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Jafar Jafari is A cultural anthropologist (PhD, University of Minnesota, USA), with BA (English Literature, University of Isfahan, Iran) and BS and MS (hotel and tourism management, Cornell University, an honorary doctorate (Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain) and the recipient of the 2005 United Nations World Tourism Organization Ulysses Prize, Jafar’s contributions to the academic community span international boundaries and institutions. He is Visiting Professor of the Universidade do Algarve (Portugal), Luleå University of Technology (Sweden), and Sun Yat-sen University (China); Lifetime Honorary Professorship of Bundelkhand University (India), and international Program Director of the Universitat de les Illes Balears (Spain) and professor emeritus of the University of Wisconsin-Stout School of Hospitality Leadership.

In addition to research and teaching, Jafar holds numerous editorial board positions and has established foundational journals, books, and networks within tourism studies. He is the Founding Editor of Annals of Tourism Research; Chief Editor, Tourism Social Science (book) Series; Co-Chief Editor, Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice book series; Co-chief Editor, Encyclopedia of Tourism; Co-Founding Editor, Information Technology & Tourism; Co-Founder, TRINET: Tourism Research Information Network; Founding President, International Academy for the Study of Tourism; and Founding President, The t-Forum: Tourism Intelligence Forum. Jafar has been both as a “brick-layer” and a “developer” in the field of tourism. His brick-by-brick layers appear in his paper contributions known to the scholarly community.