Chin Ee Ong Editor & Author

Hilary du Cros is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of New Brunswick, Canada. She has a unique perspective on tourism, heritage and arts management after 35 years as an academic and as a consultant in the Asia-Pacific Region. Her books include The Arts and Events with Lee Jolliffe (2014) and Cultural Heritage Management in China with Y.S.F. Lee (2009).

Bob McKercher is a Professor of Tourism at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His wide-ranging research focuses on special interest tourism markets, product development and consumer behavior. He received his PhD from the University of Melbourne, Australia, a Master's degree from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, and his undergraduate degree from York University in Toronto, Canada. Prior to entering academia, he worked in a variety of operational and advocacy positions in the Canadian tourism industry.

Chin Ee Ong is Professor of Culture and Tourism Management at Macao University of Tourism, China. A multi-disciplinary scholar, he has an interest in the workings of power in heritage and tourism settings and their implications for sustainability and social justice. He has taught for close to 20 years in Singapore, the Netherlands and China's Macao, Zhuhai and Guangzhou. He has also conducted research, consulting and capacity building projects in Asia and Europe.