I am a tourism industry professional working in the areas of economic development, policy and strategy formulation and action planning, destination development and regeneration, branding and promotion, industry leadership, and festival and event development and management - working in the UK, Middle East and Asia. I am an Associate of the Edinburgh Institute at Edinburgh Napier University and a Visiting Research Fellow in the Business School at Edinburgh Napier University . I have a passion for Travel and I have traveled in over 5o countries. II consider myself an ambassador for Edinburgh and Scotland.