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Biography
Jeff has an industry background in international marketing and advertising and has developed an international research reputation in the high yielding segment of independent travellers and backpacker tourism following the publication of his report The Billion Dollar Backpackers. He has delivered keynote presentations at national tourism conferences in Australia, Estonia, Fiji and Kenya. He has been invited by the UNWTO to present at the World Tourism Conference and at ITB Berlin on the role independent travellers play in the development of emerging economies. Jeff has also worked in association with the Aga Kahn Development Network (AKDN) on tourism education and development in East Africa. He has regularly been invited to provide input to the strategic planning process of organisations such as Visit Victoria, the Committee for Melbourne, Tourism Australia and Tourism Fiji.
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