Hugues Seraphin

Hugues Séraphin is a Senior Lecturer in Event and Tourism Management Studies. He holds a PhD from the Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (France) and joined The University of Winchester Business School in 2012. He was the Programme Leader of the Event Management programme between 2015-2018. This programme is one of the leading programmes in the country with 100% students’ satisfaction (NSS 2016). Hugues is now the Faculty of Business and Digital Technologies Work Placement Lead. Hugues started his career in 2003 as a French teacher in a secondary school in Birmingham. He then started to teach Travel, Tourism, and Events in 2006 when he joined a Further Education college in London. Hugues possesses a broad range of international experiences. This includes teaching in top Business Schools and Universities in France (EM Normandie; ESC Larochelle; ESC Pau; Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, etc.). Prior to his career in academic, Hugues worked in the tourism and hospitality sector within various organisations and roles (in the Caribbean and in Europe). Hugues attained various awards for the quality of his teaching. Hugues is also a research active academic. The links below provide detailed information on his performance.

Publications

Pancoe Method: A New Experience in Heritage Tourism Education
Pancoe Method: A New Experience in Heritage Tourism Education
Maximiliano Emanuel Korstanje, Hugues Seraphin, Alejandra Zuccoli. © 2023. 13 pages.
The present case study is focusing on the power of pleasure (joy) as a strategy to better the standard education system in Argentina. Whilst pleasure was overlooked as an...
Small-Scale Sport Events and Local Community Perceptions
Small-Scale Sport Events and Local Community Perceptions
Hugues Seraphin, Maximiliano Korstanje. © 2020. 22 pages.
With issues related to overtourism and, more specifically, tourismphobia, the impacts of any tourism-related activities are being scrutinised. Events falling under this category...
Special Interest Tourism in Southeast Asia: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Special Interest Tourism in Southeast Asia: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Bintang Handayani, Hugues Seraphin, Maximiliano E. Korstanje. © 2019. 131 pages.
As the tourism industry grows worldwide, researchers continue to seek solutions and practices that support increased tourism to specific regions. Special interest tourism is a...
Southeast Asia Tourism: Introductory Chapter
Southeast Asia Tourism: Introductory Chapter
Maximiliano Korstanje, Bintang Handayani, Hugues Seraphin. © 2019. 22 pages.
The chapter starts from the assumption that in spite of the abundance of research about Southeast Asia, they are published by native English speakers such as Australians or...
Dark Tourism in the Philippines Islands
Dark Tourism in the Philippines Islands
Bintang Handayani, Hugues Seraphin, Maximiliano Korstanje. © 2019. 20 pages.
Though the study of dark tourism has been widely expanded over the recent years, less attention was given to the Southeast Asian destinations. Dark tourism exhibits events that...
Through the Gaze of Morbidity and Consumption: Comments on Dark Tourism in Southeast Asia
Through the Gaze of Morbidity and Consumption: Comments on Dark Tourism in Southeast Asia
Bintang Handayani, Hugues Seraphin, Maximiliano Korstanje. © 2019. 21 pages.
The chapter theorizes the rise of dark tourism in Southeast destinations. This represents an unexplored segment for the specialized literature that devotes its efforts in...
Halal Tourism in Bali, Why Not?
Halal Tourism in Bali, Why Not?
Bintang Handayani, Hugues Seraphin, Maximiliano Korstanje. © 2019. 17 pages.
The case studied in this chapter is about the discourse of halal tourism (HT) to be implemented in Bali, and to be proposed as layer in special interest tourism (SIT). It aims to...
Street Food as a Special Interest and Sustainable Form of Tourism for Southeast Asia Destinations
Street Food as a Special Interest and Sustainable Form of Tourism for Southeast Asia Destinations
Bintang Handayani, Hugues Seraphin, Maximiliano Korstanje, Manuela Pilato. © 2019. 24 pages.
Sustainable development is an objective that every destination is aiming at. This chapter provides evidence that street food, as a special interest for of tourism, if...
Travel Agencies and Tour Operators at KidZania: A Proactive and Innovative Approach
Travel Agencies and Tour Operators at KidZania: A Proactive and Innovative Approach
Hugues Seraphin, Frederic Dosquet. © 2019. 17 pages.
The role of tour operators (TOs) and travel agents (TAs) are putting together transport, events, attractions, accommodation and food / drink into a package and are then selling...
On the Use of Qualitative Comparative Analysis to Identify the Bright Spots in Dark Tourism
On the Use of Qualitative Comparative Analysis to Identify the Bright Spots in Dark Tourism
Hugues Seraphin, Vanessa Gowreesunkar. © 2018. 17 pages.
As Haiti lacks visitor attractions, the development of an authentic event programme is going to be an essential part of the on-going tourism strategy. Culturally rich events are...