Dr habil Michael Volgger, BSc, Mag, is Professor with the School of Management & Marketing, Curtin Business School at Curtin University, and Discipline Lead for Tourism, Hospitality and Events.

He holds a doctoral degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt in Germany. Prior to joining Curtin University in 2017, he was a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Regional Development at Eurac Research in Italy. In addition, he has been lecturing and supervising master students at the Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt in Germany and taught Executive Education in Switzerland. He also held a Visiting Professorship at the Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt in Germany (2021) and was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Center for Tourism Research at Wakayma University in Japan (2019-2023).

Michael has always been able to establish strong industry connections and has conducted several applied research projects in European and Australian tourism destinations, which included both qualitative and quantitative research, and published his research in high-quality journals. He has been the leader in 23 research projects and a team member in an additional 23 projects that have successfully received government, industry and university support.

Michael has published 2 authored books, 5 edited volumes and 4 special issues in academic journals. In addition, he has published 48 peer reviewed academic journal articles, 55 research book chapters and 29 industry or government reports. Moreover, he has presented at over 150 academic or industry conferences.

Michael is the "Advances in Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research" (ACTHR) Series Co-Editor, and serves as Senior Editor for "Tourism Geographies".