Seweryn Zielinski is an assistant professor at Sejong University in the Republic of Korea. He received his PhD in Forest Environmental Science (Ecotourism) from Seoul National University. He holds a BBA in International Tourism Management and MSc. in Coastal-marine Integrated Management. He focuses his research on ecotourism, community-based tourism, tourism governance and policy, destination management, coastal tourism, integrated beach management, and beach certification schemes.