Dr. Omar Moufakkir is a professor, MA programs course leader at Stenden University in the Netherlands, and the editor of 'The Journal of Tourism and Peace Research'. His current research focuses on tourism and peace and the effects of immigration on destination image and travel propensity.
Tomas Pernecky is a senior lecturer in the School of Hospitality and Tourism at the Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. His research focuses mainly on knowledge production of and theoretical inquiries into events and tourism, epistemology in qualitative research, hermeneutic phenomenology, sustainability, and the critical exploration of issues surrounding peace. Tomas is the founder of the EPTHE network which was created for researchers and students interested in critically exploring the issues of peace through tourism, hospitality, and events (www.epthe.net). E-mail: tomas.pernecky@aut.ac.nz