Professor Neelu Seetaram

Professor Neelu Seetaram is an economist specialising in the study of the tourism and airline industries. She publishes in world leading journals and serves on the editorial boards of prestigious journals such as the Journal of Research and Tourism Economics.

Prior to joining Leeds Beckett University, Neelu has worked at Bournemouth University, Monash University, Australia and the University of Mauritius. She has also acted as a research consultant for Price Water house Coopers, UNICEF (Mauritius) and worked on UNESCO funded projects in Mauritius. 

Neelu regularly publishes in world leading journals and has co-edited two successful books. She serves on the editorial boards of prestigious academic journals such as the Journal of Research and Tourism Economics. She is an elected council member of the Association for Tourism Economics and a member of the German Aviation Research Society. She acts as an adviser for European Aviation Conference. 

She specialises in the study of tourism demand. She has written seminal articles on the effect of migration on tourism. Her current research focuses on the effect of taxation on tourism demand. Her research interest include tourism development and poverty reduction. 

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