Peter Robinson is Head of The Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Management and Leeds Beckett University, UK. Previously, he was Principal Lecturer and Head of the Leisure Department at the University of Wolverhampton, where his responsibilities extended to the management of The Arena Theatre, a university owned arts venue. Peter has a background working in tourism and events management in the public, private and voluntary sectors, and his research interests include tourism management, events management, event motivation and community-based and slow tourism. Peter has published a number of edited textbooks, including Operations Management for The Travel Industry (CAB International), Events Management (CAB International) and Research Themes for Tourism (CAB International), together with journal articles, industry publications and presentations at international research and industry conferences. Peter is the West Midlands Representative for the Tourism Management Institute, a member of the Executive Committee for the Association for Event Management Education and is a member of the Education and Training Committee for The Institute of Travel and Tourism.