Mahadevan Parasuraman is a tourism expert, planner, destination auditor, and researcher with nearly two decades of experience. He has worked as a tourism consultant and expert in different multilateral projects funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and World Wildlife Fund India (WWF). He is also a Qualified expert, partner, and auditor for the Netherlands-based ‘Green Destinations’ Awards and Certification Program.
He had been Secretary of the District Tourism Promotion Council in three districts under the Kerala Tourism Department and was instrumental in successfully implementing many projects and plan formulations, and has also engaged with projects for different state tourism boards in India. His areas of interest include destination assessment and certification, tourism planning, accessible tourism, hazard and disaster management, and tourism and digitalization.
Email: machtourism@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahadevan-parasuraman-06911727/