TMM-Taufik Abdullah, Ph.D. – Faculty of Social Sciences Education

+62 821-1939-8278

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Jl. Dr. Setiabudi No.276A, Kota Bandung 40143

Taufik Abdullah, Ph.D.

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Lektor Kepala / Associate Professor

Doctor of Philosophy in Tourism, University of Otago

Critical Tourism Studies

[email protected]

Taufik Abdullah, Ph.D., currently serves as the Head of the Tourism Marketing Management Study Program at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI). He has been a dedicated faculty member of UPI since 2014. Before joining the university, he gained valuable professional experience in various roles within the food service industry. Taufik began his academic journey with an associate degree in Food Production Management. Building on this foundation, he earned both a bachelor's and master's degree in Tourism Management. Driven by a deep curiosity about the complexities of tourism, he completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Tourism at the University of Otago, New Zealand. His research interests focus on critical tourism studies, particularly issues related to marginalization, power dynamics, and empowerment within the tourism industry. Additionally, his work extends to the fields of tourism marketing, food tourism, and tourism entrepreneurship.

Abdullah, T., Galih Kusumah, A. H., & Pratama, A. R. (2025). Challenges in Community Empowerment: A Case Study of Rote Vocational School’s Tourism Program. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education, 1–7.

_{Lee, C., Abdullah, T., Hallak, R., & Kalluenzer, A. (2025). Hospitality on the streets: A mixed-method study of indonesian street food micro-enterprises. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 130, 104236.}

Abdullah, T., Setiyorini, H. P., Khaerani, R., Chen, T., & Nur Sya’ban, M. R. (2025). Generation Z's Perspectives on environmental responsibility in tourism and hospitality careers. Tourism Recreation Research, 1-6.

Ningrum, L. P., & Abdullah, T. (2025). Negotiating modernization in village tourism amidst efforts to preserve traditional culture. Journal of Heritage Tourism, 20(5), 661–682.

Abdullah, T., Carr, N., & Lee, C. (2025). A conceptualization of conflict involving local people in tourist destinations. Current Issues in Tourism, 1-17.

Abdullah, T. & Polus, R. (2024). Tourism Case Studies Asia-Pacific Region. CABI

Abdullah, T., Carr, N., & Lee, C. (2024). Conducting online interviews with hard-to-reach hospitality industry participants. Journal of Qualitative Research in Tourism, 5(1), 50-56.

Abdullah, T., Carr, N., & Lee, C. (2024). Tourism enterprises and barriers to business growth. In Handbook of Tourism Entrepreneurship (pp. 176-187). Edward Elgar Publishing.

Abdullah, T., Carr, N., & Lee, C. (2023). The empowerment of street food vendors: a marginalised community within the hospitality industry. Tourism Recreation Research, 48(6), 885-898.

Abdullah, T., Lee, C., & Carr, N. (2023). Do survivalists deserve to be called entrepreneurs? The case of hospitality micro-entrepreneurs in Indonesia. Hospitality & Society, 13(2), 113-136.

Abdullah, T., Carr, N., & Lee, C. (2023). Muslim hospitality micro-entrepreneurs’ perspectives on empowerment: A research note. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 55, 72-75.

Abdullah, T., Lee, C., & Carr, N. (2023). Conceptualising human and non-human marginalisation in tourism. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 23(2), 254-268.

Abdullah, T., Lee, C., & Carr, N. (2023). Defining success and failure in the hospitality industry's microenterprises: A study of Indonesian street food vendors. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 109, 103403.

Abdullah, T., Carr, N., & Lee, C. (2022). Re‐conceptualising the empowerment of local people in tourism. International Journal of Tourism Research, 24(4), 550-562.

Gaffar, V., Tjahjono, B., Abdullah, T., & Sukmayadi, V. (2022). Like, tag and share: bolstering social media marketing to improve intention to visit a nature-based tourism destination. Tourism Review, 77(2), 451-470.

Gaffar, V., Tjahjono, B., Abdullah, T., Sari, M., & Rofaida, R. (2022). Unfolding the impacts of a prolonged COVID-19 pandemic on the sustainability of culinary tourism: Some insights from micro and small street food vendors. Sustainability, 14(1), 497.