Location: Bronte Hall Room 221, Headingley Campus, Leeds, LS6 3QW

Dr Razaq Raj is Senior Lecturer in the UK Centre for Events Management teaching Financial and Strategic Management and a University Teacher Fellow. He has published work on special events, financial management in events, information technology, events sponsorship, cultural festivals and events, sustainable tourism and religious tourism. He is Editor in Chief for the World Journal of Tourism, Leisure and Sport. Razaq is the author of the text books Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Management: An International Perspective and Advanced Event Management: An integrated and Practical Approach. He is currently editing a book on sustainability and events management. He also sits on a number of voluntary sector management boards. Razaq is a board member of international academic associations, CIRCLE (The Centre for International Research in Consumers Location and their Environments) and ATLAS (The Association for Tourism and Leisure Education). His research interests include cultural and community events, outdoor events, impacts and risks, financial management and events for religious tourism.

Current Research Projects

Editing two special editions of World Journal of Tourism, Leisure and Sport. The application of destination management models for religious destinations and tourism Modern trend in higher education: Enhancing and assessing student learning through the Internet. (with Tahir Rashid)

External Research Roles

Editor in Chief: World Journal of Tourism, Leisure and Sport Editorial Board member: Journal of Tourism Today, Journal of Assessment, Learning and Teaching, Asian Journal of Development Studies

Recent Keynote Presentations

The Development of Personal Skills of an Event Manager: Keynote presentation at The International Conference on “World Expo-E & C Education & Research” by China Convention & Exhibition Society (CCES) in collaboration with Shanghai Institute of Technology (SIT) Shanghai, December 2008.

Books Published

Raj, R. and Morpeth, N.D. (eds.) (2007) Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Management: An International Perspective. Oxford, UK: CABI International Publishing, ISBN 978-0-85199-021-7. Raj, R. Walters, P and Rashid, T., (2008) Advanced Event Management, An integrated and practical approach, SAGE publishing.
Raj, R., and Musgrave, J., Sustainability and Event Management. Oxford, CABI International Publishing. (in press) Due out 04/2009.

Recent Conference Presentations

Raj, R. Musgrave, J and Morpeth, N.(2007) Creating a Marketing model for the Management of Religious Destinations at a local and regional level. Presented at the Destinations revisited; Perspectives on developing and managing tourist areas ATLAS annual conference 2007, Viana do Castelo, Portugal, September. Raj, R and Rashid, T. (2007) Enhancing the University Student Experience through the Internet. Presented at the EuroCHRIE Conference 2007, Leeds, October.Raj, R. (2008) Changing Role of Sustainable Festivals and events on Local Communities, Presented at the Selling or Telling? Paradoxes in tourism, culture and heritage, ATLAS annual conference, Brighton, UK, July.