Valentina Basile

I studied tourism management at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, and have worked in various roles within the tourism industry. This has included working as a consultant on several tourism projects, mainly in Italy, managing a tourist information centre and working as an international travel sales co-ordinator. After many years in the industry, I decided to move into academia and completed a postgraduate qualification in further education.

I am a lecturer in tourism business management, year manager and tutor for undergraduate students and dissertation supervisor for final year students.

My native language is Italian but I also speak German, Spanish and French at intermediate level, and have taught on various language modules.

I have worked with partner institutions on live projects in many overseas destinations.

• Travel Geography
• Managing Tourism Activities
• Modern Languages
• Tourism Professional Practice
• Developing People in Tourism.

Research interests include destination management, sustainability and employability.