Pat Wood
Pat Wood
Pat is a Principal Lecturer in Tourism at
London Metropolitan University (LMU) and is a visiting professor in Europe,
Asia, Caribbean and Cuba. She is a founder steering group member of the LMU
International Research Institute for Culture, Tourism and Development (IICTD),
and an associate of the LMU Caribbean Studies Centre. She is a representative on
the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cuba, is a Canning House patron member, and
a member of the Caribbean Council.
Pat has acted as an International Education
Adviser to the Cuban Superior Education Ministry and organized the UK leg of the
Cuban Ministers of Higher Education and Tourism fact finding European tourism
education mission. She initiated The Universidad 2004 convention first tourism
conference in Havana.
In 2007 Pat led the first international
team delivering master classes in Cuba to tourism professionals for the
Ministry of Tourism and Formatur.
Her Publications and
keynote presentations relating to Cuban tourism, education and natural disaster
management for international workshops and journals:
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(2005), ‘Destination Cuba - Hospitality and Tourism Education, Training Strategy and Challenges, ’ "Recent Developments in Tourism Research", Revista Turismo & Desenvolvimento (Journal of Tourism and Development, no.7/8, pp221-07, 2007, Portugal (2006) ‘Natural Disaster Management in Cuba - A Case for Partnership Best Practice’, Keynote Speaker, British Expertise Mission, Trinidad (2006), ‘The HLTT curriculum - ‘Hospitality, Leisure, Travel and Tourism education and training in a global context’, Keynote Speaker, ’ Universidad 2006, Round Table, Habana, Cuba Co-writer with Lynch, R., (2006), ‘Buying Travel online; choosing a strategy for the internet age’ case study, pp563, Corporate Strategy 4th Edition, Prentice Hall (2006), ‘Tourism and education development in Turkey’, Partner, EU project with Texis, Istanbul, Turkey (2005), ‘Challenges for Tourism’, ‘Backin’ Barbados’ symposium, key note Speaker, Barbados Tourism Authority, Barbados With Fernandez, H., (2005), ‘Hit or Miss’- Disaster Management in Cuban Tourism’, Keynote Speaker, WTO Ulysses Conference, published proceedings, Madrid 2004, published proceedings, Habana, Cuba Wood, P., (2004) Tourism in the International Marketplace, Keynote Speaker, Universidad With Rogers, T., Conference and International Education, Keynote Speaker, Universidad 2004, published proceedings, Cuba (2003) The Ultra Competitive Marketplace, Keynote Speaker, Barbados Tourist Board, London, 2003 With Jayawardena C. (2003), Cuba - Hero of the Caribbean - Tourism Education Strategy, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Vol 15, no 3, pp 151-155, Emerald, UK (2000) The Hotel Industry and the role of the Concierge, Keynote Speaker, The Use of Food Images in selling Countries to Tourism, London (1999), Globalisation effect of Hospitality Industries, Visiting Professor, Jyvaskyla Polytechnic, Finland With Knowles, T. (1998) Accreditation Report on Private Hospitality, Tourism, Leisure Training and Education Provision in Cyprus, Ministry of Education, Cyprus International Work Experience Survey (1997) Victoria University, Australia With Allmond, M., (1996) Small Business and Core Competencies, Keynote Speaker, published proceedings, ESBA Conference University of Vaasa, Finland (1993) Continuing VET in Hotels France and UK, Conference speaker, University Guildhall, London (1990) Comparative Study of Productivity in Hotels in UK and Germany, published proceedings, NIESR, London Allmond, M., Ellesley, M., Warnes, T., Wood, P., (1981) ‘Continental Craft Study - Germany’ published HCTB, London |
