Ahmed Abdel Fattah | Tourism Studies | Research Excellence Award

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Dr. Ahmed Abdel Fattah | Tourism Studies | Research Excellence Award

Lecturer | Macao University of Tourism | Macau

Dr. Ahmed Abdel Fattah is a tourism and heritage studies scholar with expertise in cultural and heritage tourism, museum and attraction management, niche tourism, and qualitative research methods. His research focuses on visitor experiences, authenticity, religious and cultural tourism, host–guest relations, and the socio-cultural politics of tourism, with strong engagement in Middle Eastern and Asian contexts. He has contributed through peer-reviewed journal articles, encyclopedia chapters, and conference research addressing museums, Bedouin tourism, mosque visitation, and gendered leisure practices. His scholarly output comprises 13 research documents, receiving 26 citations across 23 citing works, with an h-index of 3, reflecting consistent academic impact. Professionally, he has extensive experience in higher education teaching, research supervision, curriculum development, academic governance, policy-oriented tourism projects, and international capacity-building initiatives.

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Rahul Rajkamal | Tourism | Research Excellence Award

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Dr. Rahul Rajkamal | Tourism | Research Excellence Award

Assistant Professor | Institute of Management Research MGM University | India

Dr. Rahul Rajkamal is an academic and tourism management professional with expertise in tourism education, MICE tourism, destination development, and industry–academia collaboration. His research focuses on MICE tourism development, tourist experience, customer relationship management, tourism policy, and emerging trends shaping hospitality and event management. He has contributed scholarly work to peer-reviewed and indexed journals, addressing workforce dynamics, student satisfaction, financial inclusion, and destination competitiveness. Professionally, he combines academic teaching with prior industry exposure in tourism sales and consultancy, enabling practice-oriented pedagogy. He is actively involved in curriculum delivery, research mentoring, scholarly events, and capacity-building initiatives that strengthen tourism education, applied research, and sustainable tourism development.

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Barnali Mahanta | Tourism Management | Best Researcher Award

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Ms. Barnali Mahanta | Tourism Management | Best Researcher Award

Assistant Professor | Pragjyotish College | India

Ms. Barnali Mahanta is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Tourism Management at Pragjyotish College, Guwahati, India, where she has been actively engaged in teaching, research, and academic development in the field of tourism studies. She holds a Master’s degree in Tourism Management from Gauhati University and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Anthropology at Cotton University. Her research focuses on tourism dynamics in Northeast India, with special emphasis on river tourism, sustainable tourism, Brahmaputra tourism, and tourism anthropology. Through her scholarly work, she explores the interconnections between tourism, culture, ecology, and community development, particularly in riverine and indigenous contexts. She has published widely in national and international journals, contributing insightful studies on river-based religious tourism, medical tourism, and socio-cultural impacts of tourism along the Brahmaputra River. Her publications appear in reputed platforms such as Springer Nature and other indexed journals. In addition to her teaching and research responsibilities, she serves as a reviewer for the International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Management, reflecting her commitment to advancing the academic discourse in tourism and hospitality. Dr. Mahanta’s academic endeavors aim to promote sustainable and community-based tourism in Northeast India, with a vision to integrate local cultural heritage and environmental preservation into tourism development practices.

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Mahanta, B. (2025). Brahmaputra river-based religious tourism: A study of local perception on Umananda Island, Guwahati, India. Journal of Coastal Conservation, 29(51).

Mahanta, B. (2024). Current status of Indian medical tourism and role of Apollo Hospitals Group in Chennai. In Medical Tourism in Developing Countries: A Contemporary Approach (pp. 265–269). Springer Nature Singapore.

Mahanta, B. (2025). Tourism, culture, and ecology: Socio-cultural and environmental impacts of Brahmaputra River tourism in Guwahati, Chandrapur, and North Guwahati, Assam, India. International Journal of Environmental Sciences, 11(22s).

Mahanta, B. (2025). Factors influencing tourist perceptions of river tourism destinations: A case study of the Brahmaputra River in Guwahati, Assam, India. African Journal of Biomedical Research, 28(2s), 774–778.

Mahanta, B. (2024). Assam’s riverine religious tourism industry in Guwahati Metro: Prospects and challenges. Global Journal of Tourism Leisure & Hospitality Management, 2(3).