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Dr Faithfull Gonzo

Senior Lecturer
London Geller College of Hospitality and Tourism
faithfull.gonzo@uwl.ac.uk

Faithfull Gonzo is a senior lecturer in Events Management who has a passion and experience in teaching Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management.

Before transitioning into academia, Faithfull worked for large and prestigious organisations such as Leander Club, Marriott Hotels, and Qhotels for more than fifteen years. She successfully completed doctoral level research in Economics and Management with Tourism Management. Faithfull also holds an MA degree in International Tourism and Hospitality Management (UK) and a BA (honours) degree in Events Management and Hospitality Management (UK).

Faithfull is an external evaluator for various academic institutions. She is a co-author of 'Inclusive Community Development Through Tourism and Hospitality Practices', published by IGI Global. Faithfull has also published articles in peer-reviewed academic journals. Her research interests include rural tourism development and planning, poverty alleviation, economic impacts, sustainable development and diaspora tourism.

  • Qualifications

    • PhD Tourism Management | North West University, South Africa,
    • MA in Hospitality and International Tourism Management Middlesex University,
    • BA (Hons) Hospitality and Events Management - University of Gloucestershire,
    • PGCERT Teaching and Learning in Higher E.

  • Memberships

    Institute of Hospitality, Fellow member of the Advance higher education

Teaching

Faithfull Gonzo is a senior lecturer in Events Management who has a passion and experience in teaching Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management.

Research

  • Research and publications

    Journal articles

    Effects of rural tourism development on poverty alleviation: a grounded theory (2022), African Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 3(2), pp. 73-95, DOI: https://doi.org/10.47963/ajhtm.v3i2.769

    Stakeholder Expectations Influence the Success of Rural Tourism Development: A Tale of Three Stakeholders (2022), Asian Social Science, 18(8) pp. 1-11, DOI:10.5539/ass.v18n8p1

    Book chapters

    Gonzo, F. (2023), 'Impacts of Tourism Development in Developing Countries: A Namibian Perspective', in V. Nadda, F. Gonzo, R. Batta, & A. Sharma (Eds.), Inclusive Community Development Through Tourism and Hospitality Practices (pp. 71-106), IGI Global, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6796-1.ch004

    Gonzo, F. C. (2023), 'Pro-Poor Tourism and Poverty Alleviation', in V. Nadda, F. Gonzo, R. Batta, & A. Sharma (Eds.), Inclusive Community Development Through Tourism and Hospitality Practices (pp. 125-159), IGI Global, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6796-1.ch006

    Books

    Nadda, V., Gonzo, F., Batta, R., & Sharma, A. (Eds.), (2023), Inclusive Community Development Through Tourism and Hospitality Practices, IGI Global, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6796-1

  • Research degree supervision

    • Heritage tourism
    • Impacts of pandemics on the tourism industry

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