Neil leiper tourism biography of george

We are honoured and delighted to have the opportunity to write an academic portrait on Professor Neil Leiper who dedicated three decades of his life to academe prior to passing away on the 14 February 2010 from a brain tumour.

He earned an international reputation as a leading tourism scholar. The contribution that he made was captured brilliantly by Pheroza Daruwalla, whose statement appeared on the back cover of the third edition of Neil’s Tourism Management textbook (Leiper, 2004): Neil Leiper is one of the best, most profound thinkers and writers internationally in his field.

Neil leiper tourism biography of george hamilton

Especially noteworthy is his ability to clearly explain and describe their relevance to real world practices and issues. Neil is perhaps best known for his whole tourism systems work, which can be found as the basis for understanding tourism in any foundation tourism textbook.

However, for those who had the opportunity to know Neil either through w