Vanessa G.B. Gowreesunkar

Vanessa (Gaitree) Gowreesunkar is an Associate Professor with varied research interests in tourism. She is a citizen of Mauritius with a PhD cutting across three disciplines namely Tourism Management, Communication and Marketing. Vanessa is the Associate Editor of the Emerald International Journal of Tourism Cities and the Vice President of the International Tourism Studies Association. she is also assuming the role of observer at the World Tourism Network ( ). With over a decade of experience in teaching, training and research, Vanessa has brought her contributions in various international universities and educational institutions. She currently serves as Associate Professor at the Anant National University in India. Previously, she was assuming the role of Head of Department for Hospitality and Tourism at the University of Africa. Vanessa is an editorial board member of several scientific journals, and has published in Scopus-Indexed journals. Vanessa is the main editor of a number of international text books and she has authored/co-authored several book chapters. She is the review editor of Frontier in Sustainable Tourism. Vanessa has been conferred various awards for her contribution in research in Mauritius, India and Africa. She is an elected member of the ICOMOS International Cultural Tourism Committee and a specialist member of the World Commission on Protected Areas and Tourism and Protected Areas . She is member of Planet Happiness. Vanessa plays key role in a number of community empowerment initiatives; from 2010 to 2015, she assumed the role of Vice President and from 2015 to 2017, as President, at the African Network for Policy, Research and Advocacy for Sustainability, a regional Non-Governmental Organisation affiliated with the African Union. As a co-founder , she spearheaded a number of community-based initiatives and research activities in the field of island tourism, women empowerment, informal tourism economy, community-based tourism and sustainable development. Vanessa occupied the position of Cluster Secretary for the woman and gender cluster from 2015 to 2018 and that of Deputy Chair for the African Union ECOSOCC Tourism cluster of African Union Economic and Social Council.

Publications

Global Perspectives on Human Rights and the Impact of Tourism Consumption in the 21st Century
Global Perspectives on Human Rights and the Impact of Tourism Consumption in the 21st Century
Maximiliano E. Korstanje, Vanessa G.B. Gowreesunkar. © 2023. 263 pages.
Global Perspectives on Human Rights and the Impact of Tourism Consumption in the 21st Century is an essential reference book for those concerned with the interaction between...