Norbert Vanhove (PhD in economic sciences, Erasmus University, Rotterdam) started his career in tourism at WES Research & Strategy (Bruges) and is co-founder and honorary president of TRC (Tourism Research Center). He is one of the founding fellows of IAST (International Academy for the Study of Tourism) and has been vice-president of Association Internationale d’Experts Scientifiques du Tourisme (AIEST) for over ten years. He has been visiting professor (1967–2001) and later treasurer at the College of Europe. Since 2002, he has been part-time professor at KU Leuven (Tourism). In the years 1979–2000, he was general director of the Regional Development Authority of West-Flanders and of WES Research & Strategy.