Ian Yeoman

Dr. Ian Yeoman is a Professor of Disruption, Innovation, and New Phenomena at the Hotel Management School and the academy of Leisure & Tourism at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences. Ian acquired his skills as a scenario specialist for VisitScotland, where he established the process of future-oriented thinking within the organization. He did this using various techniques including economic modeling, trend analysis, and scenario construction. More recently, he has undertaken a series of projects about the future of tourism in the Pacific for the Asian Development Bank and on the future of work and the ecosystem for the government of New Zealand. Ian completed his PhD research in Operations Research at Edinburgh Napier University. He is the co-editor of the Journal of Tourism Futures and the editor of the Tourism Futures book series by Channelview. He is also the author and co-author of more than 20 books, including ‘Science Fiction, Disruption, and Tourism’ and ‘The Future Past of Tourism’. Ian holds the position of Visiting Professorship at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and Ulster University in the United Kingdom. Ian is ranked as one of the top 100 scholars in the field of tourism according to Google Scholar and was named as one of the top 50 influencers by the Hospitality Institute in 2022.