Thirumaran K | Author | SciTechnol | Journal of Tourism Research

Thirumaran K Author

k.thirumaran@jcu.edu.au

Subjects of specialization
Hospitality & Tourism, Hospitality & Tourism Management, Tourism Management

Affiliation
Centre for International Trade and Business in Asia (CITBA), James Cook University, Australia (Singapore Campus)

Biography

Dr. K Thirumaran is a tourism and hospitality management specialist with James Cook University Singapore. He is the key organizer of the World Luxury Destinations conference 2018 and coined the term affinity tourism.Thiru’s research focuses on service excellence, cultural and luxury tourism. He is interested in questions related to modern developments and their impact on emerging destinations’ cultural values and the use of virtual and augmented reality to improve training programs in the industry.

Publications

Editorial Open Access

Challenges in Emerging Research on Luxury Destinations

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Thirumaran K

Challenges in Emerging Research on Luxury Destinations

Since the end of the Cold War, many of the economies in the world have proceeded with market reforms and integrated into the world economy by spurring domestic free enterprise, promoting openness to foreign direct investments and intensifying international trade. All these have resulted in a general uplift of income levels and dynamic changes in many view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8807.1000e111

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