Dr Ahmed Abdel Fattah
Ahmed Abdel Fattah is a lecturer at Macao University of Tourism (UTM), where he teaches qualitative research methods, tourism management, and heritage courses.
Dr Abdel Fattah received his PhD from Lincoln University in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Ahmed provides training lectures on heritage and special interest tourism products for the UTM Global Centre for Tourism Education and Training, in collaboration with The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
Ahmed has practical experience in the hotel and tourism industry, as well as in heritage tourism, across Egypt, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.
He has also served as an overseas program coordinator for The Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) in Lebanon and France. Previously, he taught at various educational institutions in the United States and New Zealand.
Ahmed has a broad range of research interests, with a current focus on religious tourism, established and emerging qualitative research methods in tourism studies, cultural heritage interpretation, visitor management, and post-colonialism.
As the fragile first phase of a new peace deal commences in Gaza, Ahmed Abdel Fattah ponders the potential for social media content creators to consolidate connections and promote peace through tourism in Israel and Palestine.
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Travel is often about breaking free. In this spirit, according to Ahmed Abdel Fattah, Western destinations offer veiled Muslim women tourists a unique chance to explore who they are, challenge the norms of their own societies, and experience a refreshing sense of freedom.
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