Balancing Mountain Tourism, Cultural Heritage, and Environmental Stability

Amrik Singh is working as Professor in the School of Hotel Management and Tourism at Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Hotel Management from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. He started his academic career at Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India in the year 2007. He has published more than 65 research papers in UGC and peer-reviewed and Scopus/Web of Science) journals. He has published 12 patents and 01 patent has been granted in the inter-disciplinary domain. Dr. Amrik Singh participated and acted as a resource person in various national and international conferences, seminars, research workshops, and industry talks. His area of research interest is accommodation management, ergonomics, green practices, human resource management in hospitality, waste management, AR VR in hospitality, etc. He is currently guiding 8Ph.D. scholars and 5 Ph.D. scholars have been awarded Ph.D.

Pankaj Kumar Tyagi is a distinguished academician, accomplished researcher, and experienced consultant, currently serving as Professor at Chandigarh University, Mohali, India. He is an alumnus of Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (a Central University) and Kurukshetra University, where he received a robust academic foundation that has supported his extensive professional trajectory. With more than 22 years of experience across the tourism industry, academia, professional training, and consultancy, Dr. Tyagi has developed recognized expertise in several core areas, including destination management, travel processes, sustainable and regenerative tourism, and emerging disruptive technologies. His academic and professional endeavours are centered on fostering responsible and forward-looking approaches within the tourism and hospitality sectors. Dr. Tyagi has made significant scholarly contributions, having authored or edited 20 academic books and published over 50 research papers in reputed international journals indexed in leading databases such as Scopus and Web of Science. His research reflects a commitment to advancing knowledge at the intersection of tourism, technology, and sustainability. In addition to his academic publications, Dr. Tyagi is an active reviewer for several international journals, contributing to the enhancement of scholarly standards in the fields of tourism, management, and technological innovation. Through his ongoing academic, research, and consultancy engagements, Dr. Tyagi continues to play a vital role in shaping discourse and practice within sustainable and technologically driven tourism development.

A. K. Haghi , Ph.D., is a retired professor and has written, co-written, edited or co-edited more than 1000 publications, including books, book chapters, and papers in refereed journals with over 4000 citations and h-index of 33, according to Google Scholar database. He was appointed as: Honorary Research Associate (HRA) of Bioprocesses and Bioproducts Group, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Saltillo, Coahuila, México. He has also been appointed as Honorary Research Associate (HRA) at Chemistry Centre, University of Coimbra, Portugal and held a Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) at the Tbilisi State University. He has supervised several PhD and MSc theses at the University of Guilan and co-supervised international doctoral projects. He is Founder and former Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and Polymers Research Journal. Professor Haghi holds a BSc in urban and environmental engineering from the University of North Carolina (USA). He holds two MSc, one in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University (USA) and another one in applied mechanics, acoustics, and materials from the Université de Technologie de Compiègne (France). He was awarded a PhD in engineering sciences at Université de Franche-Comté (France). [Editor]