Degree: PhD

Title: Lecturer

Research directions: Tourism and hotels, barrier-free tourism, elderly tourism, inclusive tourism, social tourism and qualitative research methods

Teaching directions: human geography, entertainment and sports tourism, tourism geography and tourism and contemporary issues in the hotel industry

Graduated from: The University of Waikato (PhD), Brest Business School (master’s degree), the Waterford Institute of Technology (master’s degree) and University College Dublin (bachelor’s degree)

Ramanayake has focused on tourism and hotel research. He has been applying critical, creative, visual and participatory methods to his studies to promote the development of teaching and research that influence society.