On this page you can read some details about the Master of Arts in Tourism Destination Management team, which is currently working at the Breda University of Applied Sciences. Below you can find a list of all our tutors, researchers and professionals.

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RAYMOND BOLAND, MSc.

International Experience…
UK; Germany; Netherlands; Thailand; Myanmar; Indonesia

Talk to me about…
Politics; Media; Food; Ethics; Thesis Topics

Contact…
Email: boland.r@buas.nl – logo-linkedin

 

HARALD BUIJTENDIJK, PhD.

International Experience…
The Netherlands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand

Talk to me about…
Tourism Destination Development; Creative Concepts; Value Chain Governance; Social Enterprise; Multi-stakeholder Collaboration; Business Innovation; A Tourism Development; DOOZZE; Thesis Topics

Contact…
Email: Buijtendijk.h@buas.nl – logo-linkedin

ERDINÇ ÇAKMAK, PhD.

International Experience…
Australia, Balkan states, Canada, Germany, Georgia, Indonesia, Iran, Myanmar, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, UK.

Talk to me about…
Social practice of tourism stakeholders; tourism sociology; destination marketing; informal economy; entrepreneurship; politics and conflict-ridden destinations; Thesis Topics

Contact…
Email: cakmak.e@buas.nl  – logo-linkedin

 

GEURT DROST, MSc.

International Experience…
Netherlands; Belgium; Indonesia; Thailand; Vietnam

Talk to me about…
Stakeholder Analysis; Thesis Topics; Baking Pancakes

Contact…
Email: drost.g@buas.nl –  logo-linkedin

 

RAMI K. ISAAC, Ph.D.

International Experience…
Netherlands, Palestine; England; Wales; Spain; Lebanon, Indonesia, Thailand; Australia

Talk to me about…
Tourism Planning & Developments; Tourism, power and politics; Tourism in Conflict-ridden and post-conflict destinations; Safety, security and tourism; Tourism and violence; Transformational Tourism; Euro centrism, post- colonialism and tourism; Activism/ solidarity/ political oriented tourism; Heritage/ dark tourism/difficult (unwanted) heritage/ heritage that hurts; Thesis Topics; Contextual approach thinking

Contact…
Email: Isaac.r@buas.nl –  logo-linkedin

JEROEN KLIJS, Ph.D.

International Experience…
Netherlands; Finland; Canada; USA; Sweden

Talk to me about…
Economic impact of tourism; Urban management; Urban tourism; Area based developments; Thesis Topics

Contact…
Email: klijs.j@buas.nl– logo-linkedin

 

HERMAN JAN MEIJERS, MA.

International Experience…
Netherlands; Belgium; Tanzania; Namibia; Nigeria; Mozambique; Kenya; South Africa; Saudi Arabia; Egypt; Azerbaijan; Austria; UK; Turkmenistan; Russian Federation; Nepal; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Maldives; Australia; Indonesia; Vietnam; Romania; Bulgaria; India; Switzerland

Talk to me about…
International Project Management; EU; Recruitment; (Job) Interviews; Development Economics; Communication; Report Writing & Thesis Topics

Contact…
Email: meijers.h@buas.nl – logo-linkedin

PIETER PIKET, Ph.D

International Experience…
Poland, Russia, Hungary, USA, India, Finland, Palestine, Montenegro, Sweden, Bulgaria, Belgium

Talk to me about…
As long as there is money involved, I will guide you; Thesis Topics

Contact…
Email: piket.p@buas.nl – logo-linkedin

WESLEY PUT-VAN DEN BEEMT, MSc.

International Experience…
The Netherlands, Austria, France, Finland, Cambodia, Thailand, Bali, Vietnam, Singapore

Talk to me about…
Consumer Behaviour, Design Thinking, Online Marketing, Market Research, Group Dynamics, Personal Development

Contact…
Email: beemt.w@buas.nl – logo-linkedin

 

jos_van_der_sterren_NHTV_staffJOS VAN DER STERREN, MSc.

International Experience…
Latin America, Eastern Africa, Eastern Europe South- East Asia

Talk to me about…

International Development, Projects, Micro-finance, International Relations, Economics, Camping

Contact…
Email: Sterren.j@buas.nl – logo-linkedin

 

 

Ivar Neelis, MSc.

International Experience…
Netherlands, Hong Kong

Talk to me about…
Sustainability, (quantitative) research, SPSS, Report writing, vegetarian and vegan food

Contact…
Email: neelis.i@buas.nl – logo-linkedin

 

Rico Lie, PhD.

International Experience…
The Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom, Canada, USA, Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil, Ghana, Benin, Congo, Egypt, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, South-Africa, China, Hong-Kong, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia

Talk to me about…
Communication for development, international and intercultural communication, media studies and social anthropology, qualitative social science research

Contact…
Email: lie.r@buas.nl

Corné Dijkmans, PhD.

International Experience…
UK, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Thailand, Dubai, Malaysia, Vietnam

Talk to me about…
Impact of technology, social media, big data, online communication, customer engagement

Contact…
Email: dijkmans.c@buas.nl – logo-linkedin

Sebastiaan Straatman, Drs.

International Experience…
Australia; Belgium; Bolivia; Brasil; China; Guatemala; India; Indonesia; Mexico; Mongolia; Myanmar; Nepal; Netherlands; Peru; Thailand; UK; Vietnam;

Talk to me about…
The potential of tourism to improve the quality of life. I have a special interest in tourism value chain analysis, the visual experience of tourism, and the role of affect in decision-making.

Contact…
Email: straatman.s@buas.nl – logo-linkedin

Jessika Weber, PhD.

International Experience…
Germany; Netherlands; Switzerland; UK; Austria; Morocco

Talk to me about…
Location based games, serious and applied games, experience design, design research, augmented reality, virtual reality, digital experiences

Contact…
Email: weber.j@buas.nl – logo-linkedin

Laura Pardo, MA.

International Experience…
Colombia, The Netherlands, Chile, Ethiopia, Germany, Indonesia

Talk to me about…
Digital media and visual arts

Contact…
Email: pardo.l@buas.nl – logo-linkedin

Marco Bevolo, PhD.

International Experience…
Italy, Japan, PRC, Singapore, Hong Kong, Poland, Spain, UK, Finland, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany, France, Ireland, Denmark, USA, Canada, Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico, Dubai, Turkey, Switserland

Talk to me about…
Social Constructivism, Co-creation, Design Research, Qualitative Research, Design, Futures, Foresight, Social Sciences, Psychoanalysis, Cultural Trends, Critical Thinking, Luxury, Premium, High End, Civic Rights, Diversity & Inclusion, Politics, Sustainability, High Tech, Brand Design, Marketing Communication, Journalism, Literature, Linguistics, Fine Arts, Museums

Contact…
Email: bevolo.m@buas.nl – logo-linkedin

Maike van Breda, Drs.

International Experience…
The Netherlands, Norway

Talk to me about…
Consumer behaviour, (online) marketing, qualitative research, design thinking the tourist experiences and of course your personal experiences at BUas and in life in general.

Contact…
Email: breda.m@buas.nl – logo-linkedin

Ilja Simons, PhD.

International Experience…
Netherlands, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Austria, Bulgaria

Talk to me about…
Storytelling, Community Based Tourism, Qualitative Research, Southern Africa, Festivals and Events

Contact…
Email: simons.i@buas.nl – logo-linkedin

Simone Moretti, MA.

International Experience…
Italy, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia.

Talk to me about…
Tourism impacts, overtourism, sustainable development, project management, Italian food, life-changing decisions.

Contact…
Email: moretti.s@buas.nl – logo-linkedin

 

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