The Future of Tourism

Eduardo Fayos-Solà is President of the Ulysses Foundation, and Senior Adviser of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism at The George Washington University, Washington D.C. He is also the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) 2014 Ulysses Laureate for his contributions to Tourism Policy and Governance at world-wide level. As former Director for Europe at the UNWTO, Executive Secretary of the UNWTO Knowledge Network, and Founding President of the UNWTO Themis Foundation, he is the architect of the TedQual Certification for quality of tourism education university programs. He has also been Director General of Tourism of Spain and the Spanish Government Representative for Tourism at the European Commission in Brussels. He has edited and authored a number of books and other academic and professional publications on public policy in tourism, tourism for development, and innovation, inclusiveness and sustainability in tourism.
Chris Cooper is Professor in the School of Events, Tourism and Hospitality Management at Leeds Beckett University, UK. He was Chair of the UN World Tourism Organization Education Council (2005 - 2007) and was awarded the UN Ulysses Medal for contributions to tourism education and policy. He co-edits "Current Issues in Tourism" and sits on editorial boards for leading tourism, hospitality and leisure journals. He has authored a number of leading textbooks and is the co-editor of the book series "Aspects of Tourism".