Professional Summary
Wantanee Suntikul received her Masters and PhD from the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at the University of Surrey, Guildford, England. She has been teaching and researching for over 15 years, previously in Macao, Hong Kong and Bhutan. Her core research interest and expertise are in gastronomy and tourism, cultural festival tourism, sustainable hospitality, and political and social aspects of tourism and hospitality development. Her geographical research areas include Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, China, Hong Kong, Macao and Bhutan. She has published in the leading journals in the field. Dr. Suntikul’s recent books include “Tourism and Political Change”, “Tourism and Political Change” (2nd ed.), “Tourism and War” and “Tourism and Religion: Issues and Implications”. Dr. Suntikul is also Joint Editor-in-Chief of the journal “Tourism, Culture & Communication” and an Associate Editor of the journal “Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights”.