Karl Bolton
Senior Lecturer in Business & Management
The Claude Littner Business School
Previously, Karl had a varied 25 year corporate career including time working in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Having studied Marketing and Business Studies prior to moving into Tourism, he worked for First Choice and Explore before rising to become Head of Product for Backroads Tourism.
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Qualifications
- PG Cert Higher Education (University of West London) 2019
- CIM Diploma in Marketing (Salford University 2000)
- MSc in Tourism (Strathclyde University 1991); Thesis ‘Adventure Tourism in Zimbabwe’
- Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analysis (Lancaster University 1990)
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Memberships
Institute of Travel and Tourism
Research
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Research and publications
Papers and conferences
- How ‘over-tourism’ has impacted the host destinations environment, culture and economy and developing a model, with global applications, to manage these challenges Council for Hospitality Management Education (CHME) Conference 2021
- How The impact of Covid 19 on UK group tour operations’ Council for Hospitality Management Education (CHME) Conference 2021
- ‘How over-tourism will impact the future of tourism ’‘Current Issues in Tourism Conference 2020
- Effect of student phone use in lectures The Festival of Learning and Teaching UWL 2019
- Publications: ‘Global Strategic Management in the Service Industry’ chapter Emerald Publishing 2021 and various papers presented at conferences regarding over-tourism and the impact of Covid 19 on UK group tour operations
- Bolton, K (2019) Affect of student phone use in lectures. A poster presented at: The Festival of Learning and Teaching, 3rd July 2019, University of West London: UK
Books
- Global Strategic Management in the Service Industry chapter Emerald Publishing 2021
