Suhaini Ibrahim

Suhaini Ibrahim

  • Senior Teaching Fellow
  • Programme Leader of BSc (Hons) in Conventions and Events Management
Department of Hospitality and Events
Google Scholar
SDGs Focus
Sustainable Cities and Communities
Responsible Consumption and Production
Climate Action
Partnership for the Goals

Biography

Ms Sohaini Ibrahim has acquired 26 years of teaching experience in tourism and business event studies, both at a public and private universities in Malaysia. On October 2012, she was part of a team of 114 scientists and personnel selected from local universities to collaborate in the 2nd Temengor Scientific Expedition, led by Universiti Putra Malaysia and WWF (Malaysia). The expedition covered 1,500 hectares of Sungai Enam Basin to identify sites for eco-tourism interest. She and her colleagues from Sunway University has co-researched an economic study of corporate meetings and incentive organizer’s expenditure and spending pattern under Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB) for 2018 and 2019. Currently, she teaches Sustainable Tourism Development to undergraduate students at the School. She is also a member of the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE), and an institutional associate member of The Malaysian Association of Convention and Exhibition Organisers and Suppliers (MACEOS).

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • MSc Tourism & Travel Management, New School University, New York, USA (1990)
  • BSc Hospitality Management, Florida International University, Miami, USA (1988)
  • Diploma Tourism Administration, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia (1980)

Research Interests

  • Business event tourism
  • Eco-tourism
  • Cultural tourism
  • Travel management
  • Tourism impacts

Courses Taught

  • Sustainable Tourism Development
  • International Cultural Studies
  • Research Method
  • Community Services

Notable Publications

Academic Publications

  1. Khairil, A. W., Ibrahim, S., & Md. Nur, H. (2013). Sustainable development: an ecotourism perspective. Paper presented at the Second International Conference on Management, Economics and Finance, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
  2. Ibrahim, S., & Chai, A. (2010). The dark within – exploring challenges and opportunities for dark tourism in Malaysia. In K. Din & J. Mapjabil (Eds.), Tourism research in Malaysia: What, which way and so what? (pp. 351-365). Sintok: Universiti Utara Malaysia.

Media Articles

Ibrahim, S. (2022). The Rise of the Informal Tourist Lodging Sector. Retrieved from: https://www.businesstoday.com.my/2022/02/20/the-rise-of-the-informal-tourist-lodging-sector/?fbclid=IwAR3Gdi6KcOCeY-gQTRq3zLB0m3blHiTSPyE3Ki7RT-SUS42mOtkvxweb3nE  

Achievements & Accolades

Participated in data collection on Business Events Economic Value for 2018 and 2019 for MyCEB (Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau, Malaysia.

Professional Associations

Ordinary member of the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE).