Rajinder Kumar

Affiliation

Assistant Professor , School of Vocational Studies

Email

krajinders@aud.ac.in

Orcid

Orcid: 0000-0003-0466-1140

Qualification

PhD (Tourism Management)

Past Experience

Head of Department cum Assistant Professor (Tourism Management), Department of Travel and Tourism Management University of Ladakh, Ladakh, India (March 2022 to September 2024).
Assistant Professor, NIITAM, Nims University Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India (July 2021 to February 2022).
Assistant professor at School of Hotel & Travel and Tourism Management, IEC University, Baddi, Solan, HP, India (January 2021 to July 2021).
Ministry of Home Affairs (Sub Inspector, Border Security Force), Government of India (July 2013- July 2015).

Area of Expertise

Tourism Education, Destination Performance, Urban Planning, Responsible Travelling, , Geotourism, Tourismscape, Tourist Satisfaction

Awards

Young Educator/Young Researcher Award in Tourism, Hospitality and Aviation, By DTORR in 2024

Publications

Morrison, A. M., Cheah, J. H., & Kumar, R. (2024). A destination performance measurement framework: exploring the relationships among performance criteria and revisit intentions. Current Issues in Tourism, 1-19. (ABDC-A category)
Kumar. R., Abdulah, H. & Chusket, R. (2024). Vibrant Village Program Performance Measurement: The Relationships among Tourist Revisit Intention and Word of Mouth. In Sharma D & Abdulah, H. & Kumar, P. in Sustainable Tourism: Balancing Conservation and Progress in a Dynamic Industry". Emerald Publication. (Accepted)
Kumar Singh, P., Gupta, D., Kumar, R., Sunder. G. R., & Das. K. B (2024). Empirical Investigation of Relationship between CSR and Financial Performance: Study of Tata Companies. In Shaikh, E. et al. in corporate social responsibility and business ethics in tourism management: a business strategy for sustainable organizational performance. Emerald Publication. (Accepted)
Kumar, R., Kumar Singh, P., Hoosni, N., & Sharma, N., & Sunder, R.G (2024). Urban Environment, Tourist Satisfaction and Corporate Social Responsibility: A review and future research perspective. In Kandpal et al. Green Futures: Navigating the Path to Environmental Resilience. Springer Nature Group. (Accepted)
Khalid, R., Kumar, R., Sinha, R., Selem, K. M., & Raza, M. (2024). A consensus map for Ladakh’s development as potential geotourism destination: key drivers. Journal of Place Management and Development. (Accepted- ABDC-C category).
Singh, P.K.; Vasudevan, A.; Singh, E.N.; Das, B.K.; Sunder, R.G.; Mate, N.R.; Kumar, R.; Singh, N.; Aier, B (2024). Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on Customer Loyalty in Indian Telecom Industry: The Moderating Role of Consumer Demographics. Sustainability 2024, 16, 7129. https://doi.org/10.3390/ su16167129 (SCOPUS)
Kumar. R., Gautam. P., & Sinha. R. (2023). Workation, New Paradigms of Destination Development: An Exploratory Study in Himachal Pradesh. International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism System. 17(1). (SCOPUS)
Kumar. R., and Khan, S. (2021). Tourism education in India: A supply-demand gap International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Systems, 14(2), 116-123. (SCOPUS)
Khan, S., & Kumar, R. (2021). Revisiting Oldenburg's Third Place: Leisure in the Coffee House. Journal On Tourism & Sustainability. 5(1). ISSN-2515-6780.

Seminar/Conferences

Sharma, N.; Kumar, R. & Rani, M (July 2024). Tourist Loyalty in the Digital Age: The Influence of Digital Content Sharing with Special Reference to Cultural Tourism of Uttar Pradesh. In The 10th International Conference on Business and Technology (ICBTAMMAN'2024), Amman – Jordan
Sharma, M., Gyalchan, N., Kumar, R., & Dias, G. (June 2024). Sustainable Homestay, Responsible Traveler, and Sustainable Tourism Destination: Evidence From Ladakh, India. In the 20th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism, Phuket Thailand from 12-14th June 2024.
Gautam, P., Jophel, T. & Kumar, R. (June 2024). Exploring the Mediating Effect of Eco Camps between Responsible Traveler and Sustainable Tourism Destination. In the 20th Asia Pacific Forum for Graduate Students Research in Tourism, Phuket Thailand from 12-14th June 2024.
Kumar, R., Sharma. N., Singh. P., and Chusket. T. (2024). Exploring the relationship between responsible traveler framework and sustainable future of sports tourism destination: a case study of Razang La Full Moon Marathon. At International Conference on Sustainable Models and Paradigms for Future of World Tourism and Hospitality Sector: Innovations, Challenges and Opportunities, CMTHS, HNBGU, Uttarakhand, India
Kumar, R., & Sharma. N. (2024). Sustainable Trekking Destinations: A Resident's Perspective on Trekking Tourism in Lahaul Valley, Himachal Pradesh. At 3 rd International Marketing Conference (iMarC III), Indian Institute of Management Shillong.
Kumar, R. (2023). 14 Principal of destination evaluation: a case of Ladakh (2023), At 4th International Conference on Sustainable Developmental Goals and Management 3-4 th Feb 2023. Lovely Professional University.
Kumar, R. (2021). Tourism Education in India: Past, Present and Future. At Global Hospitality and Tourism Conference on Experiential Management and Marketing (GHTC-2020). Department of Tourism and Hotel Management, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India. 18-20 March 2021.
Kumar, R. (2019). Tourism Education in India: A supply-demand gap At the International conference on Responsible Tourism Practices in India: Issues & Challenges. Department of Tourism Studies, School of Management, Pondicherry University, India. 7th -9 th December, 2019.
Kumar, R. (2019). Contemporary challenges in Tourism industry: A felt need of s kill training. At 2 nd International conference on Hospitality and Tourism. GNA University, India. 27th April 2019.
Kumar, R. (2019). Tourism Education and Sustainable Development. At International conference on Sustainable Development Goals: Opportunities and Challenges in 2030 Agenda. Himachal Pradesh State Institute of Rural Development, Shimla, India. 15th March, 2019.
Kumar, R. (2018). Tourism Education and Information Communication & Technology: A critical analysis. At International conference on Changing Global Business Environment. Faculty of Commerce, Management, Tourism and Hospitality, Indira Gandhi University, Rewari, India. 30th -31st March, 2018.
Kumar, R. (2016). Tourism Education and Culture: A paradigm of new opportunities. At the, 6th HOSTCON National Conference on Tourism for AllAugmenting Curricular Aspects of Tourism and Hospitality Education. Panjab University Chandigarh, India. 27-28 February, 2016.
Kumar, R. (2015). Responsible Cultural Tourism in Dhauladhar: An attempt to explore the conservation of Natural Cultural Heritage. At National conference- Himalayan Studies Conference-2015. Institute of Integrated Himalayan Studies, Himachal Pradesh University Shimla, India. 4th -5 th November, 2015.