Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, PolyU
• 02/2023 – 08/2023: Co-founder & Business Development Manager, Ideo Tech Atelier Limited (HK)
• 02/2020 – 07/2023: Co-founder & CEO, Inclusive Tourism Asia Limited & Innovative Travel Ally Limited (HK)
• 08/2021 – 01/2022: Research Associate, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, PolyU
• 09/2017 – 08/2020: Tutor, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, PolyU
• 10/2014 – 08/2017: Senior Researcher & Executive Assistant, Perfect Link Consulting Group Limited (Thailand)
• 02/2015 – 02/2016: Secretariat Coordinator, Pacific Asia Travel Association Thailand Chapter (Thailand)
• 01/2015 – 02/2016: Research Associate, College of Innovation, Thammasat University (Thailand)
• 07/2015 – 09/2015: Research Assistant, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre (Thailand)
• 11/2014 – 01/2015: Research Assistant, Graduate School, Suan Dusit University (Thailand)
• 10/2012 – 11/2014: Assistant Business Development Manager, Worldwide Education Network Limited (Thailand)
• 02/2012 – 08/2012: Education Counselor, Thai International Education Limited (Thailand)

Selected Publications

Book Chapters

• Vongvisitsin, T. B., & Wong, A. K. F. (2024). New perspectives of community-based tourism: A universal approach to tourism development. In Nunkoo R., Juwaheer, T. D. (eds.), A Research Agenda for the Social Impact of Tourism. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
• Wisansing, J., & Vongvisitsin, T. (2019). Local impacts of creative tourism initiatives. In Duxbury N., Richards, G. (eds.), A Research Agenda for Creative Tourism (pp. 122-136). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.

Journal Articles

• Vongvisitsin, T. B., & Wong, A. K. F. (2021). Organisational change towards LGBTQ+ inclusion in hospitality and tourism: Managerial perspective. Tourism Management, 86, 104331.
• Ngwira, C. N., Tse, S., & Vongvisitsin, T. (2020). Constraints and negotiation strategies of solo female travellers to Africa. Tourism, Culture and Communication, 20(1), 35-47.

Selected Professional & Community Services

• Social Media Editor, Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing (Impact Factor: 7.564)
• Chair of Technology and Start-up, Thailand Gastronomy Network

Further Information

Link to Google Scholar page

Modified Date: 12 Dec, 2023
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