International Food Tourism Forum

Dr. Wantanee Suntikul is Assistant Professor at the School of Hotel and Tourism Management at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her core research interest and expertise are in cultural tourism destinations, political and social aspects of tourism development, religion tourism, heritage tourism, and gastrodiplomacy and tourism. She holds projects in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, China, Hong Kong, Macao and Bhutan. Dr. Suntikul’s recent books include “Tourism and Political Change”, “Tourism and Political Change” (2nd ed.), “Tourism and War”, “Tourism and Religion: Issues and Implication”, and she is currently writing a book on “Gastrodiplomacy and Tourism. Dr. Suntikul is also Joint Editor-in-Chief of the journal “Tourism, Culture & Communication”. She is a regular speaker in UNWTO conference and forums and have been invited to speak on gastronomy and tourism in various countries.