James C. Makens is actively involved with the travel industry. He has conducted executive training for the Sheraton Corporation, Regent International Hotels, The Taiwan Hotel Association, and Travelodge of Australia. He has also conducted marketing seminars for tourism ministries or travel associations in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and many nations of Latin America. Jim serves as a consultant and has written marketing plans for travel industry companies and tourism promotion boards. Other books he has authored or coauthored include The Travel Industry and Hotel Sales and Marketing Planbook. His professional articles have appeared in The Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, The Journal of Travel Research, The Journal of Marketing, The Journal of Marketing Research, and The Journal of Applied Psychology. Dr. Makens earned an M.S., M.B.A., and Ph.D. from Michigan State University. He holds a B.S. from Colorado State University. He served as Associate Dean in the School of Travel Industry Management of the University of Hawaii. He was also an Associate Dean of INCAE, an affiliate of Harvard Business School in Central America. He is a faculty member of The Babcock Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University.