Devi Roza Krisnandhi Kausar is an Associate Professor at the College of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Tabuk, Al Wajh, Saudi Arabia Prior to joining the University of Tabuk, she was a faculty member at the Faculty of Tourism, Universitas Pancasila, Jakarta for 14 years with 8 years as an Associate Professor and as the Dean of the Faculty for 9 years Devi actively writes in reputable international journals, as well as book chapters published by international publishers She was a Visiting Scholar at the School of Hospitality and Service Management, Sunway University, Malaysia in 2023, a Visiting Scholar at the Faculty of Tourism, Universitat de Girona, Spain, under the Erasmus+ Mobility Awards Scheme, and a Visiting Fellow at the Center for Tourism Research, Wakayama University from 2021 to 2022 Her industry experiences have been in the field of ecotourism development in Indonesia and also various consultancy projects in the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy – Republic of Indonesia, particularly in the field of rural tourism, tourism planning and tourism education She is active in several professional organizations as one of the Board Members in the ASEAN Tourism Research Association (ATRA) and as one of the Regional Vice Presidents of the International Tourism Studies Association (ITSA)