Rifga Rasheed is a Lecturer in the Tourism Management Department at the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Studies (FHTS). She holds a Master in International Hospitality Management (Hons), completed in 2019, and a Bachelor of International Tourism Management (Hons) in Events Management, completed in 2014, awarded by Taylor’s University, Malaysia and Académie de Toulouse, France.

She was awarded the MNU Staff Scholarship in 2016 and received the Best Paper Award for her Master’s Dissertation in April 2018. Beyond teaching, she has contributed to the University as a former member of the MNU Academic Senate, Committee on Courses (COC), FHTS Assessment Review Committee (ARC), and FHTS Curriculum Committee (FCC).

Her teaching and research interests include sustainable and regenerative tourism, community-based tourism, destination image, and digital transformation in the tourism and hospitality industries.

Master in International Hospitality Management (Hons), Taylor’s University, Malaysia and Académie de Toulouse, France , 2019
Bachelor of International Tourism Management (Hons) (Events Management), Taylor’s University, Malaysia and Académie de Toulouse, France , 2014
Diploma in Tourism Management, Taylor’s University, Malaysia, 2011

Sustainable Tourism Development
Regenerative Tourism
Community-based tourism
Destination image
Digital transformation in the tourism and hospitality industries

MSCA-RISE-2020 – Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (Secondment) as part of LABOUR project https://doi.org/10.3030/101007766
Secondment at Marmara University, Turkey and Stockholm University, Sweden (18th February 2023 – 24th July 2023)
As part of MSCA-RISE-2020: Ongoing work on scientific article titled ‘The contribution of CSR initiatives to the sustainable tourism agenda: Understanding the perception of resort managers in the Maldives’
Master’s Dissertation at Taylor’s University, Malaysia (2019)
‘A Netnographic Analysis of Travel Bloggers’ Experiences and their Influence on Destination Image’

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Sustainable Tourism Development / Sustainable Resort Island Management / Special Interest Tourism / Destination Management / Tourism in Business / Quality Management / Working as a Tour Guide / Working in a Socially Diverse Environment / Strategic Management for Hospitality and Tourism.

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MNU Academic Senate
FHTS Assessment Review Committee (ARC).
MNU Committee on Courses (COC)
FHTS Curriculum Committee (FCC),

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