I am a Senior Lecturer at Swansea University (United Kingdom). I worked alongside the National Tourism Development Authority of Ireland before joining Gulliver, and later, Wicklow County Tourism as Marketing Executive.

I have a Ph.D from the School of Sport and Service Management, (University of Brighton), which I completed in 2011.

My research interests are slow, alternative, historic, future and cultural mobilities, outbound Chinese Tourism and events and leisure.

Experience

Academic appointments

• Part Time Hourly Lecturer, School of Sport and Service Management, University of Brighton, Oct 2005 – May 2011
• Assistant Professor, Dongbei University of Fnance & Economics / Surrey International Institute, Aug 2011 – Aug 2013
• Assistant Professor, Institute for Tourism Studies, Aug 2013 – Aug 2014
• Senior Academic, Bournemouth University, UK, September 2015 – September 2020
• Senior Lecturer in International Tourism Management, Swansea University, Uk – August 2021 – present

Education

Degrees

• PhD, University of Brighton, United Kingdom, Jan 2005 – Jan 2010
• MBS, University of Limerick, Ireland, Aug 1995 – Jul 1997
• Graduate Diploma in Tourism Studies, University of Limerick, Ireland, 1994 – Aug 1995

Online Profiles

• Academia.edu
• Linkedin
• ORCID
• Twitter
• Scopus ID
• Publons

Getting in Contact:

The best way of reach out is emailing michael.oregan(@)gmail.com