Lluís Mundet i Cerdan

Lluís Mundet i Cerdan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at the Faculty of Tourism, University of Girona. He is a member of the Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory in Tourism (LMRT) and affiliated with the Institute of Tourism Research (INSETUR). His academic career spans over two decades at the university, where he has also held leadership roles including Dean of the Faculty of Tourism (2004–2012) and Coordinator of the Master in Cultural Tourism since 2014.

• PhD in Geography, University of Girona (recognized by University of São Paulo)
• Master in Leisure and Tourism Studies, Ghent University, Belgium
• Licentiate in Philosophy and Letters (Geography and History), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (with Erasmus studies at Durham University, UK)

His research focuses on sustainable tourism models, particularly rural and cultural tourism, ecotourism, and tourism’s role in sustainable economic development. He has extensively explored the intersections between tourism and archaeology, promoting heritage-based tourism. His work emphasizes community-based and sustainable practices, often in international development contexts.

His publications appear in leading journals in the field such as Annals of Tourism Research, Tourism Management, and Journal of Sustainable Tourism, all ranked in the first quartile of the Journal Citation Reports. While specific titles are not listed, his body of work demonstrates a strong commitment to impactful, interdisciplinary research in tourism studies.

Lluís Mundet has received support through international cooperation projects, notably with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), and served as an external evaluator for the Inter-American Development Bank (BID). He is also co-editor of the Revista Iberoamericana de Turismo (RITUR), a collaborative initiative between the University of Girona and the Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL).

He has supervised academic programs and mentored students at the postgraduate level, particularly within the European Master in Tourism Management (Erasmus Mundus) and the Master in Cultural Tourism. His international engagement includes teaching at universities in Cuba, Costa Rica, Slovakia, Ethiopia, China, and multiple institutions in Brazil.

He is actively involved in research teams such as the Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory in Tourism and has led numerous international research and cooperation projects focused on sustainable tourism development in Latin America and Africa.