Dr. J. Andres Coca-Stefaniak is Associate Professor of Tourism and Events at the University of Greenwich, Deputy Leader of the Faculty of Business' Tourism Research Centre research group, co-editor of the Routledge Handbook of Tourism Cities, co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Tourism Cities, and advisor to the China-based World Tourism Cities Federation. He has delivered expert evidence to Members of Parliament in the House of Commons and policymakers at the European Commission in Brussels on topics including the vitality and competitiveness of town centres, tourism, and the role of traditional markets in revitalising town centres.