O'Regan, M

• Tourism’s role in protecting and restoring natural capital in Amazonian Peru 2018 - 2019

  , 5000

• Santander, What demotivates Chinese Students attending UK Universities: The role of perceived leisure constraints 2016

  , £5000

• Erasmus Mundus, Smart Tourism Destinations 2016

• Senior Academic, Bournemouth University, UK

  September 2015 - 2020

• Assistant Professor, Institute for Tourism Studies

  August 2013 - July 2014

• Assistant Professor, Dongbei University of Finance & Economics, Surrey International Institute

  August 2011 - August 2013

• Part Time Hourly Lecturer, School of Sport and Service Management, University of Brighton

  October 2005 - May 2011

• Marketing Executive, Wicklow County Tourism ltd, Ireland

  1999 - 2003

• Marketing Assistant, Gulliver InfoRes Services ltd, Ireland (FEXCO)

  1997 - 1999

• PhD, University of Brighton, United Kingdom

  January 2005 - January 2010

• MBS, University of Limerick, Ireland

  August 1995 - July 1997

• Graduate Diploma in Tourism Studies, University of Limerick, Ireland

  1994 - August 1995

External  Media and Press

• Brewdog’s crisis is a cautionary tale in following the advice to ‘buy brands you love’ – inew (2021)
• The trouble with maskless tourists – CNN (2021)
• Should your business become a B Corp? – Raconteur (The Times) (2021)
• Is it more important to be ethical than profitable? – Raconteur (The Times) (2020)
• Hope 100: The movement towards better business (2020)
• Opening Closed Doors: Can Hotels Do More to Fight Human Trafficking? – SKIFT (2020)
• Travelers behaving badly: Is the conduct of tourists getting worse? – CNN Travel (2020)
• Purpose over profit: are B-Corps the future of sustainable business? – Reuters (2020)
• Can Airbnb Survive Coronavirus? – Bloomberg owned CityLab (2020)
• Airbnb must face the facts: human trafficking and modern slavery happen in rented accommodation – Yahoo News (2020)
• ‘Dear God, please send the Philippines some tourists‘ – South China Morning Post (2018)
• “The village that took over the world” – Gentleman’s Journal thegentlemansjournal.com (2018)
• Tourists on drunken rampage in Marbella sparks furious backlash in infamous TOWIE resort – The Mirror (2018)
• Pengelolaan Pariwisata Bahari Butuh Keseriusan (Maritime Tourism Management Needs Seriousness) (2016)
• Choe, J., & O’Regan, M. (2015). Uncorking the middle class.  Macau Business Magazine

The Conversation / Long Form Media

• O’Regan, M. (2020). How Airbnb got its IPO plans back on track
• O’Regan, M. (2019). Airbnb must face the facts: human trafficking and modern slavery happen in rented accommodation
• O’Regan, M. (2019). B Corp certification won’t guarantee companies really care for people, planet and profit
• O’Regan, M. (2017). Tourist codes of conduct are a bad idea – here’s why
• O’Regan, M. (2014). The tyrannies of collaborative consumption. Discover Society
• O’Regan, M. (2012). A View from the Street: Growth of mobility in Dalian, China. T²M Newsletter, 9, 17-19

• Event Tourism: trends and opportunities

  2019

  The Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Lima, Perú.

• Dr O'Regan presented "Friction/Frictionless in the City.” For the sixth edition of seminar series Cities & Mobilities focused on mobility and design

  16 March 2018

  Roeterseiland Campus (University of Amsterdam)

• China and overseas events

  2017

  Dongua University (Shanghai), supported by Santander  

• Chiang Mai as a Smart Tourism Destination

  2017

  India Chiang Mai University (Thailand) – Supported by Erasmus Mundus 

• Marine Tourism and Outbound Chinese Tourism

  02 June 2016

  Pancasila University (Jakarta, Indonesia)

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