curriculum vitae

1973, graduated from the University of York with a BA in Social Science.

1973-76 PhD research on The Politics of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce 1921-1951 at Manchester Victoria University Awarded 1982

1976 – 1985 WEA Tutor Organiser, East Kent. organsiing adult education classes, teaching, recruiting and training lecturers. Teaching political studies, Shop Stewards and Health and Safety Representatives.

1981-1996 Sprial Interest Tour Leading

1982 PG Diploma in Adult and Continuing Education

1985 – 1989 ILEA Head of Department of Social and Cultural Studies, Central & then Camden AEI

1989 – 1992 Adult Education Study Tours Ltd  Managing Director

1991 –   Mercury Travel Ltd.

1992-1997 Faversham Travel Services Ltd organising special interest study tours

1994-1997 Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent UK
Project Director Tourism, Conservation and Sustainable Development funded by the Department for International Development 1994 – March 1997

1997-1999 Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, Director (Senior Lecturer)  MSc in Tourism and Conservation

1998 wrote the first paper on Tourism and Poverty Elimination for DFID

1999 –  Expert Tours People and Places (responsible volunteering)

1999-2003 Responsible Travel.com

2000 –  Responsible Tourism Partnership Managing Director 

2000-2006 Director (Senior Lecturer) International Centre for Responsible TourismSchool of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Greenwich, UK MSc Responsible Tourism Management from September 2003, built on the success of its predecessor MSc programme in Tourism, Conservation and Sustainable Development. Postgraduate (MSc & PhD) and internship programmes in tourism and the conservation of natural and cultural heritage tourism. Distance Learning and traditional mode Masters programmes

2002 Co-Chaired International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations and drafted the Cape Town Declaration 

2004 – Chair of Judges for Responsible Tourism Awards

2006-2007 0.5 Director International Centre for Responsible Tourism  School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Greenwich, UK and 0.5 Professor of Responsible Tourism Management at Leeds Metropolitan University

2007 – 2023 Travel Philanthropy

2007- 2013  Professor of Responsible Tourism Management and Programme Director International Centre for Responsible Tourism Management at Leeds Metropolitan University

2015-2017 Travel Foundation

2013- 2016  Professor of Responsible Tourism in the Centre for Responsible Tourism, Manchester Metropolitan University

2016 – retired as Professor Emeritus at Manchester Metropolitan University
continued to work as MD Responsible Tourism Partnership 

2022 Drafted the 2022 Responsible Tourism Charter signed on Magna Carta Island

November 2023 Harold was listed in the Global Hall of Fame Academy as the Founder of the Responsible Tourism Movement.

2024 –  International Centre for Responsible Tourism.global Founder