About
Born and raised in Belgium, I received my MA in Applied Economics at the University of Hasselt (BE), and a MA and PhD in Tourism at the KU Leuven (BE). I worked as a doctoral researcher at the Flemish Centre for Tourism Research Policy, and as a researcher for VISITFLANDERS, the Destination Management Organization of the Dutch-speaking Belgian region. Since February 2015 I decided to leave my own backyard and took up a position as lecturer in the Bachelor and Master programmes in International Tourism Management at Auckland University of Technology (NZ).
As a traveller I had the chance so far to visit China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, and Vatican City State and I hope to keep on increasing the list.
Download full CV with publication list here: Curriculum Vitae