Prof. Martin Falk, University of South-East Norway (USN) Bø, Norway

Title of Speech: Domestic tourism boom in rural areas during the pandemic

Martin Falk is Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Southeast Norway (School of Business, Department of Business and IT; Campus Bø). His research focuses on empirical analyses in the fields of sustainability, innovation, tourism and climate change. Since 2016, he has been a visiting professor at Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance (School of Economics and Trade). His activities as a board member/editor of academic journals include: International Journal of Tourism Policy (editor together with editor-in-chief Konstantinos Andriotis), Springer Nature Business & Economics, Heliyon, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Tourism Economics, Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration, International Journal of Tourism Research and Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research.