Born in Birmingham in 1943, educated at King Edward's School, then Nottingham University (1961-4) in Geography, and Glasgow University (1964-67) PhD in Geography, on the Tourism Industry in the Scottish Highlands and Islands. Moved to Canada to take up a position as Assistant Professor in Geography at the University of Western Ontario, intending to stay a couple of years, but ended up there for 30 years, gaining promotion to Professor and Head of Department of Geography, a wife and three children. Came back to the UK to the University of Surrey as Deputy Head (Research) from 1997-2005, then took early retirement and moved to St Andrews, and a part time position in the Strathclyde Business School until 2012. Now retired in name but editing books, writing articles and book chapters, giving papers and reviewing articles and grant proposals and playing a little coarse golf. My main research interests have been the impacts of tourism, tourism in remote areas and islands, off shore oil developments, and sustainability. Some 20 books on tourism published on topics from religion to war, resilience to cricket and giants of tourism. Last research project was an Emeritus Fellowship from Leverhulme Foundation which allowed me to redo my BA thesis research topic, a study of Fair Isle, Shetland, using the same questionnaire survey fifty years after the original survey. A great opportunity to return to my favourite place, renew my birdwatching interest and write some more.Read more about this authorRead less about this author