Violet V. Cuffy is a Senior Lecturer in Tourism and Events Management at the University of Bedfordshire, UK. She is a former Commonwealth Scholar and former scholar of the Organisation of American States. She holds strong research interests in Island Tourism, Carnival Tourism, Tourism Heritage and Culture; Diaspora Tourism, Destination Development and Marketing, Tourism Policy and Product Development, Tourism Education and Training, and Lifelong Learning.

David Airey is Emeritus Professor of the University of Surrey, UK. In 2006, he received the United Nations World Tourism Organization's Ulysses Prize for his work in the creation and dissemination of knowledge. Since retiring from his full-time position at Surrey, he has continued to teach, research, and write, based both in the UK and internationally, where he holds a number of visiting professorships.

Georgios C. Papageorgiou is Associate Professor and Head of the International Tourism and Hospitality Management department at Deree - the American College of Greece. His research interests include tourism education management, tourism policy planning and development, tourism marketing, qualitative research methodologies, and the relationship between tourism and popular culture - in particular music, film and literature.