Richard Butler is Emeritus Professor of Tourism at the University of Strathclyde, UK and also holds positions at the University of Western Ontario, Canada and NHTV University, Breda, Netherlands. His research interests include tourism destination development, sustainability and tourism in remote locations. He has recently edited Tourism and War (with W. Suntikul, 2013) and Island Tourism: Sustainable Perspectives (with J. Carlsen, 2011).