Tom Griffin
Assistant Director, Institute for Hospitality and Tourism Research
Associate Professor
Ted Rogers School of Management
Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism
Toronto, Ontario
tom.griffin@torontomu.ca
Office:
(416) 979-5000 ext. 557935
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Bio/Research
Tom Griffin has a PhD in Recreation and Leisure Studies from the University of Waterloo. His research interests revolve around Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR) travel in general, and specifically immigrants who host visitors and its implications for community development, individual well-bein...
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Bio/Research
Tom Griffin has a PhD in Recreation and Leisure Studies from the University of Waterloo. His research interests revolve around Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR) travel in general, and specifically immigrants who host visitors and its implications for community development, individual well-being, and the tourism industry. Tom is also interested in Virtual Reality and its impacts on the tourism industry. His research has been published in various tourism journals and presented at international conferences.
Previously, Tom was the Manager of Research and Social Responsibility for Tourism Toronto, the regional destination marketer, and has held consultancy positions working for various tourism and community agencies in the UK, Australia, and Canada.
Tom has lectured at several higher education institutions in southern Ontario on subjects including tourism policy, tourism and sustainability, tourism concepts, destination marketing, and tourism research. He strives to engage students in class using different activities and technology to help students be active in the learning process.
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Previously, Tom was the Manager of Research and Social Responsibility for Tourism Toronto, the regional destination marketer, and has held consultancy positions working for various tourism and community agencies in the UK, Australia, and Canada.
Tom has lectured at several higher education institutions in southern Ontario on subjects including tourism policy, tourism and sustainability, tourism concepts, destination marketing, and tourism research. He strives to engage students in class using different activities and technology to help students be active in the learning process.
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