Debasish Batabyal, PhD, has been teaching travel and tourism management at the Department of Travel and Tourism, Amity University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. A postgraduate in Business Management with a specialization in tourism from the University of Burdwan, Dr. Batabyal received his doctorate degree from the same university. His areas of research interest include e-tourism, sustainable tourism and social solidarity economy, and destination development and planning. He has written two books and edited two more with reputed international publishing houses. He has published a number of research articles in internationally reputed journals of social science, including the Indian Journal of Marketing, South Asian Journal of Tourism and Heritage, IJARBEST, Journal of Emerging Technologies and Research, and also in various edited volumes. He has also co-authored a chapter in the District Human Development Report (UNDP and Govt. of West Bengal) and District Gazetteer Report (Govt. of West Bengal). Recently, he was awarded ILO's South-South Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) scholarship to participate at the 11th Social and Solidarity Economy Academy in Madrid, Spain. Dillip Kumar Das, PhD, is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Tourism Management, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, India. He has been associated with this university since 2005. He has also served as Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Department of Tourism Management Sikkim Central University, Gangtok, Sikkim, India. The author has 20 years of teaching experience in business programs and more than 13 years of research experience. So far, six PhD scholars and one MPhil scholar have been awarded degrees under his supervision and guidance. Dr. Das has contributed over 48 research papers in reputed national and international refereed, peer-reviewed journals and proceedings and has edited three research handbooks from Springer, IGI-Global USA, and Apple Academic Press. Dr. Das has also published a textbook on tourism management with Sage Publications. He is a reviewer for several refereed journals of international repute. His areas of research interest include eco-tourism, tourism impact studies, travel agency management, and international airfare and ticketing.
