Dr Kiran Shinde teaches in the Planning program at La Trobe University, Australia. He does
research in the field of religious tourism, and has published about 50 research articles relating to
cultu...vizualizați mai multeDr Kiran Shinde teaches in the Planning program at La Trobe University, Australia. He does
research in the field of religious tourism, and has published about 50 research articles relating to
cultural heritage, religious tourism, policy analysis, and destination planning and management.
His papers have appeared in high-ranking journals, including Urban Studies, Current Issues in
Tourism, International Journal of Tourism Research, GeoForum, and Space and Culture. He has also
contributed chapters in books published Elsevier, Routledge, SUNY Press, and CABI. He has
presented research papers at conferences in Canada, Turkey, Australia, Portugal, Singapore, the
UK, and the USA. He was invited by the UNWTO to contribute to the Bethlehem Charter on Religious
Tourism. He is also on the editorial board of the International Journal of Religious Tourism and
Pilgrimage. Recently, he completed a UNWTO report on Buddhist tourism in Asia. He holds a PhD
from Monash University, Australia, an MSc from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand),
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