Bernadette Quinn is a senior lecturer in Technological University Dublin. She publishes on arts festivals, being interested in how they transform space and shape place identities. Recent projects include the Irish Research Council funded project Festivals, Audiences and the Digital Experience and the Humanities in the European Research Area (HERA) funded project Festivals, Events and Inclusive Public Spaces. She also publishes on urban tourism mobilities and currently is the lead PI on the funded Pathways to New Urban Tourism project which adopts a living lab approach. Bernadette sits on board of the International Geographical Union Tourism Commission.