S. K. Gupta, Ph. D, a Professor in Tourism in Centre for Mountain Tourism and Hospitality Studies, HNB Garhwal University (A Central University), Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India, His expertise in areas of Tourism planning, Travel Trade, Community based Tourism promotion and technological innovation in tourism and hospitality industry are widely acclaimed. He is currently holding the responsibility of Director, Centre for Mountain Tourism and Hospitality Studies ,Dean, School of Management,. He is also the Coordinator, European Union Erasmus+ programme for Inter-institutional collaboration between Dimitrie Cantemir University, Romania and HNBG University. He has completed many national research projects to deal with regional issues of tourism promotion. He is the Editor in Chief of “Journal of Tourism” (JoT), an international journal and Associate Editor of, “Ecoforum Journal” and “Revista de Turism- Studi si Cercetari in turism”, International Journals, from Romania and member of Editorial Board of European Journal of Management Issues. He has published Eight books both as author and editor, several research papers in national and international journals and edited books and has also prepared study materials for distance learning programs of various universities and MOOCs. He has guided fourteen doctoral research scholars to his credit.