Simon Faulkner

Senior Lecturer and Academic Excellence Coach - University College Birmingham

Shrewsbury/Birmingham, UKJoined February 2026

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Sustainable tourism Regenerative tourism Aviation management Destination management Crisis communication Higher education pedagogy Academic coaching Student experience Rural tourism Central America Tourism resilience

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Simon is a senior lecturer and academic excellence coach at University College Birmingham.

He is a tourism and aviation management expert, specialising in regenerative and sustainable tourism, destination planning and the wider impacts of travel on communities and environments and crisis communication within aviation and tourism.

Simon teaches international tourism management, aviation and airport management, and international hospitality and tourism management, drawing on extensive industry collaboration and live client projects.

His recent work includes leading student-led marketing initiatives with businesses in Great Malvern to attract younger visitors.

Simon’s interests focus on rural communities in Central and South America, and he has appeared on the 'Colombia Calling' YouTube series to discuss tourism resilience and recovery on Providencia following Hurricane Iota.

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