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Dr. Vanessa (Gaitree) Gowreesunkar is an Associate Professor with varied research interests in tourism. She is a citizen of Mauritius Island. With a PhD cutting across three disciplines (Tourism Management, Communication, and Marketing), Vanessa is currently working as Associate Professor at the Anant National University (India). Previously, she was assuming the role of Head of Department at the University of Africa. Vanessa holds the position of Associate Editor for the Emerald International Journal of Tourism Cities and Vice President of the International Tourism Studies Association (ITSA). She also assumes the role of Social Media Director for both entities. Outside her academic role, she serves as an observer at the World Tourism Network. With over a decade of experience in teaching, training, and research, Vanessa has brought her contributions to various international universities and educational institutions. 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 textbooks and she has co-authored several book chapters and research articles with leading scholars. Her credential may be verified on Google Scholar, LinkedIn, Academia, ORCID, Scopus Network, the African Scientist Directory, Frontiers Media Research Gate, and Web of Science Research in the name of Dr. Vanessa GB Gowreesunkar or Dr. Vanessa Gaitree Gowreesunkar.
Vanessa is also known as an international player with a passion for building connections and driving successful collaborations across borders. One of her key strengths lies in establishing and implementing Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) which have proven to be instrumental in creating strategic alliances and driving sustainable development. With an impressive global network and a track record of developing MoUs, she has consistently delivered results that have positively impacted various universities and educational institutions; she has fostered partnerships and facilitated cross-country collaborations to drive growth and innovation in several African and Asian countries including India, Mauritius, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Malaysia, Maldives islands among others Vanessa has been conferred various awards for her contribution to research and woman empowerment in Mauritius, India, and Africa, the latest one being the Global Women Leadership Award by the Ministry of MSME (Government of India), WASME, and SME Street Foundation. 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 (IUCN).
Vanessa plays a 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 (ANPRAS), a regional Non-Governmental Organisation affiliated with the African Union. As a co-founder of ANPRAS, 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. At the level of the African Union, Vanessa occupied the position of Cluster Secretary for the woman and gender cluster from 2015 to 2018 and currently, she assumes the role of Deputy Chair for the Tourism, Infrastructure and Energy cluster of African Union Economic and Social Council (ECOSOCC). Vanessa is also actively promoting women empowerment through her affiliation with All Ladies League (India) and the World Advocates in Tourism and Women Academics in Tourism. She serves as National Coordinator for WAELE (Women Advancement for Economic and Leadership Empowerment), an international organisation based in Nigeria and which caters for the cause of women, widows and young girls.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TOURISM CITIESno. 1 (2024): 213-239
Emerald Publishing Limited eBookspp.25-38, (2023)
Routledge eBookspp.271-285, (2023)
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Emerald Publishing Limited eBookspp.197-207, (2023)
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW AND MANAGEMENTno. 1 (2023): 1-3
Apple Academic Press eBooks (2023)
Journal of Foodservice Business Researchpp.1-30, (2023)
Apple Academic Press eBookspp.59-73, (2023)
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Management of Tourism Ecosystem Services in a Post Pandemic Contextpp.399-402, (2022)
Children in Sustainable and Responsible Tourismpp.143-157, (2022)
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